Nadia Styger (born 11 December 1978, in
Zug
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) is a former
Swiss
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World Cup
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alpine ski racer
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Styger won a total of four
Alpine Skiing World Cup
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races. She was several times Swiss champion in downhill and super-G. She won a bronze medal as part of the Swiss team at the
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships
The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships is an alpine skiing competition organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS).
History
The inaugural world championships in alpine skiing were held in 1931. During the 1930s, the event was held annual ...
in 2007 with
Sandra Gini
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Rabea Grand
Rabea Grand (born 15 June 1984) is a retired alpine skier who rose to be the Swiss national champion at the giant slalom in 2009.
Life
Grand was born in 1984 in Leuk in Switzerland. She was active as an FIS ski racer from December 1999 to 2011 ...
,
Fabienne Suter
Fabienne Suter (born 5 January 1985) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Switzerland. Born in Sattel in the canton of Schwyz, she specialized in super-G, giant slalom, and downhill.
Career
At the 2003 World Championships in St. Mori ...
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Daniel Albrecht and
Marc Berthod
Marc Berthod (born 24 November 1983 in Saint-Moritz) is a retired Swiss alpine skier.
In 2005, he was Swiss champion in giant slalom. He finished 7th in the combined event at the 2006 Winter Olympics. On 7 January 2007, Berthod won the world cu ...
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World Cup victories
Footnotes
External links
Official websiteNews and related peopleon NamePedia
1978 births
Swiss female alpine skiers
Alpine skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Olympic alpine skiers of Switzerlandยจ
People from Zug
Sportspeople from the canton of Zug
Living people
21st-century Swiss women
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