Philipp Schoch

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Olympic medal record
Men's Snowboarding
Gold 2002 Salt Lake City Men's Parallel Giant Slalom
Gold 2006 Turin Men's Parallel Giant Slalom

Philipp Schoch (born 10 October 1979) is a Swiss snowboarder.

In Snowboarding at the 2002 Winter Olympics, Schoch won gold in Men's Parallel Giant Slalom.

At the 2006 Winter Olympics, he faced his brother Simon Schoch in the Parallel Giant Slalom Final. Philipp raced away to an unassailable 0.88 second lead in the first leg of the final, retaining his Olympic crown. He is the first snowborder to win two gold medals in the Winter Olympics.

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