Michael Gruber (born 5 December 1979 in Schwarzach im Pongau) is an Austrian nordic combined skier who competed from 1997 to 2008. He won a gold medal in the 4 x 5 km team event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. Gruber won two 4 x 5 km team event medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in 2003 and a bronze in 2005. He has two individual career victories (1998: 7.5 km sprint, 2004: 15 km individual). He retired after the 2007-08 season. References Database Olympics record FIS Newsflash 177 announcement of Gruber's retirement. April 30, 2008. 1979 births Living people People from St. Johann im Pongau District Nordic combined skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Nordic combined skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Austria Olympic bronze medalists for Austria Olympic Nordic combined skiers of Austria Austrian male Nordic combined skiers Olympic medalists in Nordic combined FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in Nordic combined Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics Recipients of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria Sportspeople from Salzburg (state)