Urs Imboden (born January 7, 1975, in

Santa Maria Val Müstair Santa Maria Val Müstair ( rm, Soncha Maria) is a village in the Val Müstair municipality in the district of Inn in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. In 2009 Santa Maria Val Müstair merged with Lü, Müstair, Fuldera, Tschierv and Valchava to ...

, Switzerland) is an

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 ...

who has represented both Switzerland and

Moldova Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The unrecognised state of Transnist ...

. He competed for

Switzerland at the 2002 Winter Olympics Switzerland competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States. Medalists Alpine skiing ;Men Men's combined ;Women Women's combined Biathlon ;Men ;Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay : 1 A penalty loop of 150 met ...

, where he achieved his career best result; a fifth-place finish in the

slalom To slalom is to zigzag between obstacles. It may refer to: Sports ;Alpine skiing and/or snowboarding * Slalom skiing, an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline * Giant slalom, an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline * Super-G ...

. In 2006, after a series of declining results he was kicked off the Swiss team, and he became a Moldovan citizen. He then competed for Moldova at the 2010 Winter Olympics, failing to finish the first run of the

References

External links

* 1975 births Living people Swiss male alpine skiers Moldovan male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Switzerland Olympic alpine skiers for Moldova Alpine skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Naturalised citizens of Moldova {{Switzerland-alpine-skiing-bio-stub