Marie-Theres Nadig
Encyclopedia
Marie-Theres Nadig (born 8 March 1954 in Flums
) is a former Swiss
alpine skier. As a 17-year old, she won Gold in the Downhill
and Giant Slalom at the 1972 Winter Olympics
in Sapporo.
Nadig won 24 World Cup
races and became overall World Cup winner in 1981. At the 1980 Winter Olympics
, she was 3rd in Downhill.
Flums
Flums is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of Sarganserland in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.It is close to a large shopping complex and also is the gateway to a large skiing resort called Flumserberg.-Geography:...
) is a former Swiss
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
alpine skier. As a 17-year old, she won Gold in the Downhill
Downhill
Downhill is an alpine skiing discipline. The rules for the Downhill were originally developed by Sir Arnold Lunn for the 1921 British National Ski Championships....
and Giant Slalom at the 1972 Winter Olympics
1972 Winter Olympics
The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated from February 3 to February 13, 1972 in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan...
in Sapporo.
Nadig won 24 World Cup
Alpine skiing World Cup
The FIS Alpine Ski World Cup is the top international circuit of alpine skiing competitions, launched in 1966 by a group of ski racing friends and experts which included French journalist Serge Lang and the alpine ski team directors from France and the USA...
races and became overall World Cup winner in 1981. At the 1980 Winter Olympics
1980 Winter Olympics
The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, was a multi-sport event which was celebrated from 13 February through 24 February 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America. This was the second time the Upstate New York village hosted the Games, after 1932...
, she was 3rd in Downhill.
External Links
- Ski-DB.com - Results - Marie Therese Nadig