Luca Vidi
| Luca Vidi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 July 1976 (age 47) St. Gallen, Switzerland |
Luca Vidi (born 7 July 1976 in St. Gallen, Switzerland)[1][2] is a Swiss former alpine ski racer who competed in slalom, giant slalom, downhill, and super-G. After retiring from the sport in 2001 due to injury, Vidi is now primarily an entrepreneur.
Career in sports[edit]
Starting with his first official competition under registry of the International Ski Federation in 1994 in Zermatt, Switzerland, Vidi competed until 2001, mainly in Switzerland, Austria and Italy - less frequently in France, Spain, Liechtenstein, Norway and South Korea. Notable performances include a 15th place in Super G at the European Cup in Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, Austria, in 1996 as well as first and second place in Downhill and Super G respectively at the Universiade in Muju, South Korea, in 1997.[1][3] Vidi's equipment of choice included bindings by Atomic and boots by Lange.[4]
Career from 2001[edit]
Vidi retired from active sports in 2001 due to ever more frequent injuries and concentrated on studying business economics at University of St. Gallen.[2] Still a student, he co-founded a subsidiary online-translation company[5] in 2002 of which he remains CEO to this day.[6][7]
Other notable activities[edit]
Vidi counts among the supporters[8] of the NGO CCI (Centro de Convivência Infantil)[9] who entertains a day school for children in Mogi-Mirim, Brazil.
References[edit]
- ^ a b FIS Athlete information sheet Retrieved 2011.12.03
- ^ a b PM Institut für Jungunternehmen (IFJ),Article From 2003-09-22 by Schneider, Richard Retrieved on 2011.12.03
- ^ Leonz Eder (2001) Universiaden, in Der Schneehase, 36th Yearbook of the SAS (Swiss Academic Skiclub) 1997-2001, p. 222, 2001 SAS Verlag, Zurich
- ^ FIS Athlete information sheet Retrieved 2011.12.03
- ^ Swiss branch of 24Translate Website Retrieved 2011.12.03
- ^ "Luca Vidi von Bassersdorf in St. Gallen". Moneyhouse.ch. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
- ^ Sandra Willmeroth, 02.09.2005 http://www.ktipp.ch/themen/beitrag/1021605/So_werden_Sie_Ihr_eigener_Boss
- ^ "Aanmelden". Facebook. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
- ^ "Cci Day School". Cci-kinderdorf.com. Retrieved 2012-03-13.