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18-670: It was the hometown of Francisco Fernández Ochoa (1950–2006), an alpine ski racer known for being the first (and only) Spaniard to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics . He won the slalom in 1972 in Japan . Less than two weeks before his death from cancer, a statue was erected in his honor in Cercedilla. Many of his siblings were also on the national ski team; his sister Blanca won an Olympic bronze medal in 1992 in France . Cercedilla has

36-568: A month later in March 1980 at the age of 29. Later, he was a personal coach to Alberto Tomba (1989–1996). In parallel, he was technical director of the men's national team, and then, until 1999, general manager of both male and female national teams. Thöni was the Italian flag bearer at the opening ceremonies of the 1976 and 1980 Olympics and at the closing of the 2006 Winter Games in Torino. In 1973 and 1974 he

54-595: A train station which gives service to two Cercanías lines, line C-8 and C-9 . Line C-8 connects Cercedilla with Madrid, Alcalá de Henares and Guadalajara , while the C-9 line has a more tourist use than commuter use, since it only has two stops, one in Navacerrada and the other in Cotos, located in the Sierra de Guadarrama . In addition, a regional train line leaves from here (although

72-558: The 1968 Winter Olympics , where he finished 38th in the downhill and giant slalom , and 23rd in the slalom . His first top ten finish on the World Cup circuit was the following season, a sixth-place finish in the slalom at Megève , France , on January 26, 1969 . He was one of five siblings that raced for the Spanish alpine ski team and competed at the Winter Olympics (brothers Luís and Juan Manuel and sisters Dolores and Blanca). Blanca

90-645: The 1974 World Championships , but those results were not included in the World Cup standings. Although he concentrated on the technical events, he did occasionally compete in the only speed event of the era, the downhill (the Super-G was not run on the World Cup circuit until December 1982). His best finish in a downhill was a second place on the Hahnenkamm, Kitzbühel , Austria , in January 1975. After more than two minutes on

108-563: The Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing. At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980, the combined was a "paper race" using the results of the three events (DH, GS, SL). Gustav Th%C3%B6ni Gustav Thöni ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈɡustav ˈtøːni; ˈteːni] ; sometimes listed as Gustavo Thoeni ; born 28 February 1951) is an Italian retired alpine ski racer . Thöni

126-550: The city in Cercedilla , he was the eldest of eight children whose father ran a ski school. Paquito raced in all of the alpine disciplines and specialized in slalom . At the age of 21, he won an Olympic gold medal in the slalom at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo , Japan . He is known for being the first and only Spaniard to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics . Fernández Ochoa made his international debut at age 17 at

144-413: The classic Streif course, he lost to the up-and-coming Austrian legend Franz Klammer by just one-hundredth of a second, a distance of about 25 cm (10 in) at 130 km/h (80 mph). This event inspired the 1981 movie Un centesimo di secondo by Duccio Tessari , which featured Thöni himself. Thöni also won a number of combined events (downhill & slalom) during his career, including

162-491: The early 1970s. At the 1974 World Championships , Fernández Ochoa won a bronze medal in the slalom. His best season was 1975 ; he finished 9th in the overall standings and 7th in the slalom standings. He finished ninth in the slalom at the 1976 Winter Olympics . Fernández Ochoa retired from international competition at age 30, following the 1980 World Cup season, and finished with four World Cup podiums (top 3) and 30 top ten finishes. He then raced for several seasons on

180-508: The non-medal titles in the combined at the Olympics in 1972 and 1976 (but counted as world championship titles). Thöni's final victory in a slalom came in March 1975 at Sun Valley . He won the final race of the season, a parallel slalom ("pro-style" heats) the following week in Val Gardena , Italy, against his challenger Stenmark to secure the overall title. His last win in giant slalom

198-467: The overall standings, just eight points behind winner Karl Schranz of Austria. Thöni won the overall title the next three seasons of 1971 – 73 , and again in 1975 . He was succeeded as the dominant technical skier by Ingemar Stenmark of Sweden, then by Alberto Tomba . The year that Thöni did not win ( 1974 ), he was a close second to his fellow countryman and friend Piero Gros . He did win two world titles that year, in giant slalom and slalom, at

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216-857: The pro tour in North America . Fernández Ochoa died of lymphatic cancer at age 56 in Cercedilla , Community of Madrid in November 2006. Less than two weeks before his death, a statue of him was erected in Cercedilla. He was survived by his wife María Jesús Vargas (m. 1973) and their three children: Bárbara, Paula, and Francisco. Francisco Fernández Ochoa City Ice Rink in Valdemoro , Madrid and Francisco Fernández Ochoa City Sports Center in Carabanchel , Madrid were named in his honor. Points were only awarded for top ten finishes thru 1979, top 15 thru 1991 (see scoring system ). From 1948 through 1980 ,

234-528: The service is provided with commuter trains) and connects the village of Cercedilla with Segovia . This article about a location in the Community of Madrid, Spain is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Francisco Fern%C3%A1ndez Ochoa Francisco "Paquito" Fernández Ochoa (25 February 1950 – 6 November 2006) was a World Cup alpine ski racer from Spain . Born in Madrid and raised north of

252-758: Was born in the German-speaking province of South Tyrol , in the hamlet of Trafoi of the Stilfs municipality, which is situated on the northern ramp of the Stelvio Pass . He currently operates a hotel there. Ranked among the greatest Italian skiers ever, Thöni won three Olympic medals and a total of four overall World Cup titles in five years in the early 1970s. The four titles are an achievement he shares with Pirmin Zurbriggen and Hermann Maier , exceeded by Marcel Hirscher 's eight and Marc Girardelli 's five. Thöni

270-469: Was in January 1976, and his final World Cup victory was in the combined at Kitzbühel in January 1977. His last podium finish was a third place in the slalom at Åre , Sweden, in February 1979. He finished eighth in the slalom at the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid . As the torch had been passed on to the two top finishers, Stenmark and American Phil Mahre , Thöni retired from World Cup competition

288-459: Was named "Skieur d’Or" by international ski journalists. He is mentioned in the song " Nuntereggae più " by Rino Gaetano . His cousin Roland Thöni was also a World Cup alpine ski racer in the 1970s. Roland took bronze in the slalom at the 1972 Olympics , while Gustav took the silver. From 1948 through 1980 , the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing. At

306-529: Was the dominant skier in the technical events ( slalom and giant slalom ) in the early 1970s. At Val d'Isère, on 12 December 1968, was his World Cup debut. The 17-year-old placed 40th in the giant slalom (bib 110). His first victory came in the first race of the next season, a giant slalom at Val d'Isère , France, in December 1969. Still a teenager, he had a very successful rookie year during that 1970 season with four victories and nine podiums. He finished third in

324-521: Was the only other Spanish skier to win a medal at the Winter Olympics ; she won the bronze in the women's slalom at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville , France . Fernández Ochoa competed in four Winter Olympics ( 1968 - 80 ). He won only one World Cup race, a slalom in 1974 in Zakopane , Poland . Both of his career wins came over Gustav Thöni of Italy , the dominant technical ski racer of

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