Pernilla Wiberg is a
SwedishSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
former
alpine ski racerAlpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...
, who competed on the World Cup circuit between 1990 and 2002. On club level, she represented Norrköpings SK.
Career
After competing without much success in two junior world championships in 1987 and 1988, Wiberg got her international breakthrough in the early 1990s. In her World Cup debut in
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, Sweden, on 13 March
1990-Calendar:Note:Race 22 and 23 were held on the same day.- Men's Overall Results:see complete tableIn Men's Overall World Cup all results count. Pirmin Zurbriggen won his fourth Overall World Cup. He became the second male athlete to win four times...
, she finished 5th in
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, and five days later she finished 3rd in
giant slalomGiant slalom is an alpine skiing discipline. It involves skiing between sets of poles spaced at a greater distance to each other than in slalom but less than in super G....
in Åre. In the following season of
1991The 25th World Cup season began in August 1990 in New Zealand, resumed in December, and concluded in March 1991 in the United States. The overall winners were Marc Girardelli of Luxembourg and Petra Kronberger of Austria....
, she claimed three World Cup victories and a giant slalom gold medal at the 1991 World Championships in Saalbach. Until the end of her career in 2002, Wiberg won an additional 21 World Cup races, earning her a total of 24 World Cup race victories, including at least one victory in each of the five different alpine disciplines. Her finest season was in
1997The 31st World Cup season began in October 1996 in Sölden, Austria, and concluded in March 1997 at the World Cup finals in Vail, Colorado, U.S.A. The overall winners were Luc Alphand of France and Pernilla Wiberg of Sweden....
she won ten World Cup races and took the overall, slalom, and combined titles. In five World Championships she won six medals: four gold, one silver, and one bronze.
Olympics
Wiberg won the giant slalom gold in the
1992 Winter OlympicsAlpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics consisted of ten events at three venues, held near Albertville, France. Val-d'Isère hosted the men's events, except the slalom, held at Les Menuires; all five of the women's alpine events were held at Méribel...
in
AlbertvilleAlbertville is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.The town is best known for hosting the 1992 Winter Olympics.-Geography:...
and the combination gold medal in
1994Alpine skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics consisted of ten events held near Lillehammer, Norway. The speed events were held at Kvitfjell and the technical events at Hafjell, from February 13-27, 1994.-Downhill:February 13, 1994-Super G:February 17, 1994...
at
Lillehammeris a town and municipality in Oppland county, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. As of May 2011, the population of the town of Lillehammer was...
. At both of these Olympics, Wiberg was the most successful Swedish athlete. In
1998Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics consisted of ten events held near Nagano, Japan. The speed events were held at Hakuba and the technical events at Shiga Kogen. There were a number of postponements due to weather; the races were run from February 10-21, 1998.-Downhill:The event was held...
in Nagano, she won the downhill silver medal; Wiberg holds this achievement to be the best of her career. In her final Olympics in
2002Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics consisted of ten events held near Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A. The downhill, Super G, and combined events were held at Snowbasin, the giant slalom at Park City, and the slalom at Deer Valley...
at age 31, she failed to reach the top ten and finished 14th in downhill and 12th in
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. The Olympic super-G was to be her final international race, as she announced her retirement a few weeks later, following surgery on her knees.
Awards
In 1991, Wiberg was awarded the
Svenska Dagbladet Gold MedalThe Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal is an annual award "for the most significant Swedish sports achievement of the year". It has been awarded by a jury led by the Swedish morning paper Svenska Dagbladet since 1925. According to its statutes the Medal may be awarded in November or December to either...
. The jury's motivation was: "For the sensational giant slalom victory in the World Championships, secured through a bold and skillful second leg." The same year, 1991, she was awarded Jerringpriset, an award she received again the following year.
International Olympic Committee
Wiberg was elected a member of the
International Olympic CommitteeThe International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
in 2002 and has been a member of the following commissions: Athletes’ (2002-), Sport and Environment (2002), Ethics (2003-), Coordination for the XXI Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver in 2010 (2003-), Nominations (2003-). On 2 September 2008, IOC announced that Wiberg is to chair a commission appointed by the president of IOC,
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. The commission will analyse the projects of the shortlisted cities candidating for 1st Winter
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.
Commitment
Pernilla is today a member of the ‘Champions for Peace’ club, a group of 54 famous elite athletes committed to serving peace in the world through sport, created by
Peace and SportPeace and Sport, "L’Organisation pour la Paix par le Sport” is a neutral and apolitical international initiative based in the Principality of Monaco and placed under the High Patronage of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco....
, a
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-based international organization.
Personal life
Together with her partner Bødvar Bjerke, Wiberg has two children; Axel (b. 2003) and Sofia (b. 2007). Since 1995, she lives in
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Season titles
5 titles (1 overall, 1
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| 1994 The 28th World Cup season began in October 1993 in Austria, and concluded in March 1994 at the World Cup finals in the United States. The overall champions were Kjetil André Aamodt of Norway and Vreni Schneider of Switzerland....
