Toni SPIESS

Toni Spiß won the 1952 Austrian title in combined, which qualified him for the 1952 Winter Olympic team. At Oslo Spiß won a bronze medal in the giant slalom. He repeated that finish at the 1954 World Championships in Åre, Sweden, placing third in GS. Spiß retired after the 1955 season and was brought to the United States to teach skiing at resorts in Vermont. He later returned to Austria, living and dying in his hometown of Sankt Anton am Arlberg.