Claim: Didier Cuche (a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Switzerland) won the Swiss Sports Personality of the Year in 2009 and Thomas Lüthi won in 2005.
Evidence: Didier Cuche (born 16 August 1974) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Switzerland. Cuche won the Swiss Sports Personality of the Year in 2009 and 2011. Switzerland Thomas Lüthi Switzerland Thomas Lüthi In 2005 spectators voted for Thomas Lüthi while the media instead voted for Federer. Roger Federer has won this award a record seven times (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2014, and 2017).