Cuche kisses the crystal globe he picked up after winning the men's World Cup downhill on March 16, 2011.
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Cuche wins bronze in the giant slalom at the 2007 Alpine Skiing World Championships in Åre, Sweden
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Cuche sets off in Zermatt dressed in the Swiss national football team strip in 2003
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It's a devil of a helmet
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Cuche scratches his head after a training run
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Silver in the downhill at the Olympic Games in Nagano in 1998
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Body scan for the new racing suit, 2007
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Sliding through the finishing line after a fall during the downhill at the World Skiing Championships 2001 in St Anton
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Cuche won the downhill World Cup four times and the giant slalom World Cup once
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Silver in the Alpine World Skiing Championships downhill in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 2011
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Training for the Lauberhorn in 2006 is cancelled, Cuche looks for snow on the Jungfrau
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After a knee operation in 2005 in hospital in Lausanne
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Lending support to the Swiss Aids charity in 2008
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Posing for photographers after a race
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With Carlo Janka in Val d'Isère during a live television broadcast; Cuche was named sportsman of the year for 2009
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Cuche has thrilled fans since he first came to international prominence as a silver medal winner at the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Excelling in downhill, super G and giant slalom, Cuche had his fair share of injuries over the years. He ends this season with a string of fresh victories to his credit.
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