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| 1995 The 29th World Cup season began in December 1994 at Tignes, France, and concluded in March 1995 at the World Cup finals in Bormio, Italy. The overall champions were Alberto Tomba of Italy and Vreni Schneider of Switzerland...
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Combined |
| 1997 The 31st World Cup season began in October 1996 in Sölden, Austria, and concluded in March 1997 at the World Cup finals in Vail, Colorado, U.S.A. The overall winners were Luc Alphand of France and Pernilla Wiberg of Sweden....
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Race victories
24 race victories (2 downhill, 3
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| 1991 The 25th World Cup season began in August 1990 in New Zealand, resumed in December, and concluded in March 1991 in the United States. The overall winners were Marc Girardelli of Luxembourg and Petra Kronberger of Austria....
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January 7, 1991 |
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Slalom Slalom is an alpine skiing discipline, involving skiing between poles spaced much closer together than in Giant Slalom, Super-G or Downhill, thereby causing quicker and shorter turns.- Origins :...
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| March 10, 1991 |
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| March 20, 1991 |
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Slalom |
| 1992 The 26th World Cup season began in November 1991 in the United States and concluded in March 1992 in Switzerland. The overall winners were Paul Accola of Switzerland and Petra Kronberger of Austria....
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February 28, 1992 |
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Giant Slalom |
| 1993 The 27th World Cup season began in November 1992 in Sestriere, Italy, and concluded in March 1993 in Åre, Sweden. Marc Girardelli of Luxembourg won his fifth overall title, which still stands as the most in World Cup history...
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December 6, 1992 |
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Slalom |
| 1994 The 28th World Cup season began in October 1993 in Austria, and concluded in March 1994 at the World Cup finals in the United States. The overall champions were Kjetil André Aamodt of Norway and Vreni Schneider of Switzerland....
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December 12, 1993 |
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Slalom |
| January 6, 1994 |
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Slalom |
| January 17, 1994 |
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Super-G |
| February 5, 1994 |
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Combined Combined is an alpine skiing event. Although not technically a discipline of its own, it is sometimes referred to as a fifth alpine discipline, along with downhill, super G, giant slalom, and slalom.-Traditional & Super-Combined:...
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| 1995 The 29th World Cup season began in December 1994 at Tignes, France, and concluded in March 1995 at the World Cup finals in Bormio, Italy. The overall champions were Alberto Tomba of Italy and Vreni Schneider of Switzerland...
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March 12, 1995 |
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Slalom |
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| 1996 The 30th World Cup season began in November 1995 in Tignes, France, and concluded in March 1996 at the World Cup finals in Lillehammer, Norway. The overall champions were Lasse Kjus of Norway and Katja Seizinger of Germany....
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December 22, 1995 |
Veysonnaz, Switzerland |
Slalom |
| December 29, 1995 |
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Slalom |
| 1997 The 31st World Cup season began in October 1996 in Sölden, Austria, and concluded in March 1997 at the World Cup finals in Vail, Colorado, U.S.A. The overall winners were Luc Alphand of France and Pernilla Wiberg of Sweden....
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December 1, 1996 |
Lake Louise, Canada |
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| December 28, 1996 |
Semmering, Austria |
Slalom |
| January 4, 1997 |
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Slalom |
| January 12, 1997 |
Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria |
Super-G |
| January 19, 1997 |
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Slalom |
| February 2, 1997 |
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Combined |
| March 7, 1997 |
Mammoth MountainMammoth Mountain is a lava dome complex west of the town of Mammoth Lakes, California in the Inyo National Forest of Madera County and Mono County. It is home to a large ski area on the Mono County side....
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Slalom |
| March 12, 1997 |
Vail Vail Ski Resort is located in Eagle County, Colorado, next to the town of Vail. Vail Mountain, at , is the largest single mountain ski resort in the United States, featuring seven bowls and intermediate gladed terrain in Blue Sky Basin...
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Downhill |
| March 16, 1997 |
Slalom |
| 1999 The 33rd World Cup season began in October 1998 in Sölden, Austria, and concluded at the World Cup finals at Sierra Nevada, Spain, in March 1999. The overall winners were Lasse Kjus of Norway and Alexandra Meissnitzer of Austria....
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January 3, 1999 |
Maribor, Slovenia |
Slalom |
| 2000 The 34th World Cup season began in October 1999 and concluded at the World Cup finals in March 2000. The overall winners were Hermann Maier and Renate Götschl, both of Austria.- Men's Overall Results:- Men's Downhill Results:...
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December 18, 1999 |
St. MoritzSt. Moritz is a resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland. It is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden...
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Downhill |
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