Maria Walliser


Maria Walliser is a Swiss former alpine skier.
Walliser grew up in Mosnang, the daughter of a wealthy cattle breeder. She made her World Cup debut in 1980. Together with her fellow Swiss Erika Hess, Michela Figini and Vreni Schneider she dominated female alpine skiing during the 1980s. Among her many successes, she won two overall World Cups. Walliser also won three world titles in 1987 and 1989, as well as three Olympic medals at 1988 Calgary and 1984 Sarajevo.
Walliser retired in 1990 with a World Cup tally of 72 podium finishes, including 25 victories. In 2000, she became president of "Die Stiftung Folsäure Offensive Schweiz", a Swiss health organization fighting folate deficiency.

World Cup victories

Season titles

Individual races

25 race victories
DateLocationRace
January 21, 1983 MegèveDownhill
February 5, 1983 SarajevoDownhill
December 8, 1983 Val-d'IsèreDownhill
January 21, 1984 VerbierDownhill
March 8, 1985 Sunshine VillageDownhill
January 11, 1986 Bad GasteinDownhill
January 12, 1986 Bad GasteinCombined
February 5, 1986 Val ZoldanaGiant Slalom
March 1, 1986 FuranoDownhill
March 8, 1986 Sunshine VillageDownhill
March 9, 1986 Sunshine VillageCombined
December 14, 1986 Val d'IsèreSuper-G
December 20, 1986 Val ZoldanaGiant Slalom
January 6, 1987 Saalbach-HinterglemmSuper-G
January 18, 1987 BischofswiesenGiant Slalom
February 27, 1987 ZwieselGiant Slalom
March 15, 1987 VailSuper-G
March 22, 1987 SarajevoGiant Slalom
December 4, 1987 Val-d'IsèreDownhill
January 16, 1988 ZinalDownhill
December 15, 1988 AltenmarktDownhill
January 19, 1989 TignesDownhill
March 4, 1989 FuranoGiant Slalom
December 9, 1989 Steamboat SpringsDownhill
January 13, 1990 HausDownhill