title: Switzerland at the 1988 Winter Olympics
text: # Switzerland at the 1988 Winter Olympics
  
  Switzerland competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Gold | Pirmin Zurbriggen | Alpine skiing | Men's downhill | 15 February |
  | Gold | Vreni Schneider | Alpine skiing | Women's giant slalom | 24 February |
  | Gold | Vreni Schneider | Alpine skiing | Women's slalom | 26 February |
  | Gold | Ekkehard Fasser Kurt Meier Marcel Fässler Werner Stocker | Bobsleigh | Four-man | 28 February |
  | Gold | Hippolyt Kempf | Nordic combined | Individual | 28 February |
  | Silver | Peter Müller | Alpine skiing | Men's downhill | 15 February |
  | Silver | Brigitte Oertli | Alpine skiing | Women's downhill | 19 February |
  | Silver | Brigitte Oertli | Alpine skiing | Women's combined | 21 February |
  | Silver | Michela Figini | Alpine skiing | Women's super-G | 22 February |
  | Silver | Andreas Schaad Hippolyt Kempf Fredy Glanzmann | Nordic combined | Team | 24 February |
  | Bronze | Paul Accola | Alpine skiing | Men's combined | 17 February |
  | Bronze | Maria Walliser | Alpine skiing | Women's combined | 21 February |
  | Bronze | Maria Walliser | Alpine skiing | Women's giant slalom | 24 February |
  | Bronze | Pirmin Zurbriggen | Alpine skiing | Men's giant slalom | 25 February |
  | Bronze | Andreas Grünenfelder | Cross-country skiing | Men's 50 kilometre freestyle | 27 February |
  
  ## Competitors
  
  The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
  
  | Sport | Men | Women | Total |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Alpine skiing | 9 | 8 | 17 |
  | Bobsleigh | 10 | – | 10 |
  | Cross-country skiing | 6 | 5 | 11 |
  | Figure skating | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | Ice hockey | 22 | – | 22 |
  | Nordic combined | 4 | – | 4 |
  | Ski jumping | 4 | – | 4 |
  | Total | 56 | 14 | 70 |
  
  ## Alpine skiing
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Time | Time | Rank |
  | Franz Heinzer | Downhill | | | 2:03.36 | 17 |
  | Daniel Mahrer | Downhill | | | 2:03.18 | 12 |
  | Peter Müller | Downhill | | | 2:00.14 | |
  | Pirmin Zurbriggen | Downhill | | | 1:59.63 | |
  | Martin Hangl | Super-G | | | DNF | – |
  | Daniel Mahrer | Super-G | | | DNF | – |
  | Franz Heinzer | Super-G | | | 1:43.32 | 15 |
  | Pirmin Zurbriggen | Super-G | | | 1:41.96 | 5 |
  | Martin Hangl | Giant Slalom | 1:07.51 | DNF | DNF | – |
  | Joël Gaspoz | Giant Slalom | 1:06.70 | 1:02.87 | 2:09.57 | 10 |
  | Hans Pieren | Giant Slalom | 1:06.46 | 1:04.22 | 2:10.68 | 14 |
  | Pirmin Zurbriggen | Giant Slalom | 1:05.57 | 1:02.82 | 2:08.39 | |
  | Paul Accola | Slalom | DSQ | – | DSQ | – |
  | Hans Pieren | Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
  | Joël Gaspoz | Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
  | Pirmin Zurbriggen | Slalom | 52.05 | 48.43 | 1:40.48 | 7 |
  
  Men's combined
  
  | Athlete | Downhill | Slalom | Slalom | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Time | Time 1 | Time 2 | Points | Rank |
  | Bernhard Fahner | 1:51.78 | 47.56 | 45.81 | 120.45 | 15 |
  | Martin Hangl | 1:51.48 | DNF | – | DNF | – |
  | Paul Accola | 1:51.27 | 42.58 | 42.35 | 48.24 | |
  | Pirmin Zurbriggen | 1:46.90 | 44.32 | DNF | DNF | – |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Time | Time | Rank |
  | Chantal Bournissen | Downhill | | | 1:27.46 | 11 |
  | Michela Figini | Downhill | | | 1:27.26 | 9 |
  | Maria Walliser | Downhill | | | 1:26.89 | 4 |
  | Brigitte Oertli | Downhill | | | 1:26.61 | |
  | Brigitte Oertli | Super-G | | | 1:21.56 | 17 |
  | Zoë Haas | Super-G | | | 1:20.91 | 7 |
  | Maria Walliser | Super-G | | | 1:20.48 | 6 |
  | Michela Figini | Super-G | | | 1:20.03 | |
  | Michela Figini | Giant Slalom | 1:02.35 | DNF | DNF | – |
  | Corinne Schmidhauser | Giant Slalom | 1:00.67 | DNF | DNF | – |
  | Maria Walliser | Giant Slalom | 1:00.57 | 1:07.15 | 2:07.72 | |
  | Vreni Schneider | Giant Slalom | 1:00.53 | 1:05.96 | 2:06.49 | |
  | Corinne Schmidhauser | Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
  | Brigitte Oertli | Slalom | 49.95 | DNF | DNF | – |
  | Vreni Schneider | Slalom | 48.81 | 47.88 | 1:36.69 | |
  
