Team Switzerland - Profile

Highlights:

@ PYEONGCHANG 2018
Switzerland competed in 14 sports: Alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, cross-country skiing, curling, figure skating, freestyle skiing, ice hockey, luge, Nordic combined, skeleton, ski jumping, snowboarding, and speed skating - with a team of 160 athletes (92 men, 68 women).

It won 15 medals (five gold), with seven medals by women, six by men and two in mixed/open events. Switzerland was eighth on the medal list at PyeongChang, both in terms of medals won and gold medals won.

Two Swiss athletes won multiple medals in Alpine skiing. Wendy Holdener took home a full set of medals, with gold in the mixed team event, silver in women's slalom, and bronze in the super combined. Beat Feuz won silver in men's super-G and bronze in the downhill.

PYEONGCHANG 2018 MEDALS
Alpine Skiing: 7 (2-3-2)
Cross-Country Skiing: 1 (1-0-0)
Curling: 2 (0-1-1)
Freestyle Skiing: 4 (1-2-1)
Snowboarding: 1 (1-0-0)
Total: 15 (5-6-4)

PYEONGCHANG 2018 FLAGBEARERS
Opening Ceremony: Dario Cologna (CCS)
Closing Ceremony: Ramon Zenhausern (ALP)

OLYMPIC GAMES HISTORY
Switzerland first formed a committee in 1902, but the National Olympic Committee was created in 1912 and was recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in the same year.

Switzerland first competed at the Athens 1896 Olympic Games when it was represented by the gymnasts Louis Zutter and Charles Champaud, and by the sport shooter Albert Baumann. Switzerland also competed at the first Olympic Winter Games at Chamonix 1924 but previously competed in the figure skating and ice hockey events at the Antwerp 1920 Olympic Games.

It has participated at every Olympic Games and every Olympic Winter Games, one of only four countries to make this claim (Great Britain, France and Italy).

Most of Switzerland's medals have come in Alpine skiing (66 medals, 22 gold), where the Swiss have always been among the top nations.

Switzerland's top Winter Olympians have been Simon Ammann (ski jumping) and Dario Cologna (cross-country skiing) both winning four gold medals. The nation's most prolific female medal winner is Alpine skier Vreni Schneider, who secured five medals (three gold, one silver, and one bronze) across the 1988 and 1994 Olympic Winter Games.

OLYMPIC HOSTS
St. Moritz - 1928 Olympic Winter Games
St. Moritz - 1948 Olympic Winter Games

MILESTONES

First Competitor, Female: Elvira Barbey (14 February 1928) - 1928 - Figure Skating (Singles) - 19th
First Competitor, Male: Team (23 April 1920) - 1920 - Ice Hockey - 5th
First Competitor, Male: Team (28 January 1924) - 1924 - Ice Hockey - 7th

Youngest Competitor, Female: Danielle Rieder (14y-333d) - 1976 - Figure Skating (Singles) - DNF
Youngest Competitor, Male: Luca Schuler (16y-026d) - 2014 - Freestyle Skiing (Slopestyle) - 32nd

Oldest Competitor, Female: Mirjam Ott (42y-024d) - 2014 - Curling - 4th
Oldest Competitor, Male: Oscar Geier (49y-179d) - 1932 - Bobsleigh (4-man) - 4th

First Medallist, Female: Hedy Schlunegger (2 February 1948) - 1948 - Alpine Skiing (Downhill) - Gold
First Medallist, Male: Team (29 January 1924) - 1924 - Military Ski Patrol (Military Ski Patrol) - Gold

First Gold Medallist, Female: Hedy Schlunegger (2 February 1948) - 1948 - Alpine Skiing (Downhill) - Gold
First Gold Medallist, Male: Team (29 January 1924) - 1924 - Military Ski Patrol (Military Ski Patrol) - Gold

Youngest Medallist, Female: Alina Mueller (15y-344d) - 2014 - Ice Hockey - Bronze
Youngest Medallist, Male: Bibi Torriani (16y-141d) - 1928 - Ice Hockey - Bronze

Youngest Gold Medallist, Female: Michela Figini (17y-315d) - 1984 - Alpine Skiing (Downhill) - Gold
Youngest Gold Medallist, Male: Heinrich Schlappi (18y-279d) - 1924 - Bobsleigh (4-man/5-man) - Gold

Oldest Medallist, Female: Mirjam Ott (34y-027d) - 2006 - Curling - Silver
Oldest Medallist, Male: Oscar Geier (49y-174d) - 1932 - Bobsleigh (2-man) - Silver

Oldest Gold Medallist, Female: Maya Pedersen (33y-080d) - 2006 - Skeleton (Skeleton) - Gold
Oldest Gold Medallist, Male: Franz Kapus (46y-298d) - 1956 - Bobsleigh (4-man) - Gold

Most Medals, Female: Vreni Schneider (5 (3-1-1)) - Alpine Skiing
Most Medals, Male: Fritz Feierabend (5 (0-3-2)) - Bobsleigh

Most Gold Medals, Female: Vreni Schneider (3) - Alpine Skiing
Most Gold Medals, Male: Simon Ammann (4) - Ski Jumping
Most Gold Medals, Male: Dario Cologna (4) - Cross-Country Skiing

Note: The above includes athletes and/or medallists who competed at 1908 or 1920 figure skating and ice hockey, although technically they were held at the Olympic Games.

Additional Information:

https://www.swissolympic.ch/

Anthem Title: Schweizer Psalm (German) Cantique suisse (French) Salmo svizzero (Italian) Psalm svizzer (Romansch) Swiss Psalm (Eng)

Anthem Composer: Music: Alberik Zwyssig

Anthem Inducted: 1961

Founding Date: 1912

IOC Recognition Date: 1912

Delegation President: Juerg Stahl

Delegation Secretary General: Roger Schnegg

IOC Members: Current:
Denis Oswald (entry into IOC: 1991)
Gianni Infantino (entry into IOC: 2020)

Former:
Godefroy de Blonay (1899-1937)
Henri Guisan (1937-1939)
Albert Mayer (1946-1968)
Marc Hodler (1963-2006)
Raymond Gafner (1969-1991)
Rene Fasel (1995-2021)
Sepp Blatter (1999-2015)
Kurt Furgler (2000-2008)
Gian-Franco Kasper (2000-2018)
Patrick Baumann (2007-2018)

IOC Executive Board: Denis Oswald (2000-2012, 2017- )

First OG/PG Appearance: 1924

Number OG/PG Appearances: 23

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