Marco Büchel (born 4 November 1971) is a Liechtensteiner retired alpine ski racer. He participated in a record-tying six Winter Olympics, starting in 1992 and ending in 2010.
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Liechtenstein | ||
| Men's Alpine skiing | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 1999 Vail | Giant slalom |
Life
editBüchel was born in Walenstadt, Switzerland, is from and attended school in Balzers.[1][2] He has since lived in Triesenberg.[1]
On 18 January 2008, Büchel won a World Cup Super-G race at Kitzbühel, and set a then record as the oldest winner of a World Cup race at the age of 36 years, 75 days. This has since been surpassed by Didier Cuche, who won a downhill race at the same location on 22 January 2011[3] to set a new record as the oldest winner of a World Cup race; the following 13 months Cuche extended this record 6 times, finally with his last career victory in the Super-G of Crans Montana on 24 February 2012 to 37 years, 192 days.[4]
Büchel is featured in the OL-floka music video for the 1994 Winter Olympics. He's seen climbing upwards in the combined slalom course, after missing a gate.[5]
Büchel retired following the Super-G race at Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Germany) on 11 March 2010. He celebrated his last race by racing not in the regular catsuit, but by wearing a tuxedo with black Bermuda shorts. As he skied down the course, Büchel slowed down many times to "high-five" various trainers.[6]
He had also appeared on The Amazing Race 18 as contestants had to give him the correct answer for calculating the Length of Liechtenstein.[7] Since 2010, he has been a sports commentator at ZDF.[8]
Results
edit- World Cup
- 2003: 2nd in Super-G
- World Championships
- 1999: Silver Medal in giant slalom
- Swiss Championships
- 1999/2000: Champion in Downhill, giant slalom, Combination
- 2000/2001: Champion in Parallel slalom
World Cup victories
edit| Date | Location | Race |
|---|---|---|
| 23 February 2003 |  Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Super-G |
| 17 December 2005 |  Val Gardena | Downhill |
| 25 November 2006 |  Lake Louise | Downhill |
| 18 January 2008 |  Kitzbühel | Super-G |
References
edit- 1 2 "Büchel, Marco". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). 31 December 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ↑ "Balzers mit vielen grossen Namen". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). 26 April 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ↑ "Triumphant Didier Cuche sets age mark". ESPN.com. ESPN. Associated Press. 22 January 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
- ↑ "FIS results for Didier Cuche (top 3 results only)". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- ↑ OL-floka, 1994 Winter Olympics at Lillehammer
- ↑ Buechel Marks Last Appearance in a World Cup Race
- ↑ Franich, Darren (25 April 2011). "The Amazing Race recap: Lovely Little Liechtenstein". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ "Marco Büchel erteilt ZDF mündliche Zusage". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). 31 January 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
External links
edit- Marco-Buechel.li - official site