ðə jˈɪɹ ðæt θˈɜːni dɪdnˌɑːt wˈɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ, hiː wʌzɐ klˈoʊs sˈɛkənd tə hɪz fˈɛloʊ kˈʌntɹɪmən ænd fɹˈɛnd pˈɪɹoʊ ɡɹˈoʊz.
The year that Thöni did not win (1974), he was a close second to his fellow countryman and friend Piero Gros.