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1. Pirmin Zurbriggen: Olympic champion, world champion, crystal ball hoarder – the clear number 1!
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Pirmin Zurbriggen (59), 225.8 points
40 World Cup victories, 15 crystal globes, 4 world titles, 1 Olympic victory! There is no question that the Valaisian is the most successful Swiss ski racer of all time. Zurbriggen was a real all-rounder. He is just one of five men to have won at least once in all five disciplines.
Didier Cuche (48), 114.6 points
Neuchâtel is Mister Kitzbühel! He was able to win six times on the legendary Streif, five of them in the downhill. Between 2006 and 2011, Cuche won the downhill World Cup four times. Only one thing was denied him: the Olympic victory. In 1998 he was “only” second in the Super-G behind Hermann Maier.
Beat Feuz (35), 95 points
World champion, Olympic champion, triumphs in the classics in Wengen and Kitzbühel: Feuz has won everything there is to win as a downhill skier. Probably even more valuable: Between 2017 and 2021, the Kugelblitz won the Downhill World Cup four times in a row.
Russi totally surprised: “Feuz doesn’t work like everyone else”(06:11)
Peter Müller (65), 80.6 points
The man from Zurich polarized people: you either liked him or you didn’t like him. But when it comes to his successes, there are no two opinions: Müller dominated the downhills in the 80s. At the Olympic Games, he was “only” silver twice. In 1984 Bill Johnson beat him, in 1988 his rival Zurbriggen of all people.
Michael von Grünigen (53), 77.2 points
Our giant star! The Bernese Oberlander has climbed onto the World Cup podium 46 times in giant slalom, including 23 times on the top step. As a reward, there were four small crystal balls. By the way: MvG narrowly missed out on a slalom win twice. In 1995 (behind Tomba) and 2000 (behind Raich) he finished second in Wengen.
Franz Heinzer (60), 61.8 points
For a long time he was considered a fourth-place man. World Cup Downhill 1982: Fourth. World Cup Downhill 1985: Fourth again. World Cup Downhill 1987: Fourth again. But then came January 27, 1991. In Saalbach, the man from Schwyz won his long-awaited World Cup gold in the downhill.
Carlo Janka (36), 59.8 points
2009/2010 was his season. At that time, the Graubünden native won six World Cup races (including the Lauberhorn downhill run) and, to crown it all, the large crystal globe for victory in the overall World Cup. As the icing on the cake, he also became Olympic giant slalom champion in Vancouver.
After an impressive career: Olympic hero Feuz resigns(02:38)
Marco Odermatt (25), 57.4 points
Although he is only 25 years old, the 2022 Olympic and overall World Cup winner is already 8th on this list. Tendency strong and rising fast! Only six Swiss have already won more World Cup races than Odermatt (15).
Bernhard Russi (74), 53.8 points
It used to be possible to be world champion and Olympic champion in one race at the same time. The man from Uri also succeeded: in 1972 in Sapporo. Two years earlier he had won his first downhill world championship title in Val Gardena. Small drop of bitterness: Russi was never able to win either in Kitzbühel or in Wengen.
Paul Accola (55), 48.6 points
The Grisons started in the World Cup for 18 seasons. His most successful was clearly 1991/92. At the end he got the big crystal ball. After his last World Cup victory in 1992, he continued for 13 years.
Farewell praise: “Feuz is the greatest downhill skier of all time”(05:34)
This is how it was scored
World Cup
Victory: 1 point. Second: 0.4. Third: 0.2.
Extra point for victory in the following classics: Kitzbühel downhill, Wengen downhill and Adelboden giant slalom.
Olympia
Gold: 10. Silver: 6. Bronze: 4.
World Championships
Gold: 5th Silver: 3rd Bronze: 2nd
Note: Half points for World Championship medals awarded at Olympia.
Small Crystal Balls
First: 5th Second: 2nd Third: 1st
Big Crystal Balls
First: 10 Second: 4 Third: 2
All results since the World Cup was introduced in 1967 have been taken into account.
World Cup
Victory: 1 point. Second: 0.4. Third: 0.2.
Extra point for victory in the following classics: Kitzbühel downhill, Wengen downhill and Adelboden giant slalom.
Olympia
Gold: 10. Silver: 6. Bronze: 4.
World Championships
Gold: 5th Silver: 3rd Bronze: 2nd
Note: Half points for World Championship medals awarded at Olympia.
Small Crystal Balls
First: 5th Second: 2nd Third: 1st
Big Crystal Balls
First: 10 Second: 4 Third: 2
All results since the World Cup was introduced in 1967 have been taken into account.
Attention ski fans! Now quiz and type races
The 2022/2023 ski season is coming up and with it the “Blick Ski Trophy”: answer questions every day, type ski races and crown yourself as ski champion. Lots of great prizes await.
To take part in the “Blick Ski Trophy”, you have to register here.
Have fun and good luck!
The 2022/2023 ski season is coming up and with it the “Blick Ski Trophy”: answer questions every day, type ski races and crown yourself as ski champion. Lots of great prizes await.
To take part in the “Blick Ski Trophy”, you have to register here.
Have fun and good luck!