Pirmin Zurbriggen
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{{MedalSport|Men's [[Alpine Skiing]]}}
{{MedalCountry| {{SUI}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1988 Winter Olympics|1988 Calgary]]|[[Downhill]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[1988 Winter Olympics|1988 Calgary]]|[[Giant Slalom]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIS_Alpine_World_Ski_Championships | Alpine World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1985 Alpine Skiing World Championships|1985 Bormio]]|[[Downhill]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1985 Alpine Skiing World Championships|1985 Bormio]]|[[Alpine_skiing_combined|Combined]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1987 Alpine Skiing World Championships|1987 Crans-Montana]]|[[Super_Giant_Slalom_skiing|Super-G]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1987 Alpine Skiing World Championships|1987 Crans-Montana]]|[[Giant Slalom]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1985 Alpine Skiing World Championships|1985 Bormio]]|[[Giant Slalom]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1987 Alpine Skiing World Championships|1987 Crans-Montana]]|[[Downhill]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1987 Alpine Skiing World Championships|1987 Crans-Montana]]|[[Alpine_skiing_combined|Combined]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1989 Alpine Skiing World Championships|1989 Vail]]|[[Super_Giant_Slalom_skiing|Super-G]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[1989 Alpine Skiing World Championships|1989 Vail]]|[[Giant Slalom]]}}
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'''Pirmin Zurbriggen''' (born [[February 4]], [[1963]] in [[Saas-Almagell]], [[Kanton Wallis]]) is a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] former [[Alpine skiing|alpine skier]], one of the all time great ski racers. He won the [[Alpine skiing World Cup|Overall World Cup]] title four times, an [[Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics|Olympic Gold Medal]] in [[Downhill]], and 9 World Championships medals (4 Gold, 4 Silver, 1 Bronze). He is the first skier ever to win all five specialties of modern alpine ski racing during his outstanding career. He retired from the sport after the 1990 season. A very religious person who grew up the remote village of Saas-Almagell, near Saas-Fee, Zurbriggen attacked ski racing with incredible aggressiveness to reach his goals. A seemingly reckless skier in downhill, he loved the danger of steep, icy and treacherous courses. With a total of 40 World Cup victories over nine years and five gold medals, Pirmin Zurbriggen definitely belongs to the "All-Time Greats" of Alpine Skiing. He left the World Cup tour as a hero to start a family. A father of four kids, and brother to [[Heidi Zurbriggen]] (she won 3 DH races in the World Cup herself), Pirmin now runs the "Wellness Hotel Pirmin Zurbriggen" with his parents in Saas-Almagell {{coord|46|5|32.57|N|7|57|27.34|E|type:landmark|region:CH}} and another, Apparthotel Zurbriggen, in Zermatt.<ref>{{Citation
| title = Zurbriggen Homepage
| url = http://www.zurbriggen.ch/
| accessdate = 2007-11-22
}}</ref> {{coord|46|0|54.80|N|7|44|32.78|E|type:landmark|region:CH}} In addition, after his World Cup career had ended he partnered with Authier Ski company on a line of signature skis.<ref>{{Citation
| last = California Ski Company
| year = 2003
| title = The Authier Story
| url = http://www.calskico.com/authier.htm
| accessdate = 2007-11-19
}}</ref>
==World Cup victories==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! '''Season'''
! '''Discipline'''
|-
| align=center|[[1990 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1990]] || '''Overall'''
|-
| align=center|[[1990 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1990]] || Super G
|-
| align=center|[[1989 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1989]] || GS
|-
| align=center|[[1989 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1989]] || Super G
|-
| align=center|[[1988 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1988]] || '''Overall'''
|-
| align=center|[[1988 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1988]] || DH
|-
| align=center|[[1988 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1988]] || Super G
|-
| align=center|[[1987 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1987]] || '''Overall'''
|-
| align=center|[[1987 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1987]] || DH
|-
| align=center|[[1987 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1987]] || GS
|-
| align=center|[[1987 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1987]] || Super G
