Marco Tadé

Marco Tadé (born 3 December 1995) is a Swiss freestyle skier.[1] He competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics.[2]

Marco Tadé
Marco Tadé at FIS Moguls World Cup in 2015
Personal information
Nationality  Switzerland
Born (1995-12-03) 3 December 1995
Locarno, Switzerland
Sport
SportFreestyle skiing
Event(s)Moguls
ClubSci Club Airolo
Medal record
Men's freestyle skiing
Representing   Switzerland
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2017 Sierra NevadaDual moguls
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2014 Chiesa in ValmalencoDual moguls

Career

Tadé began skiing in 2000. He won a bronze medal at the 2014 Junior World Championships in the dual moguls event. He also won a bronze medal in dual moguls at the 2017 World Championships. His career high World Cup placement is second, which he achieved in moguls in Ruka in the 2020–21 season[3] and in dual moguls in Thaiwoo in the 2016–17 season. He was selected to represent Switzerland at the 2018 Winter Olympics but was forced to withdraw due to injury.[4]

He failed to qualify in the first qualifying round but was the final qualifier into the finals of the men's moguls event at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[5] He then finished 18th out of 20 competitors in the first final round,[6] eliminating him from medal contention.

References
  1. "TADE Marco - Athlete Information". www.fis-ski.com.
  2. "Marco TADE Biography, Olympic Medals, Records and Age". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2022-04-03.
  3. "Laffont and Horishima triumph at FIS Moguls World Cup opener in Ruka". www.insidethegames.biz. December 5, 2020.
  4. Ski, Swiss. "Marco Tadé nicht an den Olympischen Spielen". Swiss-Ski.
  5. "Olympia 2022: Marco Tadé nicht direkt im Final". Nau.
  6. "Saturday's Freestyle Skiing Results". Federal News Network. February 5, 2022.


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