Erika Hess

Erika Hess

Hess in February 1987
Personal information
Born	(1962-03-06) 6 March 1962 (age 62) Wolfenschiessen, Nidwalden, Switzerland
Occupation	Alpine skier
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Skiing career
Disciplines	Technical events
World Cup debut	1978
Retired	1987
Olympics
Teams	2
Medals	1
World Championships
Teams	4
Medals	6 (6 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	15
Wins	31
Podiums	76
Overall titles	2
Discipline titles	6
Medal record Women's alpine skiing Representing  Switzerland World Cup race podiums Event 1st 2nd 3rd Slalom 21 1 10 Giant slalom 6 9 5 Combined 4 7 3 Total 31 17 18 International competitions Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 0 1 World Championships 6 0 0 Total 6 0 1 Olympic Games 1980 Lake Placid Slalom World Championships 1982 Schladming Slalom 1982 Schladming Giant slalom 1982 Schladming Combined 1985 Bormio Combined 1987 Crans Montana Slalom 1987 Crans Montana Combined

Erika Hess (born 6 March 1962) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Switzerland. One of the best female racers of the 1980s, Hess had 31 World Cup wins (22 in slalom), four slalom titles (1981–83 and 1985), and two overall titles (1982, 1984). She also won six World Championship gold medals between 1982 and 1987, and took bronze in the slalom at the 1980 Winter Olympics at age 17. Hess missed another medal in 1985, when she led after the first run of the slalom at the "Stelvio" course at Bormio, but failed to finish the second leg.^[1]