title: Switzerland at the 1994 Winter Olympics
text: # Switzerland at the 1994 Winter Olympics
  
  Switzerland competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Gold | Gustav Weder Donat Acklin | Bobsleigh | Two-man | 20 February |
  | Gold | Andreas Schönbächler | Freestyle skiing | Men's aerials | 24 February |
  | Gold | Vreni Schneider | Alpine skiing | Women's slalom | 26 February |
  | Silver | Reto Götschi Guido Acklin | Bobsleigh | Two-man | 20 February |
  | Silver | Vreni Schneider | Alpine skiing | Women's combined | 21 February |
  | Silver | Urs Kälin | Alpine skiing | Men's giant slalom | 23 February |
  | Silver | Gustav Weder Donat Acklin Kurt Meier Domenico Semeraro | Bobsleigh | Four-man | 27 February |
  | Bronze | Jean-Yves Cuendet Hippolyt Kempf Andreas Schaad | Nordic combined | Team | 24 February |
  | Bronze | Vreni Schneider | Alpine skiing | Women's giant slalom | 24 February |
  
  ## Competitors
  
  The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
  
  | Sport | Men | Women | Total |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Alpine skiing | 11 | 9 | 20 |
  | Biathlon | 3 | 0 | 3 |
  | Bobsleigh | 10 | – | 10 |
  | Cross-country skiing | 5 | 5 | 10 |
  | Figure skating | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Freestyle skiing | 3 | 3 | 6 |
  | Luge | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Nordic combined | 4 | – | 4 |
  | Ski jumping | 2 | – | 2 |
  | Speed skating | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Total | 40 | 19 | 59 |
  
  ## Alpine skiing
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Time | Time | Rank |
  | Franz Heinzer | Downhill | | | DNF | – |
  | Franco Cavegn | Downhill | | | 1:47.15 | 23 |
  | William Besse | Downhill | | | 1:46.76 | 16 |
  | Daniel Mahrer | Downhill | | | 1:46.55 | 14 |
  | William Besse | Super-G | | | DNF | – |
  | Daniel Mahrer | Super-G | | | DNF | – |
  | Paul Accola | Super-G | | | 1:34.37 | 14 |
  | Marco Hangl | Super-G | | | 1:33.75 | 10 |
  | Steve Locher | Giant Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
  | Michael von Grünigen | Giant Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
  | Paul Accola | Giant Slalom | 1:30.21 | 1:24.75 | 2:54.96 | 19 |
  | Urs Kälin | Giant Slalom | 1:28.70 | 1:23.78 | 2:52.48 | |
  | Paul Accola | Slalom | 1:04.45 | 1:03.11 | 2:07.56 | 17 |
  | Michael von Grünigen | Slalom | 1:03.94 | 1:01.94 | 2:05.88 | 15 |
  | Andrea Zinsli | Slalom | 1:02.87 | 1:02.07 | 2:04.94 | 11 |
  | Patrick Staub | Slalom | 1:02.46 | 1:01.73 | 2:04.19 | 9 |
  
  Men's combined
  
  | Athlete | Downhill | Slalom | Slalom | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Time | Time 1 | Time 2 | Total time | Rank |
  | Paul Accola | 1:39.41 | 50.75 | 49.28 | 3:19.44 | 6 |
  | Steve Locher | 1:39.34 | 52.57 | 49.30 | 3:21.21 | 12 |
  | Marcel Sulliger | 1:39.30 | 53.61 | 51.09 | 3:24.00 | 17 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Time | Time | Rank |
  | Vreni Schneider | Downhill | | | 1:39.35 | 33 |
  | Heidi Zeller-Bähler | Downhill | | | 1:38.78 | 28 |
  | Heidi Zurbriggen | Downhill | | | 1:38.46 | 22 |
  | Chantal Bournissen | Super-G | | | DNF | – |
  | Heidi Zurbriggen | Super-G | | | DNF | – |
  | Heidi Zeller-Bähler | Super-G | | | 1:23.53 | 16 |
  | Karin Roten | Giant Slalom | 1:23.22 | 1:13.33 | 2:36.55 | 16 |
  | Heidi Zeller-Bähler | Giant Slalom | 1:23.14 | 1:12.00 | 2:35.14 | 9 |
  | Corinne Rey-Bellet | Giant Slalom | 1:21.71 | DNF | – | – |
  | Vreni Schneider | Giant Slalom | 1:21.29 | 1:11.68 | 2:32.97 | |
  | Christine von Grünigen | Slalom | 1:00.76 | 57.10 | 1:57.86 | 6 |
  | Martina Accola | Slalom | 1:00.45 | 59.58 | 2:00.03 | 17 |
  | Vreni Schneider | Slalom | 59.68 | 56.33 | 1:56.01 | |
  | Gabi Zingre | Slalom | 59.62 | 58.18 | 1:57.80 | 5 |
  
