Michael von Grünigen

Michael von Grünigen
Personal information
Born	11 April 1969 (age 55); Schönried [de], Bern, Switzerland
Occupation	Alpine skier
Skiing career
Disciplines	Technical events
World Cup debut	1993
Retired	2003
World Cup
Seasons	11
Wins	23
Podiums	48
Overall titles	0
Discipline titles	4
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing Switzerland
World Cup race podiums
Olympic Games
World Championships

Michael von Grünigen (born 11 April 1969) is a Swiss former alpine skier. He is considered to be the most successful Giant slalom skier of his era:^[1] In 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2003, he won the World Cup in Giant slalom. In 1997 and 2001, he was World Champion in giant slalom. He took a total of 23 World Cup wins during his career. Having originally announced his retirement at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, after failing to medal at the Games he elected to delay his retirement for a year, ending his competitive career in 2003.^[1]^[2]

Biography

Von Grünigen is originally from the Bernese Highlands of Switzerland, and comes from a skiing family: his parents were both ski instructors, and one of his three sisters is fellow alpine skier Christine von Grünigen. He is married to Anna, and the couple have three children: Noel, Elio and Lian.^[1] Since retiring from competition, he has worked in a number of roles with his equipment sponsor, Fischer, and also works with young skiers for the Swiss Ski Federation.^[2]

World Cup victories

World Cups

Season	Discipline
1996	Giant slalom Cup
1997	Giant slalom Cup
1999	Giant slalom Cup
2003	Giant slalom Cup

Individual races

Date	Location	Race
19 January 1993	Veysonnaz	Giant slalom
18 December 1994	Val d'Isère	Giant slalom
12 November 1995	Tignes	Giant slalom
17 November 1995	Vail	Giant slalom
25 November 1995	Park City	Giant slalom
19 January 1996	Adelboden	Giant slalom
10 February 1996	Hinterstoder	Giant slalom
22 December 1996	Alta Badia	Giant slalom
5 January 1997	Kranjska Gora	Giant slalom
8 March 1997	Nagano	Giant slalom
15 March 1997	Vail	Giant slalom
26 October 1997	Tignes	Giant slalom
14 December 1997	Val d'Isère	Giant slalom
28 February 1998	Yongpyong	Giant slalom
20 December 1998	Alta Badia	Giant slalom
14 March 1999	Sierra Nevada	Giant slalom
17 November 2000	Park City	Giant slalom
17 December 2000	Val d'Isère	Giant slalom
6 January 2001	Les Arcs	Giant slalom
10 March 2002	Flachau	Giant slalom
22 November 2002	Park City	Giant slalom
15 December 2002	Val d'Isère	Giant slalom
1 March 2003	Yongpyong	Giant slalom