Roger Staub
Roger Staub was a Swiss alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist.
Born in Arosa, Graubünden, Staub won the Alpine [skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics – Men's giant slalom|giant slalom] at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley and also won multiple medals at the FIS Alpine [World Ski Championships|1958 World Championships]. He finished fourth in the Olympic Alpine skiing at the [1956 Winter Olympics – Men's downhill|downhill] in 1956 Winter Olympics|1956] at age 19. He also won a number of Swiss national titles.
After a brief career as a professional racer in the early 1960s, Staub became ski school director at the fledgling Vail resort in Colorado. He also had a ski school in Arosa and sporting goods interests in Switzerland.
During a summer visit to Switzerland in 1974 with his wife and young child, Staub was killed in a ski gliding accident near Verbier on the eve of his 38th birthday.