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Switzerland At The 1994 Winter Olympics
Switzerland competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. Medalists Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Alpine skiing ;Men Men's combined ;Women Women's combined Biathlon ;Men : 1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target. : 2 One minute added per missed target. Bobsleigh Cross-country skiing ;Men : 1 Starting delay based on 10 km results. : C = Classical style, F = Freestyle ;Men's 4 × 10 km relay ;Women : 2 Starting delay based on 5 km results. : C = Classical style, F = Freestyle ;Women's 4 × 5 km relay Figure skating ;Women Freestyle skiing ;Men ;Women Luge ;Men Nordic combined Men's individual Events: * normal hill ski jumping * 15 km cross-country skiing Men's Team Three participants per team. Events: * normal hill ski jumping * 10 km cross-country skiing Ski jumping Speed skating ;Men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss Olympic Association
Swiss Olympic (also known as german: Schweizerischer Olympischer Verband, french: Association Olympique Suisse, it, Associazione Olimpica Svizzera, rm, Assiociaziun Olimpica Svizra) is the National Olympic Committee and the umbrella organisation for organised Swiss sport under private law. It has 104 members (81 national sports federations and 23 partner organisations), to which some two million people belong, practising sports in about 19,000 clubs. Swiss Olympic has its headquarters in the House of Sports in Ittigen near Bern. Swiss Olympic represents Olympic as well as non-Olympic sports and is a non-profit organisation. The big sports federations are divided into regional and cantonal associations. Former National Council member Jürg Stahl has been President since 2017. Roger Schnegg has been Director since January 2012. History Since 1 January 1997, the Olympic movement of Switzerland has been backed by the Swiss Olympic Association (Swiss Olympic - known as Schweizeri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biathlon At The 1994 Winter Olympics
The biathlon competition at the 1994 Winter Olympics were held at the Birkebeineren Ski Stadium. The events were held between 18 and 26 February 1994. The sport of biathlon combines the skills of cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. Men and women competed in three events. The biathlon program remained unchanged except for the women's relay distance from 3 x 7.5 km to 4 x 7.5 km. Medal summary Six nations won medals in biathlon, with Russia leading the medal table (3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze), and Germany winning the most total medals with six. Sergei Tarasov was the only individual to win three medals, while Myriam Bédard led the individual medal table with two gold medals. Bédard's pair of gold medals were the first won an athlete from outside Europe or the Soviet Union. In addition, Valentina Tserbe-Nessina became the first Olympic medalist from Ukraine, and Svetlana Paramygina became the first female Olympic medalist from Belarus, as those countries made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Von Grünigen
Michael von Grünigen (born 11 April 1969) is a Swiss former alpine skier. He is considered to be the most successful Giant Slalom skier of his era: In 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2003, he won the World Cup in Giant Slalom. In 1997 and 2001, he was World Champion in Giant Slalom. He took a total of 23 World Cup wins during his career. Having originally announced his retirement at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, after failing to medal at the Games he elected to delay his retirement for a year, ending his competitive career in 2003. Biography Von Grünigen is originally from the Bernese Highlands of Switzerland, and comes from a skiing family: his parents were both ski instructors, and one of his three sisters is fellow alpine skier Christine von Grünigen. He is married to Anna, and the couple have three children: Noel, Elio and Lian. Since retiring from competition, he has worked in a number of roles with his equipment sponsor, Fischer, and also works with young skiers for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Locher
Steve Locher (born 19 September 1967 in Salins) is a former Swiss alpine skier, who won the bronze medal in the combined event at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville Albertville (; Arpitan: ''Arbèrtvile'') is a subprefecture of the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. It is best known for hosting the 1992 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. In 2018, the commune had .... World Cup victories External links * * NLZ4 Vallées 1967 births Swiss male alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Switzerland Living people Olympic medalists in alpine skiing Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers for Switzerland {{Switzerland-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Hangl
Marco Hangl (born 20 April 1967) is a Swiss former alpine skier who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics and 1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 17. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 17. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Lillehammer '94, was an international winter multi-sport event held fro .... External links sports-reference.com 1967 births Living people Swiss male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Switzerland Alpine skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Swiss people {{switzerland-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Accola
