Vreni Schneider

Updated：2008-07-09 11:30 | Source：beijing2008.cn

　　Hafjell, 26 February 1994. Women‘s alpine skiing: Vreni SCHNEIDER of Switzerland performs in the slalom during the XVII Olympic Winter Games in Lillehammer. Schneider won gold with a time of 1:56.01. Credit: Getty Images/COLE Chris

　　Born: 26 November 1964

　　Birthplace: Elm (Switzerland)

　　Nationality: Switzerland

　　Sport: Skiing

　　ATTENDANCE AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES

　　Calgary 1988

　　Albertville 1992

　　Lillehammer 1994

　　AWARDS

　　Olympic medals:

　　Gold: 3

　　Silver: 1

　　Bronze: 1

　　Other results:

　　World Championships

　　Gold: 3 (87, 89, 91)

　　Silver: 2 (89)

　　Bronze: 1 (91)

　　Alpine Record Setter

　　Vreni Schneider, the daughter of a village shoemaker, first competed in the Olympics in 1988. At the Calgary Games she won the giant slalom and then, two days later, the slalom. During the following season, 1988-1989, Schneider won fourteen World Cup races to set a single season record that still stands. She continued to dominate women‘s Alpine skiing in the years to come, but at the 1992 Winter Olympics she was hampered by a herniated disc and finished out of the medals. At the 1994 Lillehammer Games, however, she was back in full form. She earned a silver medal in the alpine combined event and a bronze in the giant slalom. Fifth after the first run of the slalom, Schneider attacked the second run with such intensity that she won the gold medal. Schneider was the first female Alpine skier to win three gold medals and the first to earn five total medals.

Editor : LiuAnqi