Christophe Brodard, Robin Cuche, Maurizio Nicoli, Jochi Rothlisberger, Hugo Thomas and guide Luana Bergamin complete the Swiss team, but it is the three Paralympic medallists who will once again be expected to challenge for the podium in Sochi.

Kunz took gold in the men's downhill sitting in Vancouver and followed that up with a silver in the giant slalom race.

Bruegger took silver in the downhill standing event in 2010 to leave Switzerland 13th on the overall medal table at Vancouver with one gold and two silvers.

The experienced Bruegger, who took silver at last year's International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Alpine Skiing World Championships in La Molina, Spain, will be competing in his fifth Paralympic Games after securing a silver medal on his Games debut at Nagano 1998.

Thomas Pfyl will be looking to bag a medal at Sochi 2014 after missing out on the podium in Vancouver four years ago ©Getty Images



Pfyl made a similar impact on his Paralympic Games debut at Turin 2006 where he claimed silver in the slalom standing and bronze in the giant slalom, which earned him the IPC award for best debut.

At last year's World Championships the 27-year-old bagged a silver medal in the slalom competition.

The alpine skiing competition at the Sochi 2014 Paralympics is due to get underway on March 8 and run through until March 16.

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