Lise-Marie Morerod (born 16 April 1956) is a Swiss former slalom skier.[1] In 1977, she was women's overall season champion.[2]

Lise Marie Morerod
Personal information
Born (1956-04-16) 16 April 1956 (age 68)
Les Diablerets, Switzerland
OccupationAlpine skier
Skiing career
DisciplinesTechnical events
World Cup debut1973
Retired1980
Olympics
Teams1
World Championships
Teams2
Medals2
World Cup
Seasons8
Wins24
Podiums41
Overall titles1
Discipline titles5
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Switzerland
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 10 3 2
Giant slalom 14 6 4
Combined 0 2 0
Total 24 11 6
International competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 0 1 1
Junior World Championships 0 1 0
Total 0 2 1
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1978 Garmisch Giant slalom
Bronze medal – third place 1974 St. Moritz Slalom

Biography

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She born in Les Diablerets, Vaud. In 1972, at age 15, she became Swiss champion in giant slalom. Her winning the bronze medal in the slalom race at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Championships was a great surprise because she was an unknown racer. (Best racers wear bib numbers between 1 and 15; she had 39.) It was the only medal won by the Swiss racers at their "Home World Championships". At the 1976 Winter Olympics, she took fourth place in the giant slalom[3] but didn't finish the slalom race. She achieved 24 victories and another 17 podiums in World Cup races and was the first Swiss racer to win the Overall World Cup.[citation needed]

A car accident in July 1978 left Morerod in a coma for six weeks and led to a six-month hospital stay. The injuries she sustained in the accident left her with long-term memory problems.[4] She returned to the World Cup in 1979, but failed to find her previous form and did not qualify for the 1980 Winter Olympics. She retired after the 1979–80 season.[citation needed]

World Cup victories

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Overall

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Season Discipline
1975 Giant slalom
1975 Slalom
1976 Giant slalom
1977 Overall
1977 Giant slalom
1977 Slalom

Individual races

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Date Location Race
4 January 1975   Garmisch-Partenkirchen Slalom
29 January 1975   Saint-Gervais Slalom
13 March 1975   Sun Valley Giant slalom
20 March 1975   Val Gardena Slalom
4 December 1975   Val-d'Isère Giant slalom
11 December 1975   Aprica Slalom
12 January 1976   Les Diablerets Slalom
15 January 1976   Les Gets Giant slalom
25 January 1976   Kranjska Gora Giant slalom
26 January 1976   Kranjska Gora Slalom
13 March 1976   Aspen Giant slalom
9 December 1976   Val-d'Isère Giant slalom
16 December 1976   Cortina d'Ampezzo Slalom
3 January 1977   Oberstaufen Slalom
19 January 1977   Schruns Slalom
20 January 1977   Arosa Giant slalom
2 February 1977   Maribor Giant slalom
6 March 1977   Sun Valley Giant slalom
24 March 1977   Sierra Nevada Giant slalom
8 December 1977   Val-d'Isère Giant slalom
9 January 1978   Les Mosses Giant slalom
19 January 1978   Bad Gastein Slalom
9 February 1978   Megève Giant slalom
7 March 1978   Waterville Valley Giant slalom

References

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  1. ^ Egli, Herbie (7 February 2011). "So war es an der Ski-WM 1978 in Garmisch - Ski wm2011". 20 Minuten (in German). 20 Minuten Online. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Lise-Marie Morerod profile". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  3. ^ Alpine Skiing at the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Games: Women's giant slalom, archived from the original on 24 July 2017, retrieved 24 July 2017
  4. ^ Dubath, Philippe (28 May 2016). ""Plus j'avance en âge, plus ma mémoire revient!"" [The older I get, the more my memory comes back]. 24 heures (in French). Retrieved 24 July 2017.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Swiss Sportswoman of the Year
1974 – 1975
Succeeded by
Preceded by Swiss Sportswoman of the Year
1977
Succeeded by