Erika Hess

Personal information

Born

6 March 1962 (age 54)

Medal record

Women's alpine skiing
Representing Switzerland
Olympic Games
	1980 Lake Placid	Slalom
World Championships
	1982 Schladming	Slalom
	1982 Schladming	Giant slalom
	1982 Schladming	Combined
	1985 Bormio	Combined
	1987 Crans Montana	Slalom
	1987 Crans Montana	Combined

Erika Hess (born 6 March 1962 in Wolfenschiessen) is a former alpine ski racer from Switzerland. She is one of the best female skiers ever, dominating the field in the 1980s with 31 World Cup victories (22 in slalom), five slalom titles (1981–83, 1985–86), and two overall titles (1982, 1984). She also won six World Championship gold medals between 1982 and 1987, as well as bronze medal in the slalom at the 1980 Winter Olympics at age 17. - She missed another medal (maybe a gold medal) on February 9th, 1985, when she was in lead after the first leg of the Slalom Race at the "Stelvio"-course at Bormio but she didn't finish the second leg.

Her first World Cup start was at the age of 15 in Berchtesgaden, West Germany, on January 25, 1978, and her first podium was on December 6, 1979, at Val-d'Isère, France. She retired at age 25 following the 1987 season with 31 World Cup victories, 76 podiums, and 146 top tens in 165 starts. - She did win six World Cup Slalom Races in a row from January to the season finish in March 1981.

Erika is married to Jacques Raymond (her trainer), the couple and three sons are living at Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz. Henceforward, Erika is organizing races and training camps for upcoming ski racers.

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