Please answer the following question: Facts: - olympicteams: 2 -- -lrb- 1984 , ' 88 -rrb- - olympicmedals: 2 - disciplines: downhill , combined , super g , giant slalom , slalom - wctitles: 9 - wcpodiums: 83 - birth date: 4 february 1963 - wcoveralls: 4 88 , ' 90 -rrb- -- -lrb- 1984 , ' 87 , ' - weight: 83 - height: 1.83 - retired: 17 march 1990 -- -lrb- age 27 -rrb- - olympicgolds: 1 - name: pirmin zurbriggen - website: -lsb- http://www.zurbriggen.ch/ zurbriggen.ch -rsb- - birth place: saas almagell , switzerland - worldsmedals: 9 - worldsgolds: 4 - worldsteams: 4 -- -lrb- 1982 -- 89 -rrb- - wcwins: 40 - wcseasons: 10 -- -lrb- 1981 -- 90 -rrb- - wcdebut: 4 january 1981 -- -lrb- age 17 -rrb- - image: pirmin zurbriggen.jpg Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of pirmin zurbriggen .
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pirmin zurbriggen -lrb- born 4 february 1963 -rrb- is a former world cup alpine ski racer from switzerland .one of the most successful ski racers ever , he won the overall world cup title four times , an olympic gold medal in 1988 in downhill , and 9 world championships medals -lrb- 4 gold , 4 silver , 1 bronze -rrb- .