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Marc GirardelliMarc Girardelli (born 18 July 1963 in Austria) is an alpine skier. Girardelli started skiing at the age of five, and started racing at seven. After initially racing for Austria until 1976, he switched to racing for Luxemburg due to disagreements about coaching. In 1981 he started to make significant progress with his first podium in Wengen, Switzerland, and from that moment was in contention for Slalom and Giant Slalom podiums on a regular basis. In 1983 he achieved his first victory in Sweden, but shortly thereafter he received his first major injury, when he tore all the ligaments in his left knee. In spite of this major injury, he went on to win five slalom races in 1984 and be placed third in the overall World Cup standings. In 1985, Girardelli won the world cup along with 11 races in the season. This was followed by another world cup in 1986 and a third in 1989, where he won every discipline. After another major accident in 1990, in which he narrowly avoided paraplegia, he recovered to win the overall World Cup again in 1991 and then in 1993 for a fifth time - achieving a record which has yet to be equalled. External links Girardelli, Marc Girardelli, Marc
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