▁ 6 ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 5 ) ▁is ▁an ▁Italian ▁former ▁al pine ▁sk ier , ▁a ▁special ist ▁in ▁sl alom ▁ski ing . ▁T ogether ▁with ▁Marc ▁Gir ard elli , ▁In gem ar ▁St en mark ▁and ▁Marcel ▁Hir scher , ▁he ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁four ▁ski ers ▁to ▁have ▁won ▁ 5 ▁Al pine ▁Ski ing ▁World ▁Cup ▁sl al oms ▁in ▁a ▁row , ▁which ▁he ▁achieved ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 / 2 0 0 6 ▁season : ▁only ▁Alberto ▁Tom ba ▁( 7 ) ▁has ▁won ▁more ▁World ▁Cup ▁sl al oms ▁consec ut ively . ▁He ▁is ▁currently ▁nin th ▁in ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁all - time ▁sl alom ▁w inners , ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 1 ▁vict ories . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Roc ca ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Ch ur , ▁Switzerland . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁in ▁the ▁Al pine ▁Ski ing ▁World ▁Cup ▁on ▁ 6 ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁in ▁F lach au . ▁However , ▁Roc ca ▁broke ▁his ▁right ▁kne e ▁and ▁was ▁forced ▁off ▁the ▁tour ▁for ▁a ▁year . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁he ▁scored ▁his ▁first ▁point - sc oring ▁result ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁Cup , ▁at ▁the ▁Sh ig ak ogen ▁sl alom . ▁He ▁scored ▁his ▁first ▁top ▁ten ▁finish ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁at ▁the ▁Asp en ▁sl alom . ▁ ▁One ▁year ▁later ▁Roc ca ▁finally ▁secured ▁his ▁first