Hubert Strolz (born 26 June 1962), nickname "Hubsi", is a former

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from

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. At the 1988 Olympics in

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he won a gold medal in the combined and silver in the Giant Slalom.

Career

In the

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, he won a combined competition 17 January 1988, in

Bad Kleinkirchheim Bad Kleinkirchheim is a municipality and spa town in the district of Spittal an der Drau, in Carinthia, Austria. Until the middle of the 20th century, agriculture was the dominant focus, but it is now a renowned spa and ski resort. Although recor ...

. This event was a part of the Hahnenkamm-races which were transferred to "BKK" (short name) because there was not enough snow in

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. Hubert was a sober racer and an eternal runner-up by finishing 2nd for 14 times (and in 18 times he finished as the third, always in regard to the Alpine World Cup). He was on the way to win another gold medal in the combined at the

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but he fell down in the second leg of the slalom just a short distance before the finish line. Like in that case (he saw it as compensation for having luck by winning the gold medal in Calgary, when the great favourite

Pirmin Zurbriggen Pirmin Zurbriggen (born 4 February 1963) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Switzerland. One of the most successful ski racers ever, he won the overall World Cup title four times, an Olympic gold medal in 1988 in Downhill, and nine W ...

didn't finish the slalom in this way too), he always didn't interpret losses as an unluck though it seemed so for the public. He did hold the view that his opponents did it better than he (quite often he was - unexpected - intercepted as a race-leader, and in the FIS Alpine Skiing World Championships 1989, he was third in the Super-G but at last

Tomaž Čižman Tomaž Čižman (born February 13, 1965 in Črnuče) is a former Slovenian alpine skier Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ...

(22nd starter) could obtain the bronze medal. He now runs a skiing and snowboard school in his hometown Warth.

World Cup victories

Overall victories

Individual victories

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Strolz, Hubert 1962 births Living people Austrian male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers of Austria Alpine skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Austria Olympic silver medalists for Austria Olympic medalists in alpine skiing FIS Alpine Ski World Cup champions Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Vorarlberg