Blaise Giezendanner
Blaise Giezendanner (born 29 November 1991) is a French alpine ski racer. Giezendanner specializes in the speed events of Downhill and Super-G. At the 2013 Winter Universiade, he won a Silver medal in the downhill, Combined, and a Gold medal in the Super-G.
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| Born | 29 November 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Disciplines | Downhill, super-G, combined | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | C.S. Chamonix | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 1 – (2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 1 – (2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 9 – (2013, 2015–2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 1 – (1 DH) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (62nd in 2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (21st in SG, 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Giezendanner made his World Cup debut on 23 February 2013 in the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Downhill finishing in 53rd position.[1] In December 2013 he represented France at the 2013 Winter Universiade in Trentino, Italy. He finished 13th in the giant slalom, 2nd in the Downhill and the Combined and 1st in the Super-G.
On 21 February 2015, he scored his first World Cup points in the Saalbach Downhill.[2] He attained his first Top 10 World Cup result on 7 February 2016, finishing eighth in the Jeongseon Super-G.[3] Apart from FIS events, Giezendanner competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics,[4] and was fourth in the super-G.
World Cup results
References
- FIS World Cup - Men's Downhill, Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER). FIS. 23 February 2013.
- FIS World Cup - Men's Downhill, Saalbach (AUT). FIS. 21 February 2015.
- FIS World Cup - Men's Super G, Jeongseon (KOR). FIS. 7 February 2016.
- "Blaise Giezendanner". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
External links
- Blaise Giezendanner at FIS (alpine)
- Blaise Giezendanner at Olympedia
- Blaise Giezendanner at the French Olympic and Sports Committee (archived) (in French)
- French Ski Team – 2022 men's A team (in French)
- Blaise Giezendanner at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database