The Obwalden and the Schwyzoise achieved a fantastic double at the Beijing Games, where the Swiss delegation now has 12 medals.
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From left to right: Wendy Holdener (2nd), Michelle Gisin (1st) and Federica Brignone (3rd).
The Swiss delegation collected its number 11 and 12 medals since the start of the Beijing Games after the women’s combined on Thursday in Yanqing.
Olympic champion in 2018 in PyeongChang, Obwalden Michelle Gisin (28) scored twice after completing a breathtaking slalom run. She thus seized a second collar on the Chinese snow after the bronze of the super-G won by the Ticino Lara Gut-Behrami (30 years old).
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Wendy Holdener and Michelle Gisin.
In bronze four years ago in South Korea, combined world champion in 2017 and 2019, Wendy Holdener (28) adorned herself with silver. She accused a liability of 1”05 to her compatriot.
The bronze went to Italian Federica Brignone (1”85).
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The women’s combined podium.
Big favorite after the downhill round finished in 5th position, the American Mikaela Shiffrin was eliminated from the first gates of the slalom. She met the same fate as in slalom and giant.
Holdener joins Schneider
Now with five medals around his neck (1 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze), Holdener joins Vreni Schneider (3-1-1) and Fritz Feierabend (0-3-2) in the club of the most successful Swiss athletes. decorated at the Winter Games.
Summer and Winter Olympics combined, four Swiss athletes have reached the podium more times than the two skiers and the bobsledder. They are three gymnasts: George Miez (8), Eugen Mack (8) and Josef Stalder (7). And a specialist in equestrian sports: Henri Chammartin (7).
Swiss Olympic, which aims to celebrate 15 medals during these Chinese games which will end on February 20, has therefore already had 12 occasions to celebrate. The umbrella body of Swiss sport has amassed six charms in gold, one in silver and five in bronze.
The record for podiums dates from 1988 and 2018. In Calgary, Canada, and PyeongChang, South Korea, Swiss athletes had been the actors and actresses of 15 award ceremonies.