It was an Instagram post from his daughter Emmanuelle who announced the sad news on Friday: Roland Collombin has died.
Aged 75, the Valaisan lost his fight against illness, Le Nouvelliste tells us. Affected by throat cancer two years ago, Bagnard then fought against liver cancer.
Roland Collombin leaves behind his wife, Sarah, his two children, Emmanuelle and Pierre, and two grandchildren.
A legend of Swiss skiing in the 1970s, “la Colombe” as he was nicknamed, was known for his humor and his own way of approaching races and high-level competition.
Nicknamed “La Colombe”, this native of Val de Bagnes has climbed to the highest step of the podium in the World Cup eight times and eleven times in the other two. He also won a silver medal at the Olympic Games in Sapporo (Japan) in 1972. His record also included two World Cup downhill globes in 1973 and 1974.
