Silvan Zurbriggen


Silvan Zurbriggen is a retired Swiss World Cup alpine ski racer who competed primarily in downhill and combined, and occasionally in super-G. In 2012, he stopped competing in slalom due to poor results.
Born in Brig, Valais, Zurbriggen represented Switzerland in seven world championships and two Olympics. He won the silver medal in the slalom before a home crowd at the world championships in 2003 at St. Moritz, and was the Olympic bronze medalist in the combined in 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, held at Whistler. Following his silver medal at age 21, he was the Swiss Winter Sportsman of the year in 2002 / 2003.
Zurbriggen retired from World Cup competition in April 2015 at age 33 with two victories and thirteen podiums. He is a distant cousin of former Swiss ski racers Pirmin Zurbriggen and Heidi Zurbriggen, and the cousin of Elia Zurbriggen.
Following his racing career, he embarked on a career in banking with an 18-month internship at Raiffeisen.

World Cup results

Season standings

Race podiums

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
200513 Dec 2004 Sestriere, ItalySlalom2nd
200714 Jan 2007 Wengen, SwitzerlandSuper combined3rd
200709 Mar 2007 Kvitfjell, NorwaySuper combined2nd
200916 Jan 2009 Wengen, SwitzerlandSuper combined3rd
200925 Jan 2009 Kitzbühel, AustriaCombined1st
201021 Dec 2009 Alta Badia, ItalySlalom2nd
201015 Jan 2010 Wengen, SwitzerlandSuper combined3rd
201024 Jan 2010 Kitzbühel, AustriaCombined2nd
201026 Jan 2010 Schladming, AustriaSlalom2nd
201118 Dec 2010 Val Gardena, ItalyDownhill1st
201129 Dec 2010 Bormio, ItalyDownhill2nd
201123 Jan 2011 Kitzbühel, AustriaCombined2nd
201222 Jan 2012 Kitzbühel, AustriaCombined3rd

World Championship results

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