Disappearance. Legend of Swiss Skiing, Roland Collombin Died at the Age of 75
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Swiss skiing loses one of its legends. Roland Collombin's family announced on social networks the death of the Olympic downhill vice-champion in 1972, winner notably in Kitzbühel and Wengen, following a long illness.
The two-time downhill World Cup winner and Olympic silver medalist of 1972 Roland Colombin succumbed to a cancer condition. Companion Bernhard Russi had met him shortly before.
Sad news from the ski circuit! Roland Collombin passed away at the age of 75 after a long illness. In the 1970s, the Swiss celebrated some successes and took Olympic silver in 1972 in Sapporo. Grief for an icon of skiing. As his family announced on Friday, the former speed specialist Roland Collombin passed away at the age of 75. Two years ago he fell ill with larynx cancer. After he had overcome it, he became ill with liver cancer. Now Collombi…
Roland Collombin, a great descender and inveterate trublin, died on Friday at the age of 75. Because of his simplicity, frankness and funnyness, Valaisan remained in the hearts far beyond a broken career too earlyA dove flew from all up there, 2600 meters on a ridge of Mont-Rogneux, from this cabin in the valley of Bagnes where he loved so much to relax, with a view on the slopes of his childhood. LA Colombee flew away, we should rather write, b…
The Enfant terrible of Swiss skiing passed away at the age of 75. At his active time, the Valaisian was the counter part of Bernhard Russi.
The former Swiss downhill runner and Olympic second of Sapporo, Roland Collombin, succumbed to cancer after a long illness.
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