Monika Hess
Monika Hess ( born May 24, 1964 in Engelberg, married Monika Wicki -Hess ) is a former Swiss ski racer. She specializes in the disciplines of slalom, giant slalom and combined.
Biography
The two years younger cousin of Erika Hess went from 1981 in the World Cup. The first World Cup points she brought on 22 December 1981 as a tenth of the giant slalom Chamonix. In the same discipline they started at the 1982 World Cup in Schladming. It was after the first run, second only to her cousin, but retired in the second round of. When a month later discharged Junior World Championship 1982 in Auron Hess won the silver medal in the slalom. In the World Cup rankings regularly followed in the upper middle, on 14 December 1983, she drove in the slalom in Sestriere for the first time on the podium.
Hess took part in the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo part where she scored in the slalom and 11th in giant slalom the 15th Place. The only World Cup victory she succeeded on 26 January 1986, when she decided a combination vote for themselves, which was composed of a super -G in Megeve and a slalom in Saint- Gervais- les- Bains.
End of the season 1986/87 Hess announced her departure. She was for several years on the board of Nidwaldner Ski Federation. Today, she presides in their hometown Hergiswil the Association for the Gifted, which promotes young talented young skiers.
Achievements
Olympic games
- Sarajevo 1984: 11 Slalom, Giant Slalom 15
World Cup
- Season 1985/86: 7 Combination results
- 17 finishes in the top ten, including 1 win:
Other successes
- Junior World Championships 1982: 2nd Slalom
- European Cup season 1986/87: 4 slalom standings, 8 Appreciation