Zoe Haas
Encyclopedia
Zoe Haas is a former Swiss
alpine skier specialising in downhill
and Super-G. Haas competed in the Calgary
and Albertville
Winter Olympics and placed 7th and 10th respectively in the Super G. In her career she had 44 World Cup top ten finishes.
The Canadian-born Swiss citizen for many years was one of the best Alpine skiier in downhill, giant slalom and super-G. In her career she has won two World Cup races: With start number 37, the departure of Puy Saint-Vincent (1984) and with the number 24, the super-G of Lech (1988). Haas stands as a 2nd in Giant Slalom Place to book: Berchtesgaden (1982) behind Christin Cooper.
At the 1991 World Ski Championships in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, they missed the Super-G just a medal in fourth. In their last World Cup race, the super-G in Crans-Montana, she finished in March 1992 behind Carole Merle and Merete Fjeldavlie the third Place.
The wider public because it was known that she had pasted a large sticker on their helmet in the form of a fried egg. Thus they should recognize their parents better in television broadcasts of races. In the later years of her career, she renounced it and replaced the egg with a "Zoe" lettering.
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....
alpine skier specialising in downhill
Downhill
Downhill is an alpine skiing discipline. The rules for the Downhill were originally developed by Sir Arnold Lunn for the 1921 British National Ski Championships....
and Super-G. Haas competed in the Calgary
1988 Winter Olympics
The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated in and around Calgary, Alberta, Canada from 13 to 28 February 1988. The host was selected in 1981 after having beat Falun, Sweden and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy...
and Albertville
1992 Winter Olympics
The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 8 to 23 February 1992 in Albertville, France. They were the last Winter Olympics to be held the same year as the Summer Olympics, and the first where the Winter Paralympics...
Winter Olympics and placed 7th and 10th respectively in the Super G. In her career she had 44 World Cup top ten finishes.
The Canadian-born Swiss citizen for many years was one of the best Alpine skiier in downhill, giant slalom and super-G. In her career she has won two World Cup races: With start number 37, the departure of Puy Saint-Vincent (1984) and with the number 24, the super-G of Lech (1988). Haas stands as a 2nd in Giant Slalom Place to book: Berchtesgaden (1982) behind Christin Cooper.
At the 1991 World Ski Championships in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, they missed the Super-G just a medal in fourth. In their last World Cup race, the super-G in Crans-Montana, she finished in March 1992 behind Carole Merle and Merete Fjeldavlie the third Place.
The wider public because it was known that she had pasted a large sticker on their helmet in the form of a fried egg. Thus they should recognize their parents better in television broadcasts of races. In the later years of her career, she renounced it and replaced the egg with a "Zoe" lettering.
External links
- Ski-db.com - results - Zoe Haas
- Sports-Reference