About
Alpine skier who won a gold medal in the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics in the downhill event and also won gold at the 2007 World Championships in the team event.
Before Fame
He began his professional career in 1997.
Trivia
He earned 31 podium finishes during his career, in the downhill and Super-G events.
Family Life
He grew up learning to ski in Lienz, Austria.
Associated With
He dressed up as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the final race of his career.
