Erika Hess
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Erika Hess (born March 6, 1962) is a former alpine ski racer from Switzerland. She is one of the best female skiers ever, dominating the field in the 1980s with 31 World Cup victories (22 in slalom), five slalom titles (1981–83, 1985–86), and two overall titles (1982, 1984). She also won six World Championship gold medals between 1982 and 1987, as well as bronze medal in the slalom at the 1980 Winter Olympics at age 17.
Her first World Cup start was at the age of 15 in Berchtesgaden, West Germany, on January 25, 1978, and her first podium was on December 6, 1979, at Val-d'Isère, France. She retired at age 25 following the 1987 season with 31 World Cup victories, 76 podiums, and 146 top tens in 165 starts.[1]
World Cup victories
Season titles
| Season | Discipline |
|---|---|
| 1981 | Slalom |
| 1982 | Overall |
| Slalom | |
| 1983 | Slalom |
| 1984 | Overall |
| Combined | |
| 1985 | Slalom |
| 1986 | Slalom |
Individual victories
| Season | Date | Location | Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 13 January 1981 |  Schruns, Austria | Slalom |
| 21 January 1981 |  Crans-Montana, Switzerland | Slalom | |
| 31 January 1981 | Les Diablerets, Switzerland | Slalom | |
| 3 February 1981 |  Zwiesel, West Germany | Slalom | |
| 15 March 1981 |  Furano, Japan | Slalom | |
| 24 March 1981 | Wangs–Pizol, Switzerland | Slalom | |
| 25 March 1981 | Wangs-Pizol, Switzerland | Giant Slalom | |
| 1982 | 13 December 1981 |  Piancavallo, Italy | Slalom |
| 21 December 1981 |  St. Gervais, France | Slalom | |
| 3 January 1982 |  Maribor, Slovenia | Slalom | |
| 20 January 1982 | Bad Gastein, Austria | Slalom | |
| 20 January 1982 | Bad Gastein, Austria | Combined | |
| 1982 World Championships | |||
| 21 March 1982 | L'Alpe d'Huez, France | Giant Slalom | |
| 21 March 1982 | L'Alpe d'Huez, France | Slalom | |
| 1983 | 8 December 1982 | Val-d'Isère, France | Giant slalom |
| 17 December 1982 | Piancavallo, Italy | Slalom | |
| 9 February 1983 | Maribor, Slovenia | Slalom | |
| 1984 | 1 December 1983 | Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | Slalom |
| 11 December 1983 | Val-d'Isère, France | Giant Slalom | |
| 14 December 1983 | Sestriere, Italy | Combined | |
| 15 January 1984 | Maribor, Slovenia | Slalom | |
| 22 January 1984 | Verbier, Switzerland | Combined | |
| 29 January 1984 | St. Gervais, France | Giant Slalom | |
| 17 March 1984 |  Jasná, Slovakia | Giant Slalom | |
| 1985 | 19 March 1985 |  Park City, UT, USA | Slalom |
| 1985 World Championships | |||
| 22 March 1985 | Heavenly Valley, CA, USA | Slalom | |
| 1986 | 12 December 1985 | Sestriere, Italy | Combined |
| 15 December 1985 | Savognin, Switzerland | Slalom | |
| 11 March 1986 | Park City, Utah, USA | Slalom | |
| 1987 | 5 December 1986 | Waterville Valley, NH, USA | Slalom |
| 21 December 1986 | Val Zoldana, Italy | Slalom | |
| 1987 World Championships |
References
- ↑ Ski-db.com - results - Erika Hess - accessed 2010-03-13
External links
- Erika Hess at the International Ski Federation
- Ski-DB.com - Results - Erika Hess
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Denise Biellmann |
Swiss Sportswoman of the Year 1982 |
Succeeded by Doris de Agostini |
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