Anny Rüegg-Hardmeier (1912 – 1 May 2011)Anny Rüegg's obituary
was a Swiss

alpine skier Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether fo ...

and world champion. She was born in

Chur , neighboring_municipalities= Arosa, Churwalden, Tschiertschen-Praden, Domat/Ems, Felsberg, Malix, Trimmis, Untervaz, Pfäfers , twintowns = Bad Homburg (Germany), Cabourg (France), Mayrhofen (Austria), Mondorf-les-Bains (Lux ...

. Rüegg won a gold medal at the 1934 World Championships in

St. Moritz St. Moritz (also german: Sankt Moritz, rm, , it, San Maurizio, french: Saint-Moritz) is a high Alpine resort town in the Engadine in Switzerland, at an elevation of about above sea level. It is Upper Engadine's major town and a municipality ...

, winning the

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event, and a gold medal in slalom at the 1935 World Championships in

Mürren Mürren is a traditional Walser mountain village in the Bernese Highlands of Switzerland, at an elevation of AMSL, above sea level and it cannot be reached by public road. It is also one of the popular tourist spots in Switzerland, and summer ...

.Official results for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships
– ''FIS-ski.com'' - (Retrieved on 20 November 2008)

References

1912 births 2011 deaths People from Chur Swiss female alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers of Switzerland Alpine skiers at the 1936 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Graubünden 20th-century Swiss women {{Switzerland-alpine-skiing-bio-stub