Marielle Goitschel, (born Sept. 28, 1945, Sainte-Maxime, France), French Alpine ski racer who gained Olympic gold medals in each the slalom and big slalom occasions within the Nineteen Sixties.
Goitschel and her older sister Christine fashioned a dominant pair within the 1964 Winter Olympic video games. In the slalom Marielle had the quickest time of the primary run however completed second to her sister and was pressured to accept the silver medal. She trailed after the primary run of the large slalom to Christine and American Jean Saubert, who had been tied for first at 1 min 53.11 sec, however a outstanding second run put Marielle in entrance by 0.47 second and gained her the gold. In the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France, she captured the gold medal within the slalom with a time of 1 min 25.86 sec, although she completed seventh place within the big slalom.
Goitschel additionally loved appreciable success outdoors the Olympics. She captured the world championship title within the Alpine mixed in 1962, 1964, and 1966 and the large slalom title in 1966. After retiring from skilled snowboarding, she managed a ski program for youngsters at Val Thorens, a ski resort within the Alps.