  Women's combined
  
  | Athlete | Downhill | Slalom | Slalom | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Time | Time 1 | Time 2 | Points | Rank |
  | Beatrice Gafner | DNF | – | – | DNF | – |
  | Brigitte Oertli | 1:18.37 | 39.24 | 41.47 | 29.48 | |
  | Vreni Schneider | 1:18.10 | DNF | – | DNF | – |
  | Maria Walliser | 1:16.98 | 41.80 | 44.12 | 51.28 | |
  
  ## 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 | Hans Hiltebrand André Kiser | Two-man | 58.74 | 21 | 59.21 | 7 | 59.55 | 3 | 59.02 | 4 | 3:56.52 | 6 |
  | SUI-2 | Gustav Weder Donat Acklin | Two-man | 58.01 | 11 | 58.88 | 3 | 1:00.12 | 8 | 59.05 | 5 | 3:56.06 | 4 |
  | 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 | Ekkehard Fasser Kurt Meier Marcel Fässler Werner Stocker | Four-man | 56.83 | 7 | 57.37 | 3 | 55.88 | 1 | 57.43 | 4 | 3:47.51 | |
  | SUI-2 | Hans Hiltebrand Urs Fehlmann Erwin Fassbind André Kiser | Four-man | 56.39 | 2 | 57.91 | 12 | 57.13 | 15 | 57.82 | 6 | 3:49.25 | 9 |
  
  ## Cross-country skiing
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
  | 15 km C | Giachem Guidon | DNF | – |
  | 15 km C | Konrad Hallenbarter | DNF | – |
  | 15 km C | Andi Grünenfelder | 45:35.5 | 35 |
  | 15 km C | Jürg Capol | 43:59.5 | 22 |
  | 30 km C | Andi Grünenfelder | DNF | – |
  | 30 km C | Jürg Capol | 1'31:35.8 | 30 |
  | 30 km C | Jeremias Wigger | 1'30:47.1 | 26 |
  | 30 km C | Giachem Guidon | 1'28:05.9 | 13 |
  | 50 km F | Markus Fähndrich | 2'13:33.2 | 35 |
  | 50 km F | Jeremias Wigger | 2'09:05.3 | 14 |
  | 50 km F | Giachem Guidon | 2'09:02.2 | 13 |
  | 50 km F | Andi Grünenfelder | 2'06:01.9 | |
  
      C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
  
  ### Men's 4 × 10 km relay
  
  | Athletes | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Time | Rank |
  | Andi Grünenfelder Jürg Capol Giachem Guidon Jeremias Wigger | 1'46:16.3 | 4 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
  | 5 km C | Karin Thomas | 17:04.1 | 40 |
  | 5 km C | Marianne Irniger | 16:37.5 | 35 |
  | 5 km C | Christina Gilli-Brügger | 15:44.5 | 15 |
  | 5 km C | Evi Kratzer | 15:42.8 | 14 |
  | 10 km C | Marianne Irniger | 34:58.3 | 43 |
  | 10 km C | Sandra Parpan | 33:02.0 | 32 |
  | 10 km C | Christina Gilli-Brügger | 31:37.4 | 18 |
  | 10 km C | Evi Kratzer | 31:16.7 | 11 |
  | 20 km F | Marianne Irniger | 1'01:51.5 | 30 |
  | 20 km F | Karin Thomas | 59:17.2 | 16 |
  | 20 km F | Evi Kratzer | 58:56.1 | 14 |
  | 20 km F | Christina Gilli-Brügger | 57:37.4 | 4 |
  