|-
| align=center|[[1984 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1984]] || '''Overall'''
|}
===Individual victories===
{|
| valign="top" width="50%" |
====Downhill====
{| class="wikitable"
! '''Date'''
!Location
|-
| [[11 January]] [[1985]] || {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Kitzbühel]]
|-
| [[12 January]] [[1985]] || {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Kitzbühel]]
|-
| [[16 August]] [[1986]] || {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Las Lenas]]
|-
| [[5 December]] [[1986]] || {{flagicon|France}} [[Val d'Isère]]
|-
| [[10 January]] [[1987]] || {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Garmisch-Partenkirchen]]
|-
| [[25 January]] [[1987]] || {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Kitzbühel]]
|-
| [[7 March]] [[1987]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Aspen]]
|-
| [[9 January]] [[1988]] || {{flagicon|France}} [[Val d'Isère]]
|-
| [[29 January]] [[1988]] || {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Schladming]]
|-
| [[6 December]] [[1989]] || {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Val Gardena]]
|}
====Giant slalom====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! '''Date'''
! '''Location'''
|-
| [[24 March]] [[1982]] || {{flagicon|Italy}} [[San Sicario]]
|-
| [[11 January]] [[1983]] || {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Adelboden]]
|-
| [[5 March]] [[1984]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Aspen]]
|-
| [[13 January]] [[1987]] || {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Adelboden]]
|-
| [[20 January]] [[1987]] || {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Adelboden]]
|-
| [[15 February]] [[1987]] || {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Todtnau]]
|-
| [[29 November]] [[1988]] || {{flagicon|France}} [[Val Thorens]]
|}
====Slalom====
{| class="wikitable"
! '''Date'''
! Location
|-
| [[10 December]] [[1984]] || {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Sestriere]]
|-
| [[23 February]] [[1986]] || {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Åreskutan|Åare]]
|}
| valign="top" width="50%" |
====Super-G====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! '''Date'''
! '''Location'''
|-
| [[19 December]] [[1983]] || {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Val Gardena]]
|-
| [[20 March]] [[1984]] || {{flagicon|Norway}} [[Oppdal]]
|-
| [[7 December]] [[1984]] || {{flagicon|France}} Puy-St-Vinsent
|-
| [[17 March]] [[1985]] || {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Panorama]]
|-
| [[28 February]] [[1986]] || {{flagicon|Norway}} [[Hemsedal]]
|-
| [[8 March]] [[1987]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Aspen]]
|-
| [[27 November]] [[1988]] || {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Schladming]]
|-
| [[12 December]] [[1989]] || {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Sestrières]]
|-
| [[6 February]] [[1990]] || {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Courmayeur]]
|-
| [[10 March]] [[1990]] || {{flagicon|Norway}} [[Hemsedal]]
|}
====Combined====
{| class="wikitable"
! '''Date'''
! Location
|-
| [[24 January]] [[1982]] || {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Wengen]]
|-
| [[22 December]] [[1982]] || {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Madonna di Campiglio|Campiglio]]
|-
| [[29 January]] [[1984]] || {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Garmisch-Partenkirchen]]
|-
| [[11 January]] [[1985]] || {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Kitzbuhel]]
|-
| [[19 January ]] [[1986]] || {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Kitzbuhel]]
|-
| [[23 February]] [[1986]] || {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Åreskutan|Åare]]
|-
| [[18 January ]] [[1987]] || {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Wengen]]
|-
| [[25 January ]] [[1987]] || {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Kitzbuhel]]
|-
| [[22 December]] [[1988]] || {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Sankt Anton]]
|-
| [[12 January]] [[1990]] || {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Schladming]]
|-
| [[21 January ]] [[1990]] || {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Kitzbuhel]]
|}
|}
==Footnotes==
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==External links==
* [http://www.zurbriggen.ch/pirmin/ Official Website] {{de icon}}
* [http://www.skiworldcup.org/load/champions/men/zur/01.html skiworldcup.org biography]
* [http://www.ski-db.com/db/profiles/zrbpi.asp ski db]
* {{FIS|S=AL|ID=68531}}
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