Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Marc Girardelli (born 18 July 1963 in Lustenau, Austria) is a former alpine ski racer, a five time World Cup overall champion who excelled in all five alpine disciplines.Girardelli started skiing at the age of five, and started racing at seven. After initially racing for Austria until 1976, he switched to racing for Luxembourg due to disagreements about coaching. In 1981, he started to make significant progress with his first podium (top-three finish) in Wengen, Switzerland, and from that moment was in contention for Slalom and Giant Slalom podiums on a regular basis.