Quick Facts
Biography
Maria Walliser (born 27 May 1963) is a Swiss former alpine skier.
Walliser grew up in Mosnang, the daughter of a wealthy cattle breeder. She made her World Cup debut in 1980. Together with her fellow Swiss Erika Hess, Michela Figini and Vreni Schneider she dominated female alpine skiing during the 1980s. Among her many successes, she won two overall World Cups (1986 and 1987). Walliser also won three world titles in 1987 and 1989, as well as three Olympic medals at 1988 Calgary and 1984 Sarajevo.
Walliser retired in 1990 with a World Cup tally of 72 podium finishes, including 25 victories. In 2000, she became president of "Die Stiftung Folsäure Offensive Schweiz", a Swiss health organization fighting folate deficiency.
World Cup victories
Season titles
| Season | Discipline |
|---|---|
| 1984 | Downhill |
| 1986 | Overall |
| Downhill | |
| Combined | |
| 1987 | Overall |
| Super-G | |
| Giant Slalom |
Individual races
25 race victories (14 downhill, 3 super G, 6 giant slalom, 2 combined)
| Date | Location | Race |
|---|---|---|
| January 21, 1983 | Megève | Downhill |
| February 5, 1983 | Sarajevo | Downhill |
| December 8, 1983 | Val-d'Isère | Downhill |
| January 21, 1984 | Verbier | Downhill |
| March 8, 1985 | Sunshine Village | Downhill |
| January 11, 1986 | Bad Gastein | Downhill |
| January 12, 1986 | Bad Gastein | Combined |
| February 5, 1986 | Val Zoldana | Giant Slalom |
| March 1, 1986 | Furano | Downhill |
| March 8, 1986 | Sunshine Village | Downhill |
| March 9, 1986 | Sunshine Village | Combined |
| December 14, 1986 | Val d'Isère | Super-G |
| December 20, 1986 | Val Zoldana | Giant Slalom |
| January 6, 1987 | Saalbach-Hinterglemm | Super-G |
| January 18, 1987 | Bischofswiesen | Giant Slalom |
| February 27, 1987 | Zwiesel | Giant Slalom |
| March 15, 1987 | Vail | Super-G |
| March 22, 1987 | Sarajevo | Giant Slalom |
| December 4, 1987 | Val-d'Isère | Downhill |
| January 16, 1988 | Zinal | Downhill |
| December 15, 1988 | Altenmarkt | Downhill |
| January 19, 1989 | Tignes | Downhill |
| March 4, 1989 | Furano | Giant Slalom |
| December 9, 1989 | Steamboat Springs | Downhill |
| January 13, 1990 | Haus | Downhill |