Paul Accola (born 20 February 1967 in Davos) is a Swiss former Alpine skier. He came in first in the overall World Cup in 1992, and won a total of four medals at the Winter Olympics and World Championships in the combined event. By the end of his career, he won seven world cup victories and was on the podium 26 times, the last time being in 2000. In 2002 Accola suffered a serious ankle injury, breaking both of his talus bones. In February 2005, on his 38th birthday, Accola announced that he would retire as alpine skier after nearly two decades in the sport. He is the sixth Swiss athlete to compete at five Olympics, after middle-distance runner Paul Martin, equestrians Henri Chammartin and Gustav Fischer, javelin thrower Urs von Wartburg and equestrian Christine Stückelberger. In 2012, Accola was found not liable by Swiss courts of accidentally running over and killing a child with a riding mower, as he was found to have told the nearby children not to play in the area where h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Mahrer
Daniel Mahrer (born 6 January 1962) is a Swiss former alpine skier. In 1991, he won the Bronze medal in Downhill skiing at the World Championship in Saalbach. Career He competed at the 1988, 1992 and the 1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 17. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 17. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Lillehammer '94, was an international winter multi-sport event held fro .... World cup victories References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mahrer, Daniel 1962 births Living people Swiss male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers of Switzerland Alpine skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Besse
William Besse (born 10 March 1968 in Bruson) is a Swiss former alpine skier. He took four wins and 13 podiums in the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, all of them in the downhill discipline, including winning the Lauberhorn downhill in Wengen in 1994. He retired from competition in 1999, in part because he struggled to adapt to the introduction of carving skis in the mid-1990s. After retiring from competition, he became a ski instructor in Verbier, and also worked as an analyst for Télévision Suisse Romande and Radio Télévision Suisse's coverage of alpine skiing, until he was let go after the 2014-15 season. He is related to alpine skier Justin Murisier through Murisier's father, who is Besse's cousin. Competitions ; Olympic Games * Alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics – Men's combined * Alpine skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Men's downhill * Alpine skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Men's super-G ; Alpine Skiing World Cup * 1988 Alpine Skiing World Cup â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franco Cavegn
Franco Cavegn (born 6 January 1971) is a Swiss former alpine skier who competed in the 1994, 1998, and 2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 ( arp, Niico'ooowu' 2002; Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; nv, Sooléà 2002; Shoshoni: ''Soónkahni 2002''), was an internation .... External links * * 1971 births Living people Swiss male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Switzerland Alpine skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{Switzerland-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franz Heinzer
Franz Heinzer (born April 11, 1962 in Rickenbach, Schwyz, Switzerland) is a former alpine ski racer, who specialized in downhill. He was World Cup champion in downhill three consecutive seasons (1991, 1992, 1993), second only to Franz Klammer (4 consecutive). He won a total of 15 World Cup downhill races, fourth behind Klammer (25), Peter Müller (19) and Stephan Eberharter (18). Together with Franz Klammer, Toni Sailer, Jean Claude Killy, Karl Schranz and Stephan Eberharter, he is considered among the best downhill racers of all time. He also won the season title in Super-G in 1991. Career Heinzer won at the world's most famous downhill venues: Kitzbühel (3x), Wengen, Val Gardena (2x), Garmisch, Val-d'Isère, Aspen, Lake Louise, and St. Anton. His victory in the downhill event at the 1991 World Championships came after three fourth places at previous championships (Schladming (1982), Bormio (1985) and Crans-Montana (1987). He didn't compete in the downhill at Vail in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speed Skating At The 1994 Winter Olympics
Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics, was held from 13 to 25 February. Ten events were contested at Hamar Olympic Hall. Medal summary Medal table Norway led the medal table in speed skating on home ice, led by Johann Olav Koss, who won three gold medals. Bonnie Blair was the most successful woman, with a pair of gold medals. Germany won the most total medals, with six, though only a single gold. Russia and Belarus, competing for the first time in the Winter Games as independent nations, won their first speed skating medals. The countries were previously part of the Soviet Union, which had taken 60 speed skating medals over 9 Olympics. Men's events Women's events Records Four world records and five Olympic records were set in Lillehammer. Participating NOCs Twenty-one nations competed in the speed skating events at Lillehammer. Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine made their Olympic speed skating debuts. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ski Jumping At The 1994 Winter Olympics
Ski jumping at the 1994 Winter Olympics consisted of three events held from 20 February to 25 February, taking place at Lysgårdsbakken. Medal summary Medal table Germany led the medal table with two gold medals, and three overall. Events Participating NOCs Nineteen nations participated in ski jumping at the Lillehammer Games. Belarus, the Czech Republic, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia, Slovakia and Ukraine made their Olympic ski jumping debuts. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ski jumping At The 1994 Winter Olympics 1994 Winter Olympics events 1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which Sinking of the MS Estonia, sank in ... 1994 in ski jumping Ski jumping competitions in Norway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
