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