Ursi Walliser
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Ursi Walliser is a Swiss
skeleton racer
who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. She is best known for her best overall seasonal finish of second in the women's Skeleton World Cup championship in 1998-99.
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....
skeleton racer
Skeleton (sport)
Skeleton is a fast winter sliding sport in which an individual person rides a small sled down a frozen track while lying face down, during which athletes experience forces up to 5g. It originated in St. Moritz, Switzerland as a spin-off from the popular British sport of Cresta Sledding...
who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. She is best known for her best overall seasonal finish of second in the women's Skeleton World Cup championship in 1998-99.