Silvan Zurbriggen
| Silvan Zurbriggen | |
|---|---|
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Silvan Zurbriggen |
| Born |
August 15, 1981 Brig, Switzerland |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Professional information | |
| Club | Saas-Almagell |
| Skis | Rossignol |
| World Cup | |
| Wins | 2 |
| Additional podiums | 11 |
| Total podiums | 13 |
| Updated on 2015-02-04. | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men’s alpine skiing | ||
Competitor for  Switzerland | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Bronze | 2010 Vancouver | Combined |
| World Championships | ||
| Silver | 2003 St. Moritz | Slalom |
Silvan Zurbriggen (born 15 August 1981) is a Swiss alpine skier who competes primarily in downhill and combined, but sometimes in super G. In 2012 he stopped to compete in slalom due to bad results. He is a nephew of former Swiss skiers Pirmin Zurbriggen and Heidi Zurbriggen, and a cousin of Elia Zurbriggen.
He was born in Brig, Valais. He came second in the Slalom at the 2003 World Championships, and won the bronze medal in the Combined at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
Success
- 2010: Bronze medal in the Super Combined at the Olympic Winter Games 2010 in Vancouver
- 2003: Silver medal in Slalom at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in St. Moritz
- Winter Sportsman of the year 2002 / 2003
Race podiums
- 2 medals – (1 Slalom, 1 Combined)
- 2 wins – (1 Downhill, 1 Combined)
- 13 podiums – (2 Downhill, 3 Slalom, 8 Combined)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 16 Feb 2003 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | Slalom |  |
| 2005 | 13 Dec 2004 | Sestriere, Italy | Slalom | 2nd |
| 2007 | 14 Jan 2007 | Wengen, Switzerland | Super combined | 3rd |
| 09 Mar 2007 | Kvitfjell, Norway | Super combined | 2nd | |
| 2009 | 16 Jan 2009 | Wengen, Switzerland | Super combined | 3rd |
| 25 Jan 2009 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Combined | 1st | |
| 2010 | 21 Dec 2009 | Alta Badia, Italy | Slalom | 2nd |
| 15 Jan 2010 | Wengen, Switzerland | Super combined | 3rd | |
| 24 Jan 2010 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Combined | 2nd | |
| 26 Jan 2010 | Schladming, Austria | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 21 Feb 2010 | Whistler, Canada | Super combined |  | |
| 2011 | 18 Dec 2010 | Val Gardena, Italy | Downhill | 1st |
| 29 Dec 2010 | Bormio, Italy | Downhill | 2nd | |
| 23 Jan 2011 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Combined | 2nd | |
| 2012 | 22 Jan 2012 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Combined | 3rd |
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 22 | 54 | 18 | – | – | – | — |
| 2004 | 23 | 30 | 13 | – | – | – | 7 |
| 2005 | 24 | 24 | 12 | – | 35 | 22 | — |
| 2006 | 25 | 49 | 35 | – | 43 | 48 | 10 |
| 2007 | 26 | 13 | 14 | – | 18 | 26 | 4 |
| 2008 | 27 | 66 | 33 | – | 36 | 46 | 26 |
| 2009 | 28 | 18 | 19 | – | 32 | 34 | 2 |
| 2010 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 32 | 33 | 38 | 4 |
| 2011 | 30 | 6 | 18 | 49 | 17 | 4 | 4 |
| 2012 | 31 | 33 | – | – | 23 | 26 | 6 |
| 2013 | 32 | 75 | – | – | 30 | 34 | 23 |
| 2014 | 33 | 72 | – | – | 54 | 32 | 20 |