Marco Büchel (born 4 November 1971 in Walenstadt, Switzerland) is a Liechtensteiner retired alpine ski racer. He participated in a record-tying six Winter Olympics, starting in 1992 and ending in 2010.
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| Medal record | ||
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Representing  Liechtenstein
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| Men's Alpine skiing | ||
| World Championships | ||
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1999 Vail | Giant slalom |
On 18 January 2008, Büchel won a World Cup Super-G race at Kitzbühel, and set a then record as the oldest winner of a World Cup race at the age of 36 years, 75 days. This has since been surpassed by Didier Cuche, who won a downhill race at the same location on 22 January 2011[1] to set a new record as the oldest winner of a World Cup race; the following 13 months Cuche extended this record 6 times, finally with his last career victory in the Super-G of Crans Montana on 24 February 2012 to 37 years, 192 days.[2]
Büchel is featured in the OL-floka music video for the 1994 Winter Olympics. He's seen climbing upwards in the combined slalom course, after missing a gate.[3]
Büchel retired following the Super-G race at Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Germany) on 11 March 2010. He celebrated his last race by racing not in the regular catsuit, but by wearing a tuxedo with black Bermuda shorts. As he skied down the course, Büchel slowed down many times to "high-five" various trainers.[4]
He had also appeared on The Amazing Race 18 as contestants had to give him the correct answer for calculating the Length of Liechtenstein.[5]
Results edit
- World Cup
- 2003: 2nd in Super-G
- World Championships
- 1999: Silver Medal in giant slalom
- Swiss Championships
- 1999/2000: Champion in Downhill, giant slalom, Combination
- 2000/2001: Champion in Parallel slalom
World Cup victories edit
| Date | Location | Race |
|---|---|---|
| 23 February 2003 |  Garmisch-Partenkirchen |
Super-G |
| 17 December 2005 |  Val Gardena |
Downhill |
| 25 November 2006 |  Lake Louise |
Downhill |
| 18 January 2008 |  Kitzbühel |
Super-G |
References edit
- ^ "Triumphant Didier Cuche sets age mark". ESPN.com. ESPN. Associated Press. 22 January 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
- ^ "FIS results for Didier Cuche (top 3 results only)". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- ^ OL-floka, 1994 Winter Olympics at Lillehammer
- ^ Buechel Marks Last Appearance in a World Cup Race
- ^ Franich, Darren (25 April 2011). "The Amazing Race recap: Lovely Little Liechtenstein". Retrieved 20 November 2021.
External links edit
- Marco-Buechel.li - official site
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