Vreni Schneider
See also: Schneider
Verena " Vreni" Schneider , born the November 26th 1964 with Elm (Glaris), was a alpine skier Suisse.
She is the most known skier of her country and was even named Sportive Switzerland of the century .
During the season 1988 - 1989, it gained 14 success in race. It is an unequalled record still today.
In April 1995, it announced its withdrawal of the competition and has today a sport store in its native village in the canton of Glaris.
Prize list
Olympic Games
- Winter Olympics of 1988 to Calgary (Canada):
- Gold medal in Giant slalom.
- Gold medal in Slalom.
- Winter Olympics of 1994 to Lillehammer (Norway):
- Gold medal in Slalom.
- Medal of Compound money.
- Bronze medal in Giant slalom.
Championships of the world
- Championships of the world 1987 with Notches Montana (Swiss):
- Gold medal in Giant slalom.
- Championships of the world 1989 with Vail (the United States):
- Gold medal in Giant slalom.
- Medal of money in Slalom.
- Medal of Compound money.
- Championships of the world 1991 with Saalbach-Hinterglemm (Austria):
- Gold medal in Slalom.
- Bronze medal out of Compound.
World cup
- Victorious of general classification in 1989, 1994 and 1995.
- Victorious of the classification of Giant slalom in 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991 and 1995.
- Victorious of the classification of Slalom in 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995.
- 55 successes in race (34 in Slalom, 20 in Giant slalom, 1 out of compound).
Season per season
- World cup 1985 :
- Giant slalom : 2 victories (Santa Catarina (Italy), Waterville (the United States))
- World cup 1986 :
- Giant slalom : 3 victories (Maribor (Yugoslavia), Oberstaufen (Germany), Waterville (the United States))
- Slalom : 1 victory (Bromont (Canada))
- World cup 1987 :
- Giant slalom : 4 victories (Waterville (the United States), Saalbach (Austria), Megève (France), Sarajevo (Yugoslavia))
- Slalom : 2 victories (Courmayeur (Swiss), Saint-Gervais (France))
- World cup 1988 :
- Giant slalom : 1 victory (Tignes (France))
- Slalom : 1 victory (Bad Gastein (Austria))
- World cup 1989 :
- Slalom : 7 victories (Altenmarkt (Austria), Courmayeur (Swiss), Maribor (Yugoslavia), Mellau (Austria), Grindelwald (Swiss), Furano (Japan), Shiga Kogen (Japan))
- Giant slalom : 6 victories (Valley Thorens (France), Valley Zoldana (Italy), Schwarzenberg X 2 (Germany), Tignes (France), Shiga Kogen (Japan))
- Combined : 1 victory (Altenmarkt (Austria))
- World cup 1990 :
- Slalom : 5 victories (Park City (the United States), Piancavallo (Italy), Hinterstoder (Austria), Maribor (Yugoslavia), Aare (Sweden))
- World cup 1991 :
- Giant slalom : 2 victories (Kranjska Gora (Slovenia), Vail (the United States))
- Slalom : 1 victory (Lake Louise (the United States))
- World cup 1992 :
- Slalom : 3 victories (Lech (Austria), Maribor (Slovenia), Narvik (Norway))
- Giant slalom : 2 victories (Santa Catarina (Italy), Oberstaufen (Germany))
- World cup 1993 :
- Slalom : 4 victories (Maribor (Slovenia), Cortina d' Ampezzo (Italy), Klövsjö (Norway), Aare (Sweden))
- World cup 1994 :
- Slalom : 7 victories (Santa Catarina (Italy), Sankt Anton (Austria), Altenmarkt (Austria), Maribor (Slovenia), Sierra Nevada (Spain), Mammoth Mountain (the United States), Vail (the United States))
- World cup 1995 :
External bonds
- official site
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