Silvan Zurbriggen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Silvan Zurbriggen

Swiss alpine skier

Date of Birth: 15-Aug-1981

Place of Birth: Brig, Canton of Valais, Switzerland

Profession: alpine skier

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Silvan Zurbriggen (born 15 August 1981) 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.