Philipp Schoch , born October 12, 1979 , Winterthur , Zurich canton, is a Swiss snowboarder , the first ever two-time Olympic champion in snowboarding [1] . Two-time world vice-champion 2007. Specializes in parallel slalom and parallel giant slalom. The standard-bearer of the Swiss team at the opening ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympics.
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| Citizenship |  Switzerland | ||||||||
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| Growth | 182 cm | ||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg | ||||||||
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| Discipline | parallel disciplines | ||||||||
| Club | Skiclub fischenthal | ||||||||
| Status | is competing | ||||||||
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| Olympic Games | 1 ( 2002 , 2006 ) | ||||||||
| World Championship | 2 ( 2007 (2) ) | ||||||||
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| Parallel views | 1 ( 2004/05 ) | ||||||||
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| Last updated: June 5, 2013 | |||||||||
The younger brother of another Swiss snowboarder Simon Schoch , world champion in 2007 and vice-champion of the 2006 Olympic Games. Interestingly, in the finals of the parallel giant slalom of the 2006 Olympics in Turin, Philip overtook Simon, and a year later at the World Championships in Arosa in the finals of parallel slalom, Simon beat Philip. Philip Shoh won his first awards at the World Championships after he became a two-time Olympic champion.
He made his debut in the World Cup in December 2000 . During his career he won 15 stages of the World Cup. In the 2004/05 season, he won the parallel slalom, and in the 2005/06 season he took the second place in the overall World Cup, losing only to his brother Simon.
Philip Schoch was forced to almost completely miss the 2007/08 and 2008/09 seasons due to a back injury. He returned to the World Cup only in December 2009 and did not have time to select the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver .
See also
- White, Sean
- Wescott, Seth
Notes
- ↑ Philip Schoch - ws-news.com