World Cup SL champ Moelgg signs with Rossi, Lange

The Rossignol Group announced Monday that Italy’s Manfred Moelgg has signed a two-year sponsorship agreement to use Rossignol skis and bindings and Lange boots.
The Rossignol Group announced Monday that Italy’s Manfred Moelgg has signed a two-year sponsorship agreement to use Rossignol skis and bindings and Lange boots.
    After an exceptional season during which it achieved the greatest number of victories in the alpine World Cup, the Rossignol brand is reinforcing its technical team with the reigning World Cup slalom champion.
    Moelgg joins a Rossignol team stacked with strong technical skiers, including France’s Jean-Baptiste Grange and World Cup GS champ Ted Ligety.
    Manfred will also be joining his sister Manuela, ranked third in the World Cup GS standings this season, who uses Rossignol and Lange equipment.
    “The Rossignol Group is very proud to welcome the world’s best slalom skier to its team. Manfred Moelgg has a strong mind and very aggressive ski technique, qualities perfectly in line with our brand’s spirit and the values of our team in competition,” said Michel Vion, marketing and racing general manager for the Rossignol Group. “Manfred's arrival also reinforces visibility of the Lange brand, whose boots remain a reference in the ski world.”
    “I was very impressed by the quality of the equipment and Rossignol’s determination to achieve major goals,” Moelgg said. “The feelings I had when I tested the Rossignol equipment convinced me to change. The performance levels of the products I have tested over the past few weeks confirm that I was right. I am totally confident and this will be a great asset for the big events to come, such as the 2009 Worlds in Val d'Isère and the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver.”

Manfred Moelgg
— 25 years old
— 2008 World Cup slalom champion
— 11 podiums in GS and slalom, including one World Cup win in slalom
— Slalom silver medallist at the 2007 World Championships in Are