  Women's combined
  
  | Athlete | Downhill | Slalom | Slalom | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Time | Time 1 | Time 2 | Total time | Rank |
  | vreni Schneider | 1:28.91 | 49.75 | 46.63 | 3:05.29 | |
  
  ## Biathlon
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Athlete | Misses $^1$ | Time | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 10 km Sprint | Daniel Hediger | 8 | 33:05.6 | 63 |
  | 10 km Sprint | Jean-Marc Chabloz | 3 | 32:35.6 | 60 |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time $^2$ | Rank |
  | 20 km | Jean-Marc Chabloz | 58:27.9 | 4 | 1'02:27.9 | 45 |
  | 20 km | Hanspeter Knobel | 1'00:42.8 | 1 | 1'01:42.8 | 33 |
  
      $^1$ A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
      $^2$ One minute added per missed target.
  
  ## Bobsleigh
  
  | Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Sled | Athletes | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | SUI-1 | Gustav Weder Donat Acklin | Two-man | 52.33 | 1 | 52.91 | 3 | 52.72 | 2 | 52.85 | 1 | 3:30.81 | |
  | SUI-2 | Reto Götschi Guido Acklin | Two-man | 52.38 | 2 | 52.76 | 1 | 52.79 | 4 | 52.93 | 3 | 3:30.86 | |
  | Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
  | Sled | Athletes | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | SUI-1 | Gustav Weder Donat Acklin Kurt Meier Domenico Semeraro | Four-man | 51.80 | 4 | 51.87 | 1 | 52.04 | 1 | 52.13 | 1 | 3:27.84 | |
  | SUI-2 | Christian Meili René Schmidheiny Gerold Löffler Christian Reich | Four-man | 51.98 | 7 | 52.16 | 5 | 52.58 | 15 | 52.61 | 14 | 3:29.33 | 7 |
  
  ## Cross-country skiing
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
  | 10 km C | Wilhelm Aschwanden | 27:27.2 | 60 |
  | 10 km C | Giachem Guidon | 27:09.1 | 48 |
  | 10 km C | Hans Diethelm | 27:03.1 | 46 |
  | 10 km C | Jeremias Wigger | 25:55.4 | 22 |
  | 15 km $pursuit^1$ F | Wilhelm Aschwanden | 43:57.4 | 56 |
  | 15 km $pursuit^1$ F | Hans Diethelm | 41:12.4 | 30 |
  | 15 km $pursuit^1$ F | Jeremias Wigger | 38:47.9 | 13 |
  | 30 km F | Jürg Capol | 1'22:59.9 | 49 |
  | 30 km F | Giachem Guidon | 1'22:21.0 | 46 |
  | 50 km C | Giachem Guidon | DNF | – |
  | 50 km C | Jürg Capol | 2'21:48.3 | 44 |
  | 50 km C | Hans Diethelm | 2'21:01.8 | 41 |
  | 50 km C | Jeremias Wigger | 2'13:40.2 | 16 |
  
      $^1$ Starting delay based on 10 km results.
      C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
  
