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Marc Girardelli (born 18 July 1963) is an Austrian–Luxembourger former alpine ski racer, a five-time World Cup overall champion who excelled in all five alpine disciplines.
One of the dominant figures in men’s alpine skiing in the 1980s and 1990s, Marc Giradelli created a lasting legacy in his sport, and helped put Luxembourg on the Olympic map.
Jul 14, 2024 · Marc Girardelli (born July 18, 1963, Lustenau, Austria) is an Austrian-born Luxembourgian skier who won five overall World Cup titles in the 1980s and ’90s. Coached by his father, Helmut, Girardelli made his debut on the World Cup circuit at age 15.
Nov 28, 2017 · But back in the day, Marc Girardelli was a relentless, never-say-die competitor—the alpine world’s original rebel with a cause. His ski racing story is one of legend. Here’s how the Marc Girardelli narrative goes: Boy from the flatlands of Austria exhibits an uncanny ability to ski fast down steep hills.
Aug 31, 2018 · Marc Girardelli (born July 18th, 1963 in Lustenau, Austria) was perhaps the most gifted all-rounder of the Alpine Ski modern era. He started skiing at the age of five, and started racing at seven.
Marc Girardelli is among the best alpine skier ever not to become Olympic champion. He is a record five-time winner of the overall World Cup (1985, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993) and a fourfold World Champion (slalom 1991, combined 1987, 1989, 1996).
Marc Girardelli won the Hahnenkamm downhill in Kitzbühel and the Lauberhorn downhill events. The sum total of his succeses is impressive: he won 46 international World Cup championships in skiing, won two gold medals and one bronze at the World Championships and two medals at the Winter Olympic Games in Albertville in 1992.
