Bernhard Russi

Bernhard Russi (born August 20, 1948, in Andermatt, Switzerland) is a former ski racer.

On February 15, 1970, he won the downhill at the World Championships in front of the Austrian Karl Cordin and Australian Malcolm Milne. Two years later at the 1972 Olympics in Sapporo, he won a gold medal in the same discipline. Countryman Roland Collombin secured the silver and a Swiss "double victory,"

Four years later at the 1976 Olympics in Innsbruck, Russi posted a fantastic time in the downhill at Patscherkofel, but took the silver medal 0.33 seconds behind Austrian Franz Klammer, who started 15th, the last of the top seeds.

Beginning with the 1992 Winter Olympics, Bernhard Russi has been noted as the designer of the downhill courses for the Olympics. This stemmed from the overwhelming dissatisfication of the courses at the two previous games; since Russi took over, there have been few complaints.

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* [http://www.ski-db.com/db/profiles/rssbe.asp Ski-db.com] - Bernard Russi - World Cup results