  ### Men's 4 × 10 km relay
  
  | Athletes | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Time | Rank |
  | Jeremias Wigger Hans Diethelm Jürg Capol Giachem Guidon | 1'47:12.2 | 7 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
  | 5 km C | Jasmin Baumann | 17:00.3 | 60 |
  | 5 km C | Silke Braun-Schwager | 16:11.2 | 42 |
  | 5 km C | Barbara Mettler | 15:59.6 | 37 |
  | 5 km C | Sylvia Honegger | 15:21.7 | 20 |
  | 10 km $pursuit^2$ F | Jasmin Baumann | 35:01.2 | 51 |
  | 10 km $pursuit^2$ F | Silke Braun-Schwager | 33:10.1 | 39 |
  | 10 km $pursuit^2$ F | Barbara Mettler | 31:08.3 | 23 |
  | 10 km $pursuit^2$ F | Sylvia Honegger | 29:30.9 | 11 |
  | 15 km F | Brigitte Albrecht-Loretan | 46:11.9 | 38 |
  | 15 km F | Barbara Mettler | 45:26.9 | 30 |
  | 15 km F | Sylvia Honegger | 44:41.9 | 21 |
  | 30 km C | Barbara Mettler | 1'36:40.8 | 41 |
  | 30 km C | Brigitte Albrecht-Loretan | 1'34:55.3 | 37 |
  | 30 km C | Silke Braun-Schwager | 1'34:07.4 | 33 |
  | 30 km C | Sylvia Honegger | 1'31:11.6 | 19 |
  
      $^2$ Starting delay based on 5 km results.
      C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
  
  ### Women's 4 × 5 km relay
  
  | Athletes | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Time | Rank |
  | Sylvia Honegger Silke Braun-Schwager Barbara Mettler Brigitte Albrecht-Loretan | 1'00:05.1 | 5 |
  
  ## Figure skating
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Nathalie Krieg | 15 | 17 | 24.5 | 16 |
  
  ## Freestyle skiing
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank |
  | Jürg Biner | Moguls | 24.19 | 24.30 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Herbert Kolly | Aerials | | 129.10 | 22 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Andreas Schönbächler | Aerials | | 196.53 | 10 Q | | 234.67 | |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank |
  | Sandrine Vaucher | Moguls | 32.45 | 21.99 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Colette Brand | Aerials | | 140.42 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Maja Schmid | Aerials | | 149.08 | 7 Q | | 156.90 | 4 |
  
  ## Luge
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Reto Gilly | 52.740 | 31 | 52.555 | 29 | 52.696 | 30 | 52.436 | 28 | 3:30.427 | 29 |
  
  ## Nordic combined
  
  Men's individual
  
  Events:
  
  * normal hill ski jumping
  * 15 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)
  
  | Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Cross-country time | Total rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Cross-country time | Total rank |
  | Markus Wüst | Individual | 167.5 | 46 | 52:26.7 | 46 |
  | Andreas Schaad | Individual | 198.0 | 20 | 45:04.1 | 15 |
  | Hippolyt Kempf | Individual | 216.5 | 9 | 42:53.2 | 6 |
  | Jean-Yves Cuendet | Individual | 222.0 | 7 | 43:03.5 | 7 |
  
  Men's Team
  
  Three participants per team.
  
  Events:
  
  * normal hill ski jumping
  * 10 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)
  
  | Athletes | Ski jumping | Ski jumping | Cross-country time | Total rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Points | Rank | Cross-country time | Total rank |
  | Jean-Yves Cuendet Andreas Schaad Hippolyt Kempf | 643.5 | 3 | 1'30:39.9 | |
  
  ## Ski jumping
  
  | Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Jump 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance | Points | Distance | Points | Points | Rank |
  | Martin Trunz | Normal hill | 88.5 | 112.5 | 68.5 | 62.5 | 175.0 | 40 |
  | Sylvain Freiholz | Normal hill | 94.0 | 121.5 | 79.5 | 91.5 | 213.0 | 25 |
  | Martin Trunz | Large hill | 77.0 | 27.6 | 89.0 | 56.7 | 84.3 | 51 |
  | Sylvain Freiholz | Large hill | 97.0 | 72.6 | 91.5 | 61.7 | 134.3 | 36 |
  
  ## Speed skating
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
  | 5000 m | Martin Feigenwinter | 7:02.12 | 28 |
  