Coaching the women's team until 2001, Hubmann was imperative to the success of Götschl who won the combined gold medal in Sestriere in Italy.

She also won world downhill gold in 1999 and the overall World Cup title in 2000.

Hubmann then switched to the men's team with success coming through Stephan Eberharter, who won giant slalom gold at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, as well as veterans Hermann Maier and Hans Knauß.

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So sad to hear that Walter Hubmann has died. He was British Team coach for four great years and did a superb job of managing two highly competitive brothers with very different personalities. One punchy and aggressive and the other overly analytical. No prizes for guessing which was which. After coaching the British team, Walter worked with the OSV and coached Renate Götschl to WCH medals and a Crystal globe. He then worked with Hermann Maier, Stephan Eberharter and Hans Knauß. Later he was speed coach to Ivica Kostelic he helped him win the overall World Cup. He was always calm in times of crisis, and went through life with a smile on his face. He will be missed. RIP Walter.

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From 1996 to 1997 he was in charge of the Alpine European Cup as the FIS European Cup coordinator.

"FIS would like to express its sincerest condolences to the family, friends and loved ones of Walter Hubmann, as well as to the Austrian Ski Association," the FIS said.

After a long period with the Austrian Ski Association, Hubmann was the downhill coach for the Croatian Ski Federation, helping Ivica Kostelić to his overall World Cup win in 2011.

He also coached the national teams of Bulgaria, Great Britain, Switzerland, Hungary and Georgia.