Dominique Gisin

Dominique Gisin (German pronunciation: ['gɪzɪn]; born 4 June 1985) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from Switzerland. She is the older sister of alpine ski racers Marc and Michelle Gisin.

Dominique Gisin
Gisin in January 2011
Born (1985-06-04) 4 June 1985
Visp,[1] Switzerland
OccupationAlpine skier
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom,
combined
ClubEngelberg
World Cup debut2 December 2005 (age 20)
Retired19 March 2015 (age 29)
Websitedominiquegisin.ch
Olympics
Teams2 – (2010, 2014)
Medals1 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams5 – (2007–15)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons10 – (2006–15)
Wins3 – (2 DH, 1 SG)
Podiums7 – (5 DH, 2 SG)
Overall titles0 – (11th in 2014)
Discipline titles0 – (4th in DH, 2009)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing   Switzerland
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2014 SochiDownhill

Career

Born in Visp[1] in the canton of Valais, Gisin made her World Cup debut in December 2005. Her first podium was in Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, Austria, where she placed second in the downhill on 13 January 2007. Two years later in January 2009, she gained her first World Cup victory, also a downhill at Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, with the same time as Anja Pärson.

At the Winter Olympics in 2014, she tied for first in the downhill with Tina Maze and both were awarded gold medals.[2] It was the first-ever tie for gold in an alpine event at the Olympics, though several times previously competitors have tied for second, so that two silver medals were awarded (and no bronze).[3] As a result, Gisin was named as Swiss Sportswoman of the Year for 2014.[4]

Through March 2014, Gisin has 3 World Cup victories, 7 podiums, and 42 top ten finishes.[5] Her younger siblings Marc and Michelle also compete as alpine ski racers.[6]

In March 2015 Gisin announced her retirement from competition at the World Cup Finals meeting at Méribel.[7]

Away from skiing, Gisin learned to fly as a teenager and joined the Swiss Air Force to train as a fighter pilot, before being released due to knee injuries incurred through her skiing career.[8]

World Cup results

Season standings
SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
slalom		Super-GDownhillCombined
20072134 – – –1038
20082247 – –442625
20092321––44419
20102424––121428
20112517––6911
20122625–312212—
201327155410151924
20142811–1512914
20152916–1914166

Race podiums
  • 3 wins – (2 DH, 1 SG)
  • 7 podiums – (5 DH, 2 SG)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
200713 Jan 2007Zauchensee, AustriaDownhill2nd
200918 Jan 2009Zauchensee, AustriaDownhill1st
24 Jan 2009Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalyDownhill1st
20107 Mar 2010Crans-Montana, SwitzerlandSuper-G1st
20114 Dec 2010Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill3rd
9 Jan 2011Zauchensee, AustriaSuper-G3rd
20122 Dec 2011Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill3rd

World Championship results
  Year   Age  Slalom Giant
 slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombined
200721———5DNF
200923———DNF—
201125——DNF84
201327—DNF110DNF10
201529—19———

Olympic results
  Year   Age  Slalom Giant
 slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombined
201024———DNF—
201428—10DNF15

See also

References
  1. sport-reference.com
  2. "Alpine Skiing: Events & Places". www.fis-ski.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2014.
  3. Mintz, Geoff (12 February 2014). "Tie at the top means double gold for Gisin, Maze". Ski Racing. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  4. "Gisin named Swiss sportswoman of the year". Federation Internationale de Ski. 15 December 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  5. Ski-db.com – Dominique Gisin – profile
  6. "Dominique Gisin: "Sölden is the goal"". Fédération Internationale de Ski. 31 August 2012. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  7. Zaccardi, Nick (19 March 2015). "Dominique Gisin, co-Olympic downhill champion, announces retirement". NBCSports.com. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  8. Gittings, Paul (9 December 2014). "Dominique Gisin: Fighter pilot who pursued her golden dream". CNN.com. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
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