Silvan zurbriggen biography
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Silvan Zurbriggen
Silvan Zurbriggen – a distant relation of former Swiss ski stars Pirmin and Heidi Zurbriggen – stood on skis for the first time at the age of three and took part in his first race at the age of nine.
Silvan zurbriggen biography
He enrolled at the Austrian Ski Academy in Stams at the age of 15. In 1993, he was accepted into Swiss Ski’s C-squad and returned to Switzerland, where he continued his studies in Engelberg and graduated with the Swiss baccalaureate in 2001.
He participated in his first races under International Ski Federation (FIS) rules in November 1997 and claimed his first victory at this level two years later, competing in European Cup races from December 2000.
Zurbriggen was runner-up in the downhill at the 2001 Junior World Championships in Verbier, following up this success by winning three European Cup races one year later.
His World Cup debut was on 21 January 2002 in the slalom in Kitzbühel, where he failed to qualify for the second run.
Zurbriggen won his first World Cu