      C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
  
  ### Women's 4 × 5 km relay
  
  | Athletes | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Time | Rank |
  | Karin Thomas Sandra Parpan Evi Kratzer Christina Gilli-Brügger | 1'01:59.4 | 4 |
  
  ## Figure skating
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | CF | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Oliver Höner | 10 | 10 | 14 | 24.0 | 12 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | CF | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Stéfanie Schmid | 21 | 16 | 12 | 31.0 | 15 |
  
  ## Ice hockey
  
  ### Group A
  
  Top three teams (shaded ones) entered the medal round.
  
  | | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Finland | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 7 |
  | Sweden | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 7 |
  | Canada | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 7 |
  | Switzerland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 6 |
  | Poland | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 3 |
  | France | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 47 | 0 |
  
  * Switzerland 2-1 Finland
  * Canada 4-2 Switzerland
  * Sweden 4-2 Switzerland
  * Switzerland 4-1 Poland
  * Switzerland 9-0 France
  
  ### Game for 7th place
  
  | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
  | - | - | - |
  | United States | 8–4 | Switzerland |
  
  Team Roster
  
     * Jakob Kölliker
  
     * Patrice Brasey
  
     * André Künzi
  
     * Manuele Celio
  
     * Thomas Vrabec
  
     * Jörg Eberle
  
     * Peter Jaks
  
     * Fredy Lüthi
  
     * Gil Montandon
  
     * Fausto Mazzoleni
  
     * Andreas Ritsch
  
     * Bruno Rogger
  
     * Philipp Neuenschwander
  
     * Gaëtan Boucher
  
     * Felix Hollenstein
  
     * Roman Wäger
  
     * Markus Leuenberger
  
     * Peter Schlagenhauf
  
     * Urs Burkart
  
     * Pietro Cunti
  
     * Olivier Anken
  
     * Richard Bucher
  
  ## Nordic combined
  
  Men's individual
  
  Events:
  
  * normal hill ski jumping (Best two out of three jumps.)
  * 15 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)
  
  | Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Cross-country | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Start at | Time | Points | Rank |
  | Stefan Späni | Individual | 178.6 | 40 | 5:32.7 | DNF | DNF | – |
  | Fredy Glanzmann | Individual | 180.1 | 37 | 5:22.7 | 45:38.8 | 376.535 | 35 |
  | Andreas Schaad | Individual | 207.2 | 14 | 2:22.0 | 40:40.0 | 421.350 | 5 |
  | Hippolyt Kempf | Individual | 217.9 | 3 | 1:10.7 | 39:27.5 | 432.230 | |
  
  Men's Team
  
  Three participants per team.
  
  Events:
  
  * normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps per team member per round, best two rounds counted.)
  * 10 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)
  
  | Athletes | Ski jumping | Ski jumping | Cross-country | Cross-country | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Points | Rank | Start at | Time | Rank |
  | Fredy Glanzmann Hippolyt Kempf Andreas Schaad | 571.4 | 6 | 4:52.0 | 1'20:49.4 | |
  
  ## Ski jumping
  
  | Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Jump 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance | Points | Distance | Points | Points | Rank |
  | Christoph Lehmann | Normal hill | 74.0 | 76.0 | 73.0 | 74.9 | 150.9 | 56 |
  | Gérard Balanche | Normal hill | 78.0 | 85.9 | 78.0 | 87.9 | 173.8 | 37 |
  | Christian Hauswirth | Normal hill | 79.5 | 90.3 | 73.0 | 74.4 | 164.7 | 48 |
  | Fabrice Piazzini | Normal hill | 83.0 | 99.9 | 78.0 | 88.9 | 188.8 | 17 |
  | Fabrice Piazzini | Large hill | 105.0 | 73.9 | 99.0 | 83.0 | 156.9 | 43 |
  | Christoph Lehmann | Large hill | 101.0 | 87.3 | 90.0 | 65.9 | 153.2 | 44 |
  | Christian Hauswirth | Large hill | 105.0 | 94.9 | 97.0 | 82.2 | 177.1 | 27 |
  | Gérard Balanche | Large hill | 105.0 | 95.4 | 94.5 | 77.2 | 172.6 | 30 |
  
  ### Men's team large hill
  
  | Athletes | Result | Result |
  | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Points $^1$ | Rank |
  | Gérard Balanche Christoph Lehmann Fabrice Piazzini Christian Hauswirth | 516.1 | 8 |
  
      $^1$ Four teams members performed two jumps each. The best three were counted.
  