) is an alpine skier who has represented both Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

 and Moldova

Moldova

Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...

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He competed for Switzerland at the 2002 Winter Olympics

Switzerland at the 2002 Winter Olympics

Switzerland competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States.-Medalists:- Alpine skiing:MenMen's combinedWomenWomen's combined- Biathlon:MenMen's 4 x 7.5 km relay...

, where he achieved his career best result; a fifth place finish in the slalom

Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's slalom

The event was held on February 23 at Deer Valley. Pre-race favorite Bode Miller fell off the course in the second run, and many of the other top competitors struggled with an extremely challenging course....

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In 2006, after a series of declining results he was kicked off the Swiss team, and he became a Moldovan citizen.

He then competed for Moldova at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Moldova at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Moldova participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.- Alpine skiing:Moldova sent two alpine skiers.Imboden and Roux are naturalized former Swiss skiers.- Biathlon:MenWomen...

, failing to finish the first run of the slalom

Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's slalom

The men's slalom competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, British Columbia, on February 27, 2010....

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