Vincent Vittoz

Vincent Vittoz (born 17 July 1975 in Annecy, Haute-Savoie) is a French former cross-country skier, non-commissioned officer[1] and coach.[2] He grew up in the town of La Clusaz in the Northern French Alps and has been competing since 1982. He made his FIS Cross-Country World Cup debut in January 1996 in Nové Město na Moravě, finishing 22nd in a 15 km classical race.[3] He won a gold medal in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit at the 2005 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf. As of 2018 Vittoz is the only French cross-country skiing world champion.[3]

Vincent Vittoz
Country France
Born (1975-07-17) 17 July 1975
Annecy, France
Ski clubDéfense EMHM La Clusaz
World Cup career
Seasons16 – (1996–2011)
Individual wins8
Team wins1
Indiv. podiums26
Team podiums7
Indiv. starts215
Team starts37
Overall titles0 – (2nd in 2005)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  France
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2005 Oberstdorf30 km skiathlon

Vittoz's best overall team finish at the Winter Olympics was a fourth place in the 4 × 10 km relay events in Turin in the 2006 and in Vancouver in 2010. His best individual finish in Turin was sixth in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit in. He finished fifth in the 15 km free event in Vancouver. He competed in four Olympic Games in total, in 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010.[3]

Vittoz won seven World Cup individual events and one World Cup team event. He was ranked second in the overall classification of the 2005 World Cup.

Vittoz served as an ambassador for Annecy's bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics.[4]

He retired from competition at the end of the 2010-11 season, taking up a position as coach of the French national under-23 cross-country ski team in the spring of 2011.[2] Seven years later, he was appointed as the coach of the French national biathlon team.[5]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[6]

Olympic Games
 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
19982224—19—21—13—
200226——1311——8—
200630—146—9—4—
201034—515—13—47

World Championships
  • 1 medal – (1 gold)
 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
19972128—2816————
19992345—DNF———15—
200125—2119—DNF30——
200327——28DNF6—11—
200529—6Gold———65
200731—DNF10———5—
200933—236—9—9—
201135——34—22—11—

Season standings
 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening		 Tour de
Ski		 World Cup
Final
19962067———————
19972137—57—26———
19982254—NC—44———
19992335—68—31———
20002431—782218———
20012516———37———
20022624———72———
2003278———NC———
2004281915——64———
2005292nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)——60———
20063052nd place, silver medalist(s)——————
20073162nd place, silver medalist(s)——NC—19—
200832114——53—DNF1st place, gold medalist(s)
2009331011——NC—172nd place, silver medalist(s)
20103495——NC—185
2011352320——NC—1122

Individual podiums
  • 8 victories – (7 WC, 1 SWC)
  • 26 podiums – (23 WC, 3 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2000–01 8 December 2000Italy Santa Caterina, Italy15 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
216 December 2000Italy Brusson, Italy10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup3rd
32002–0323 November 2002Sweden Kiruna, Sweden10 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
417 December 2002Switzerland Davos, Switzerland15 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
5 2003–04 6 December 2003Italy Toblach, Italy30 km Mass Start FWorld Cup3rd
66 February 2004France La Clusaz, France15 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
72004–0527 November 2004Finland Rukatunturi, Finland15 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
811 December 2004Italy Lago di Tesero, Italy15 km + 15 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup3rd
918 December 2004Austria Ramsau, Austria30 km Mass Start FWorld Cup1st
1015 January 2005Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic15 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
11 2005–06 27 November 2005Finland Rukatunturi, Finland15 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
1215 December 2005Canada Canmore, Canada15 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
1331 December 2005Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic15 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
145 February 2006Switzerland Davos, Switzerland15 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
15 2006–07 26 November 2006Finland Rukatunturi, Finland15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
162 January 2007Germany Oberstdorf, Germany10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/FStage World Cup1st
173 February 2007Switzerland Davos, Switzerland15 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
1816 February 2007China Changchun, China15 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
192007–0816 March 2008Italy Bormio, Italy15 km Pursuit FWorld Cup1st
20 2008–09 24 January 2009Estonia Otepää, Estonia15 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
2122 March 2009Sweden Falun, Sweden15 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
2218–22 March 2009Sweden World Cup FinalOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
23 2009–10 21 November 2009Norway Beitostølen, Norway15 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
2413 March 2010Norway Oslo, Norway50 km Mass Start FWorld Cup2nd
2521 March 2010Sweden Falun, Sweden15 km Pursuit FStage World Cup3rd
26 2010–11 12 March 2011Finland Lahti, Estonia10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums
  • 1 victory – (1 RL)
  • 7 podiums – (7 RL)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
12003–047 February 2004France La Clusaz, France4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stRousselet / Perrillat-Collomb / Jonnier
2 2004–05 21 November 2004Sweden Gällivare, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdPerrillat-Collomb / Jonnier / Chauvet
312 December 2004Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdPerrillat-Collomb / Jonnier / Rousselet
4 2005–06 20 November 2005Norway Beitostølen, Norway4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndRousselet / Perrillat-Collomb / Jonnier
5 2006–07 4 February 2007Switzerland Davos, Switzerland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdGaillard / Jonnier / Rousselet
625 March 2007Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdPerrillat-Collomb Gaillard / Jonnier
7 2008–09 7 December 2008France La Clusaz, France4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdGaillard / Manificat / Jonnier

References
  1. Vittoz, Vincent, Équipe de France Militaire de Ski 2011
  2. Prato, Benoît (16 August 2011). "Vincent Vittoz : "À eux de construire leur histoire"" [Vincent Vittoz: "It's up to them to build their story"]. Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  3. Prato, Benoît (10 December 2018). "Smirnov, larmes, stand de tir : les premières fois de Vincent Vittoz" [Smirnov, tears, shooting range: the first times of Vincent Vittoz]. Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  4. "Vincent Vittoz : " J'ai cherché à donner mon meilleur "" [Vincent Vittoz: "I tried to give my best"]. French National Olympic and Sports Committee (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  5. Prato, Benoît (14 June 2018). "Vincent Vittoz : "Coacher Martin Fourcade est une belle opportunité"" [Vincent Vittoz: "To coach Martin Fourcade is a great opportunity"]. Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  6. "Athlete : VITTOZ Vincent". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
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