Nevin Galmarini

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Nevin Galmarini
Nevin Galmarini FIS World Cup Parallel Slalom Jauerling 2012.jpg
Personal information
Born (1986-12-04) 4 December 1986 (age 35)
St. Gallen, Switzerland
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Medal record
Men's snowboarding
Representing   Switzerland
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang Parallel giant slalom
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sochi Parallel giant slalom
Updated on 24 February 2018.

Nevin Galmarini (born 4 December 1986) is a Swiss snowboarder and Olympic Champion. In February 2018 Nevin Galmarini won a gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea in the Parallel giant slalom. In 2009, he won the Swiss nationalships and became Swiss champion in parallel giant slalom. He competed in the parallel giant slalom for Switzerland during the 2010 Winter Olympic games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and in the 2014 Winter Olympic games in Sochi, Russia where he won the silver medal. He currently resides in Ardez, Switzerland.

2009/2010 Season highlights[]

  • Top ten classification in the World Cup list
  • Swiss national champion in alpine Snowboarding
  • Selection for the FIS Snowboarding World Championships
  • Bronze medalist in PGS at the Nor Am Cup in Copper Mountain (Colorado)
  • Competing PGS in the 2010 Winter Olympics

Career highlights[]

  • Fourth in PGS at the 2010 World Cup, in Sudelfeld, Germany
  • Seventh in PGS at the 2009 World Cup, in Kreischberg, Germany.
  • Silver and Bronze medalist at the 2009 Europa Cup, in , Italy
  • Bronze medalist at the 2009 Nor-Am Cup 2009 in Copper Mountain (Colorado)
  • Gold medalist at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea

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