Born in Andermatt, Switzerland, on Aug. 20th, 1948, Bernhard Russi made his World Cup debut at age 19 He won his first event in 1970, the downhill at the World Championships at Val Gardena/ Gröden, Two years later at the 1972 Olympics in Sapporo, Japan, he won the gold medal in the same discipline on Mt. Eniwa. Adding two World Cup season titles in downhill in 1971 and 1972. Four years later at the 1976 Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, Russi nearly retained his Olympic title by finishing 0.33 seconds behind Austria’s Klammer. Russi retired from international competition following the 1978 season Following his exit from active competition the former speed specialist currently serves as the chairman of the FIS Alpine Committee and is a FIS technical advisor for downhill course design. Beginning with the 1988 WOG, Russi has been noted as the designer of the downhill courses for the Olympics.
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