The Switzerland National Ski Team represents Switzerland in World Cup and Olympic alpine skiing, a sport with a long and deep competitive tradition in the country given its Alpine geography. Swiss skiers have won numerous Olympic medals and World Cup overall titles across generations, with Pirmin Zurbriggen in the 1980s and Didier Cuche and Lara Gut-Behrami more recently among the team's most successful competitors.
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Founded YearThe year is the founding of the Swiss ski federation (Swiss-Ski) that fields the national team; no source found for the team as a separate body. Connections
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1. Swiss skiing marks its centenary
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The Swiss ski federation was founded on November 20, 1904 in Olten.
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The Swiss ski federation was founded on November 20, 1904 in Olten.
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