Philipp Schoch

Philipp Schoch (born 10 October 1979) is a Swiss snowboarder. He won a gold medal in the Parallel Giant Slalom at the 2002 Winter Olympics. At the next Olympics, he faced his brother Simon Schoch in the Parallel Giant Slalom Final. Philipp raced away to an unassailable 0.88 second lead in the first leg of the final, retaining his Olympic crown. He is the first snowboarder to win two gold medals in the Winter Olympics. At the world championships, he won two silver medals in the slalom events in 2007. References External links SchochBrothers.ch – Website of Philipp and Simon Schoch Swiss male snowboarders Olympic snowboarders for Switzerland Snowboarders at the 2002 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2006 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics 1979 births Living people Olympic gold medalists for Switzerland Olympic medalists in snowboarding Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Winterthur Sportspeople from the canton of Zürich 21st-century Swiss people