Career
He participated in a record-tying six Winter Olympics, starting in 1992 and ending in 2010. Büchel is featured in the OL-floka music video for the 1994 Winter Olympics. He"s seen climbing upwards the combined slalom course, after missing a gate.
Büchel retired following the Super-G race at Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Germany) on 11 March 2010.
He celebrated his last race by racing not in the regular catsuit but by wearing a tuxedo with black Bermuda shorts. As he skied down the course, Büchel slowed down many times to "high-five" various trainers.
He had also appeared on the Amazing Race 18 as contestants had to give him the correct answer for calculating the Length of Liechtenstein. During his retirement, Büchel frequents South Florida, where he has many American friends.
World Cup
2003: 2nd in Super-G
World Championships
1999: Silver Medal in Giant slalom
Swiss Championships
World Cup victories.