Bernadette Zurbriggen (born 30 August 1956) is a former

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alpine

skier Skiing is the use of skis to glide on snow. Variations of purpose include basic transport, a recreational activity, or a competitive winter sport. Many types of competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IO ...

Career

During her career she has achieved 18 results among the top 3 in the

World Cup A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ...

. In the 1970s, Zurbriggen won seven

races: five in

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, one in

Giant slalom Giant slalom (GS) is an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline. It involves skiing between sets of poles ("gates") spaced at a greater distance from each other than in slalom but less than in Super-G. Giant slalom and slalom make up t ...

and one in

Alpine Combined Combined is an event in Alpine skiing, alpine ski racing. A traditional combined competition consists of one run of Downhill (ski competition), downhill and two runs of Slalom skiing, slalom, each discipline runs on separate days. The winner is the ...

. She competed at three

Winter Olympics The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were h ...

between

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

and

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...

, with a seventh position in the women's Downhill in both 1972 and 1976 her best finish.Olympic results
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World Cup results

;Victories

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zurbriggen, Bernadette 1956 births Living people Swiss female alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 1972 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1980 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers for Switzerland 20th-century Swiss women