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Doris De Agostini died at the age of 62 after a brief serious illness. The Airolo downhill specialist competed in the World Cup between 1976 and 1983 and won a total of eight races. She is a huge part of Swiss sport.
De Agostini participated in the Olympic Games twice in Innsbruck in 1976 and in Lake Placid in 1980 and won the bronze medal in downhill at the 1978 World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
In 1983, at just 25 years old, she fell back on top, winning the Downhill World Cup and 19 times on the podium. This last season, De Agostini won the Val d’Isère, Schruns and Les Diablerets races. In 1983 she was also voted Swiss Sportsman of the Year.
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I only met Doris in April, on her birthday. A few days ago his sister called me and said that he was not well. It was a huge shock. Since then, I have not slept a minute and I have only thought about her. This is a great turning point in my life. »
Legendary coach Fritz Züger in “Blick”
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Pioneer of Figini and Gut-Behrami
De Agostini was one of the few Ticino figures in ski racing. She was Ticino’s first internationally successful ski racer, and with her successes and later as an ambassador for her canton, she paved the way for future top skiers Michela Figini and Lara Gut-Behrami. Thanks to her, the Airolo ski area, where Figini and Gut-Behrami also started, gained more attention.
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It’s amazing: the three of us grew up in the small Airolo ski area. This makes the community of 1,550 souls the most successful ski region in Switzerland in terms of population. »
From Agostini 2016 on the fact that Michela Figini (54), Lara Gut-Behrami (29) and herself come from the same region.
De Agostini leaves her husband and two grown children behind
She, who learned about the sport through Ticino pioneer Roberto Pilotti, stayed true to the mountain even after the end of her career. Living in Minusio on Lake Maggiore, De Agostini and her husband, former ice hockey player Luca Rosetti (Ambri, Kloten, ZSC Lions), had a home in Airolo. The couple had two adult children.
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