Marc Gini

Marc Gini
Personal information
Born (1984-11-08) 8 November 1984 (age 40)
Castasegna, Switzerland
OccupationAlpine skier
Skiing career
DisciplinesSL, GS
ClubPIZ Turba Bivio
World Cup debut5 January 2003
Websitewww.ginimarc.ch
Olympics
Teams0
Medals0 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams5 (2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)
Medals0 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons11
Wins1
Podiums1
Overall titles0 (50th in 2008 and 2011)
Discipline titles0 (14th in SL in 2008)

Marc Gini (born 8 November 1984 in Castasegna) is a Swiss alpine skier, specializing in slalom and giant slalom.

He started his career in 2000, and has competed in World Cup races since 2003. He was Swiss slalom champion in 2005, 2006, and 2007, and additionally also Swiss giant slalom champion in 2006. He won his first World Cup race on 11 November 2007.

His sister Sandra Gini is also a professional alpine skier competing in the World Cup. After a similarly unsuccessful winter in 2014/15, Gini showed an upward trend again in the 2015/16 season. He won two European Cup slaloms and finished third in the discipline rankings. In the 2016/17 World Cup season, he managed to finish in the points three times. On April 7, 2017, he announced his retirement as a top athlete.[1]

World Cup victories

Date Location Race
11 November 2007 Austria Reiteralm Slalom

References

  1. ^ "Weltcup Männer - Abschied nach 124 Rennen: Gini hört auf". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 2017-04-07. Retrieved 2022-10-27.


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