Monika Hess (born 24 May 1964 in
Stans
Stans () is the capital of the canton of Nidwalden (Nidwald) in Switzerland.
The official language of Stans is German (spoken there in the variety of Swiss Standard German), but the main language is the local variant of Alemannic Swiss German. ...
) is a
Swiss
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former
alpine skier
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who competed in the
1984 Winter Olympics
The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian and Slovene: ''XIV. Zimske olimpijske igre''; Cyrillic: XIV Зимске олимпијске игре; mk, XIV Зимски олимписки игр ...
. Monika is a cousin of
Erika Hess
Erika Hess (born 6 March 1962) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Switzerland. One of the best female racers of the 1980s, Hess had 31 World Cup wins (22 in slalom), four slalom titles (1981– 83 and 1985), and two overall titles ( 198 ...
.
She became 11th in the Slalom and 15th in the Giant Slalom in the 1984 Winter Olympics. In the FIS Alpine Skiing World Championships 1982 she was second placed (behind her cousin Erika) after the first leg but didn't finish the second leg. Monika did win a race in the World Cup: The Alpine Combined
Megève
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Saint-Gervais-les-Bains
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The village is best known for tourism and has been a popular holiday destination since the early 1900s.
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on January 25–26, 1986. She retired in 1987.
She is married to the politician
Hans Wicki
Hans Wicki is a Swiss politician who is a member of the Council of States of Switzerland.
Biography
Wicki was elected in 2015.
References
1962 births
Living people
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, a member to the
Ständerat
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. The couple lives (with one daughter and on son) in
Hergiswil
Hergiswil is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland.
History
Hergiswil is first mentioned around 1303-09 as ''ze Hergenswile''.
Geography
Hergiswil has an area, , of . Of this area, 29.3% is used for agricultural purposes, ...
.
References
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1964 births
Living people
Swiss female alpine skiers
Olympic alpine skiers for Switzerland
Alpine skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics
People from Stans
Sportspeople from Nidwalden
20th-century Swiss women
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