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{{short description|Swiss alpine skier}}
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'''Marie-Theres Nadig''' (born [[8 March]] [[1954]] in [[Flums]]) is a former [[Switzerland|Swiss]] [[alpine skier]]. 17-years old, she won Gold in [[Downhill]] and [[Giant Slalom]] at the [[1972 Winter Olympics]] in Sapporo.
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'''Marie-Thérèse Nadig''' (born 8 March 1954) is a retired Swiss [[alpine skier]].<ref name=FIS>{{cite web|url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=AL&listid=&competitorid=42478|title=Marie-Theres Nadig profile|website=fis-ski.com|access-date=21 October 2022}}</ref>


==Biography==
Nadig won 24 [[Alpine skiing World Cup|World Cup]] races and became overall World Cup winner in 1981. At the [[1980 Winter Olympics]], she was 3rd in Downhill.
Aged 17, she won gold medals in the [[Downhill (ski competition)|downhill]] and [[giant slalom]] events at the [[1972 Winter Olympics]]. During her career, Nadig won 24 [[Alpine Skiing World Cup|world cup]] races and had 57 podium finishes. At the [[1980 Winter Olympics]], she was third in the downhill event. After retiring from competitions, between 1999 and 2005 she worked as a national coach.<ref name=sr>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/na/marie-theres-nadig-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417231039/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/na/marie-theres-nadig-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-17}}</ref>


==Career==
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Nadig won her first major competition in 1970, the giant slalom at the Swiss Junior Championships. She finished sixth in the downhill at the world cup in 1971, and second in 1972. The same year, she won two Olympic gold medals, beating the favorite [[Annemarie Moser-Pröll]] and becoming the Swiss Sportswoman of the Year. She also took part in the slalom, but failed to finish.<ref name=sr /><ref name=FIS/>


After a few unsuccessful years, Nadig won two downhill events at the 1975 World Cup season. She competed in the slalom and giant slalom at the 1976 Olympics, but failed to achieve a podium. She recovered in 1977 by winning the downhill and the combined world cup events.
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The peak of her career was between 1979 and 1981: in two years she won 19 world cup events; she won the downhill world cup in 1979–80 and [[1981 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's downhill|1980–81]] and the [[1980–81 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|overall world cup in 1980–81]]. However, at the 1980 Olympics, she earned only a bronze in the downhill and failed to finish the slalom and giant slalom.<ref name=sr /><ref name=FIS/>
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== Retirement from skiing ==
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Nadig retired in 1981 with a world cup tally of 24 wins and 57 podium finishes. She ran a sports store in Switzerland and later a hotel and as a ski school. Between 1999 and 2005 she worked with the Swiss national teams.<ref name="sr" /><ref name=FIS/> The 2004/05 season was the worst ever for the Swiss women ski racers since the introduction of the World Cup. After the team failed to win a medal at the 2005 World Championships, Nadig was let go in March 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 May 2016 |title=Marie-Theres Nadig nicht mehr Cheftrainerin der Schweizer Damen – Skiinfo |url=http://www.skiinfo.de/news/a/576692/marie-theres-nadig-nicht-mehr-cheftrainerin-der-schweizer-damen |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527130735/http://www.skiinfo.de/news/a/576692/marie-theres-nadig-nicht-mehr-cheftrainerin-der-schweizer-damen |archive-date=2016-05-27 |access-date=2022-10-25 }}</ref> She finally ended her coaching career in October 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 June 2016 |title=Swiss Ski trennt sich von Marie-Theres Nadig – Skiinfo |url=http://www.skiinfo.de/news/a/576425/swiss-ski-trennt-sich-von-marie-theres-nadig |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629234744/http://www.skiinfo.de/news/a/576425/swiss-ski-trennt-sich-von-marie-theres-nadig |archive-date=2016-06-29 |access-date=2022-10-25 }}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 00:29, 15 February 2024

Marie-Theres Nadig
Marie-Thérèse Nadig c. 1973
Personal information
Born8 March 1954 (1954-03-08) (age 70)
Flums, Switzerland
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesSpeed events, giant slalom
ClubSkiclub Flumserberg, Flums
World Cup debut1970
Retired1981
Olympics
Teams3
Medals3 (2 gold)
World Championships
Teams5
Medals3 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons12
Wins24
Podiums67
Overall titles1
Discipline titles3
Medal record
Representing  Switzerland
Olympic Games
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Giant slalom 6 3 7
Downhill 13 9 13
Combined 5 0 1
Total 24 12 21
International competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 0 1
World Championships 2 0 1
Total 4 0 2
Gold medal – first place 1972 Sapporo Downhill
Gold medal – first place 1972 Sapporo Giant slalom
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Lake Placid Downhill

Marie-Thérèse Nadig (born 8 March 1954) is a retired Swiss alpine skier.[1]

Biography

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Aged 17, she won gold medals in the downhill and giant slalom events at the 1972 Winter Olympics. During her career, Nadig won 24 world cup races and had 57 podium finishes. At the 1980 Winter Olympics, she was third in the downhill event. After retiring from competitions, between 1999 and 2005 she worked as a national coach.[2]

Career

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Nadig won her first major competition in 1970, the giant slalom at the Swiss Junior Championships. She finished sixth in the downhill at the world cup in 1971, and second in 1972. The same year, she won two Olympic gold medals, beating the favorite Annemarie Moser-Pröll and becoming the Swiss Sportswoman of the Year. She also took part in the slalom, but failed to finish.[2][1]

After a few unsuccessful years, Nadig won two downhill events at the 1975 World Cup season. She competed in the slalom and giant slalom at the 1976 Olympics, but failed to achieve a podium. She recovered in 1977 by winning the downhill and the combined world cup events.

The peak of her career was between 1979 and 1981: in two years she won 19 world cup events; she won the downhill world cup in 1979–80 and 1980–81 and the overall world cup in 1980–81. However, at the 1980 Olympics, she earned only a bronze in the downhill and failed to finish the slalom and giant slalom.[2][1]

Retirement from skiing

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Nadig retired in 1981 with a world cup tally of 24 wins and 57 podium finishes. She ran a sports store in Switzerland and later a hotel and as a ski school. Between 1999 and 2005 she worked with the Swiss national teams.[2][1] The 2004/05 season was the worst ever for the Swiss women ski racers since the introduction of the World Cup. After the team failed to win a medal at the 2005 World Championships, Nadig was let go in March 2005.[3] She finally ended her coaching career in October 2005.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Marie-Theres Nadig profile". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marie-Theres Nadig". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Marie-Theres Nadig nicht mehr Cheftrainerin der Schweizer Damen – Skiinfo". 27 May 2016. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Swiss Ski trennt sich von Marie-Theres Nadig – Skiinfo". 29 June 2016. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
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