Philipp Schoch

Philipp Schoch is a Swiss snowboarder, born in 1979, who won Olympic gold in the parallel giant slalom at the 2002 Winter Olympics. At the following Olympics he faced his brother Simon Schoch in the parallel giant slalom final, built a lead of 0.88 seconds in the first leg and kept his title, which made him the first snowboarder to win two Olympic gold medals. At the world championships he won two silver medals in the slalom events in 2007. His source article is brief and gives no further career results, which are left for a later pass with additional sources.