ACCOLA Paul (SUI)
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20.02.1967 Davos
176cm 80kg |
SKI: Stokli
BOOTS: Lange
BINDING: Ess
2005 retired
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| Adelboden 98 GS / 3rd |
Crans Montana 98 GS |
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| Breckenridge 92 SL / 1st |
Park City 92 GS / 2nd |
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| Megeve 92 Super-G, Podium |
Wengen 92 SL / 2nd |
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| 1992 Overall Podium |
Breckenridge 92 SL-Podium |
Shizukuishi 92 SG Podium |
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World Cup Ranking
General
1988/86th, 1989/20th, 1990/11th, 1991/8th, 1992/1st, 1993/18th,
1994/59th, 1995/49th, 1996/37th.
1997/22nd,
1998/18th. 1999/13th,
2000/14th, 2001/27th, 2002/46th, 2003/-, 2004/51st, 2005/92nd.
Special
1992 SL/2nd, GS/3rd, SG/1st, 1998 SG/10th, GS/12th,
2001 DH/26th, GS/9th, SG/24th, K/5th, 2002 DH/39th, SG/14th, GS/50th,
2004 DH/24th, SG/22nd. 2005 DH/39th, SG/51st.
World Championships
1989 Vail SL/4th, K/2nd.
1991 Saalbach SL/11th,
K/4th.
1993 Morioka/Shizukuisi
SL/5th.
1996 Sierra Nevada GS/13th,
K/11th.
1997 Sestriere SL/18th,
GS/5th, K/6th
1999 Vail K/2nd
2001 St.Anton K/3rd,
Olympic Games
1988 Calgary K/3rd.
1992 Albertvill SL/6th,
GS/4th, SG/10th,
1994 Lillehammer SL/17th,
SG/14th, K/6th.
1998 Nagano SL/18th, GS/7th,
SG/18th,
2002 Salt Lake City K/6th,
World Cup - 7 w. (SL/1, GS/1, SG/2, K/3)
| 1. |
SL: |
Breckenridge 92. |
| GS: |
Breckenridge 92. |
| SG: |
Megeve 92. Shizukuishi 92. |
| K : |
Garmisch 92. Kitzbuhel 92. Wengen 92. |
| 2. |
SL: |
Park City 92, Wengen 92, Crans Montana 92,
Oppdal 91, |
| GS: |
Park City 92, |
| SG: |
Garmisch 92, |
| K : |
Kitzbuhel 89, 90, Schladming 90, |
| 3. |
SL: |
Sestriere 89, Kranjska Gora 90-II, Lillehammer
91, |
| GS: |
Alta Badia 92, Shigakogen 97, Adelboden 98, |
| SG: |
Aspen 92, |
| K : |
Wengen/Veysonnaz 98, Kitzbuhel 99, |
| 4. |
SL: |
Mt.Hutt 90, Watervill 91, Sestriere 92, |
| GS: |
Adelboden 91, Alta Badia 93, Yong Pyong 98, |
| SG: |
Val d'Isere 92, Schladming 99, |
| K: |
St.Anton 89, Wengen 89, Kitzbuhel 91, |
| 5. |
SL: |
Mt.Hutt 91, Madonna 92, Kranjska Gora 92, Kitzbuhel 92, Are 92, |
| SG: |
Are 93, Kvitfjell 99, |
| K: |
Kitzbuhel 97, Chamonix 97, Kitabuhel 01, 02, |
| 6. |
GS: |
Lillehammer 91, Crans Montana 92, Oppdal 93, Tignes 96, Todnau 00,
Yong Pyong 00, |
| K: |
Wengen 95, Veysonnaz 96, Kitzbuhel 00, |
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| Nobody expected Paul Accola to become the third Swiss skier to clinch the
Overall World Cup title in 1992. It was a season marked by fierce duels
against the great Alberto Tomba. A solid slalom specialist, he had four
top-3 places in that event in the past. He also won two Olympic bronze
medal in combined -- in 1988 at Calgary and in 1989 at Vail. then surprisingly,
"Pauli" took off in that 1991-92 season. He won three Super-G
races, a GS and a slalom as well as three combined on his way to beat Tomba
and Marc Girardelli, the defending World Cup champion from 1985, 1986,
1989 and 1991. Born and raised in Davos, where his family has farmed for
generations, Accola is a very complex and controversial person who doesn't
usually let people get to close to him. He often fights with his coaches
and suppliers which hurts his concentration before races. Accola suffered
several injuries in the years following his triumph of 1992 but he never
gave up the hope for a come back. Then in 1999, the Swiss veteran surprised
the world again by winning another bronze medal in combined at the FIS
Championships at Vail. He finished his dream comeback at the Swiss National
Championships in spring 1999 by grabbing medals in all events. Accola's
other passion beside ski racing is to work with heavy machinery for construction.
Pauli has built a very solid ski career so far. |
Biorama Basel |
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