Maria Walliser facts for kids
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| Disciplines | Speed events, giant slalom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | SC Libingen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 May 1963 Mosnang, Switzerland |
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| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 4 (3 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 72 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Maria Walliser (born on May 27, 1963) is a famous former alpine skier from Switzerland. She was one of the best skiers in the world during the 1980s.
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Maria Walliser's Amazing Ski Career
Maria Walliser grew up in Mosnang, Switzerland. Her father was a successful cattle breeder. She started her journey in the World Cup in 1980.
During the 1980s, Maria was part of a super strong Swiss team. Along with teammates like Erika Hess, Michela Figini, and Vreni Schneider, she truly dominated women's alpine skiing.
Winning World Cups and Medals
Maria achieved many great things in her career. She won the overall World Cup title twice, in 1986 and 1987. This means she was the top skier across all events for those seasons!
She also won three gold medals at the World Championships. These big wins happened in 1987 and 1989. Maria also earned three Olympic medals. She won a silver medal at the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics. Then, at the 1988 Calgary Olympics, she won two bronze medals.
Maria Walliser stopped competing in 1990. By then, she had reached the podium 72 times in World Cup races. She had an incredible 25 victories!
Life After Skiing
After retiring from skiing, Maria continued to make a difference. In 2000, she became the president of a Swiss health organization. This group, called "Die Stiftung Folsäure Offensive Schweiz," works to help people get enough folate, which is an important vitamin.
Maria Walliser's World Cup Success
Maria Walliser earned many important titles during her World Cup career. These are like championships for different types of skiing.
World Cup Season Titles
Maria won 7 season titles in total:
- 2 Overall World Cup titles (meaning she was the best skier across all disciplines for the season)
- 2 Downhill titles
- 1 Giant Slalom title
- 1 Combined title
- 1 Super-G title
| Season | |
| Discipline | |
| 1984 | Downhill |
| 1986 | Overall |
| Downhill | |
| Combined | |
| 1987 | Overall |
| Super-G | |
| Giant slalom |
World Cup Race Victories
Maria Walliser won 25 World Cup races in total. Here are some of her victories:
| Date | Location | Discipline |
| 21 January 1983 |  Megève |
Downhill |
| 5 February 1983 |  Sarajevo |
Downhill |
| 8 December 1983 | Val-d'Isère |
Downhill |
| 21 January 1984 |  Verbier |
Downhill |
| 8 March 1985 |  Sunshine Village |
Downhill |
| 11 January 1986 |  Bad Gastein |
Downhill |
| 12 January 1986 | Bad Gastein |
Combined |
| 5 February 1986 |  Val Zoldana |
Giant slalom |
| 1 March 1986 |  Furano |
Downhill |
| 8 March 1986 | Sunshine Village |
Downhill |
| 9 March 1986 | Sunshine Village |
Combined |
| 14 December 1986 | Val d'Isère |
Super-G |
| 20 December 1986 | Val Zoldana |
Giant slalom |
| 6 January 1987 | Saalbach-Hinterglemm |
Super-G |
| 18 January 1987 |  Bischofswiesen |
Giant slalom |
| 27 February 1987 | Zwiesel |
Giant slalom |
| 15 March 1987 |  Vail |
Super-G |
| 22 March 1987 | Sarajevo |
Giant slalom |
| 4 December 1987 | Val-d'Isère |
Downhill |
| 16 January 1988 | Zinal |
Downhill |
| 15 December 1988 | Altenmarkt |
Downhill |
| 19 January 1989 | Tignes |
Downhill |
| 4 March 1989 | Furano |
Giant slalom |
| 9 December 1989 | Steamboat Springs |
Downhill |
| 13 January 1990 | Haus |
Downhill |
World Championships Results
Maria Walliser competed in several World Championships. Here are her top results:
| Edition | Downhill | Super-G | Giant slalom | Combined |
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| 1982 Schladming |
12 | - | - | 11 |
| 1985 Bormio |
6 | - | 8 | - |
 1987 Crans-Montana |
1 | 1 | 3 | - |
| 1989 Vail |
1 | 4 | 4 | - |
Olympic Results
Maria Walliser represented Switzerland in the Winter Olympics. Here are her Olympic medals:
| Edition | Downhill | Super-G | Giant slalom | Combined |
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| 1984 Sarajevo |
2 | - | - | - |
| 1988 Calgary |
4 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
See also
- List of FIS Alpine Ski World Cup women's race winners
