Yael Margelisch

Anecdote: “As a child, I used to play football in front of my parents’ house on the Planards plateau. Several times I kicked the ball a bit hard and it started rolling down towards Verbier. I would then start running down through the swamps to catch it. A few times, I found myself in Les Esserts, with my balloon 😉 Otherwise the adventures to go to school by snowmobile in winter, especially in 1999 when we were stuck at home for a week!

Favourite place in the Val de Bagnes: Pierre Avoi, and the path that climbs to it via the crests of La Marlénaz.

Prize list:

• • world champion 2021
  • swiss champion 2018
  • 3rd place european championship 2018
  • 2nd place Word Cup 2019
  • Holder of three world records:

– Free distance (552 km) 2019
– Free distance by 3 points (531 km) 2019
– Free distance round trip (301 km) 2020

• • 11 world cup podiums from 2015 to 2021
  • X-alps “last standing woman”