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Bernhard Russi (born August 20, 1948 in Andermatt). Is a former Swiss Alpine skier. On February 15, 1970 he sensationally won the downhill at the World Championships in front of the Austrian Karl Cordin and the Australian Malcolm Milne. Two years later at the 1972 Olympics in Sapporo he won a gold medal in the same discipline. Countryman Roland Collombin secured Swiss double victory. Four years later at the 1976 Olympics in Innsbruck, he took the silver medal behind Austrian Franz Klammer.
Since 1992, Russi has been noted as the designer of the downhill courses for the Olympics.
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