Glenn de Blois

Glenn de Blois (born 5 September 1995) is a Dutch snowboarder who competes in snowboard cross. He has qualified for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

Glenn de Blois
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1995-09-05) 5 September 1995
Delft, Netherlands
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight84 kg (185 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportSnowboarding
Event(s)Snowboard cross

Career

De Blois was born in Delft but grew up in nearby De Lier.[2] He was exposed to skiing from the age of three during winter vacations and began snowboarding at eight.[2] He also did indoor roller skating.[3] When he was 14, he decided to focus on the snowboard cross discipline for competition.[2]

De Blois made his major competitive debut at a European Cup event in Cortina d'Ampezzo on 18 December 2012, finishing 89th in the snowboard cross competition.[4] He also won his first Dutch national title in 2012 and trained with the British national team in the 2015–16 season.[2]

2015–2016

De Blois competed in the snowboard cross competition at the 2015 Winter Universiade in Spain, as well as the 2015 and 2016 editions of the FIS Snowboarding Junior World Championships.[5][6]

He made his World Cup debut in January 2016 in Feldberg, where he finished 19th.[7] He earned his top ten finish a few weeks later, finishing sixth at just his third World Cup event in Veysonnaz in March.[7] The following month, he won the Dutch national snowboard cross championship.[8] He was named the Westland Sportsman of the Year at the 2016 Westland Sports Awards for his achievements.[9]

2016–2017

De Blois was invited to train with the German national team ahead of the 2016–2017 season due to his performances.[10] On 29 January 2017 he won gold at a European Cup event in Germany,[11] then took silver at a European Cup race in Italy the next month.[12] At the 2017 World Championships in Spain, he finished 37th in the snowboard cross and eighth in the snowboard team cross alongside Karel Van Goor. Four days later, he won bronze at yet another European Cup race in Switzerland.[13]

2018–2019

De Blois finished 33rd in the snowboard cross competition at the 2019 World Championships in Canada, missing qualification to the finals by .09 seconds.[14] In the run-up to the competition, he had finished in first and second place in races at the North American Cup.[15]

2019–2020

De Blois only had one top-ten World Cup finish in the 2019–20 season, an eighth-place performance in Cervinia on 21 December 2019.[4]

2020–2021

He won his first World Cup race in Chiesa on 23 January 2021 – the first event of the 2020–21 season.[16] Not only did he become the first Dutch competitor to win a World Cup competition in snowboard cross,[2] but he also secured his qualification to the 2022 Winter Olympics held in Beijing.[17] He placed fourth overall in the 2020–21 World Cup season.[18] He also finished tenth in the snowboard cross race at the 2021 World Championships in Sweden.[19]

De Blois was again nominated for Westland Sportsman of the Year in January 2022.[20]

Personal life

De Blois has spent his winters in Austria since the age of 17 and does wakeboarding and surfing back home in the summer.[21][2] He worked many jobs to finance his career in his early years, such as baking pizzas at a restaurant and giving surfing lessons in Ter Heijde.[17]

Results
Olympic Winter Games
2022 – Genting, TBA at snowboardcross
FIS World Snowboard Championships[22]
2017 – Sierra Nevada, 37th at snowboardcross
2017 – Sierra Nevada, 8th at snowboardcross team
2019 – Solitude, 33rd at snowboardcross
2021 – Idre, 10th at snowboardcross
World Cup[23]
2021 – Chiesa, 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st at snowboardcross
European Cup[24]
2017 – Grasgehren, 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st at snowboardcross
2017 – Colere, 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd at snowboardcross
2017 – Dolní Morava, 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd at snowboardcross
North American Cup[15]
2019 – Panorama, 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st at snowboardcross
2019 – Panorama, 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd at snowboardcross
FIS Races[25]
2014 – Isola 2000, 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st at snowboardcross
2016 – Dolní Morava, 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st at snowboardcross
2016 – Dolní Morava, 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st at snowboardcross
2016 – Boží Dar, 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st at snowboardcross
2016 – Boží Dar, 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd at snowboardcross
2019 – Pyhätunturi, 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd at snowboardcross
2020 – Flumserberg, 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st at snowboardcross
2021 – Crans-Montana, 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st at snowboardcross

World Cup seasonal results
SeasonPointsFinish
2015–16539.434th
2016–17100.161st
2017–181630.521st
2018–1968026th
2019–20618.824th
2020–212474th

References
  1. "Glenn de Blois" (in Dutch). TeamNL. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  2. ter Huurne, Bart (28 January 2021). "Hoe snowboarder Glenn de Blois historie schreef: 'De eerste winst is het moeilijkst'". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  3. "Glenn de Blois is zwaar teleurgesteld maar ook strijdlustig". Rodi.nl (in Dutch). 1 March 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  4. "Glenn BLOIS DE – Results". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  5. "Glenn DE BLOIS – Universiade". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  6. "Glenn DE BLOIS – FIS Junior World Championships". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  7. "Rookie Glenn de Blois 6e op WC SBX". ultimate-snowboarding.com (in Dutch). 5 March 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  8. "Glenn de Blois uit De Lier Nederlands kampioen snowboarden". Omroep West (in Dutch). 2 April 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  9. "Glenn de Blois en Kiki Bertens verkozen tot beste Westlandse Sporters". Omroep West (in Dutch). 1 February 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  10. "De Blois mag met Duitse selectie trainen". WOS.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  11. "Glenn de Blois uit De Lier wint Europa Cup snowboardcross". Omroep West (in Dutch). 29 January 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  12. "Glenn de Blois tweede op Europa Cup snowboardcross". WOS.nl (in Dutch). 28 February 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  13. "Glenn de Blois derde bij Europa Cup snowboardcross". Rodi.nl (in Dutch). 20 March 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  14. van Schijndel, Pepijn (31 January 2019). "WK snowboard 2019 begonnen en net geen finaleplaats snowboardcross voor Glenn de Blois". wintersport.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  15. "Glenn DE BLOIS – Nor-Am Cup". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  16. Houston, Michael (23 January 2021). "De Blois takes shock win and Moioli victorious again at Snowboard Cross World Cup". Inside the Games. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  17. Volkers, John (27 January 2021). "Olympische beloning voor volhouder Glenn de Blois op zijn snowboard". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  18. "Glenn de Blois pakt hoogste eindklassering in aanloop naar Olympische Spelen". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 8 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  19. "Snowboarder De Blois laat het liggen in laatste meters en sneuvelt op WK". NOS.nl (in Dutch). 11 February 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  20. "Sportmannen Glenn de Blois, Dylan Hoogerwerf en Ruben Rolvink genomineerd". Rodi.nl (in Dutch). 13 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  21. Borcherts, Reemt (8 February 2021). "Het bijzondere pad naar de top van snowboardcrosser Glenn de Blois" (in Dutch). TeamNL. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  22. "Glenn DE BLOIS – FIS World Snowboard Championships". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  23. "Glenn DE BLOIS – World Cup – Top 3". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  24. "Glenn DE BLOIS – European Cup – Top 3". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  25. "Glenn DE BLOIS – FIS Races – Top 3". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
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