Beltrametti was considered a great young hope in the downhill team of the Swiss national ski team. He reached 4th place at the 2001 World Championships in St. Anton am Arlberg . In 2001 he became Swiss champion in downhill and super-G . He achieved his best World Cup result on November 25, 2000 in the descent of Lake Louise with a 2nd place. He achieved another podium on December 7, 2001 as third in the Super-G in Val-d'Isère . The following day, Beltrametti had an accident during the World Cup descent in Val-d'Isère after a driving error; his back was injured so badly that he has been paralyzed ever since. His accident was the reason for the introduction of the blue lines in the alpine speed disciplines, which are intended to show the runners the direction to the next gate and were used for the first time in the 2001 descent from Val-d'Isère that followed Val-d'Isère.
After rehabilitation at the Swiss Paraplegic Center in Nottwil , Beltrametti worked in sports management. In August 2003 he was elected as a representative of the CVP in the municipal council of Vaz / Obervaz . Since 2008 he has been managing a hotel together with his wife.
In 2005, the competition and training course for the Ski World Cup in Lenzerheide was named after Silvano Beltrametti.
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