Blaise_Giezendanner
Blaise Giezendanner
French alpine skier
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 | (1991-11-29) 29 November 1991 (age 32) Chamonix, France | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Downhill, super-G, combined | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | C.S. Chamonix | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut |
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| Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 1 – (2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 1 – (2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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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.
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 2015 | 23 | 147 | — | — | — | 57 | — |
| 2016 | 24 | 65 | — | — | 32 | 29 | 23 |
| 2017 | 25 | 62 | — | — | 23 | 34 | 25 |
| 2018 | 26 | 89 | — | — | 22 | — | — |
| 2019 | 27 | 101 | — | — | 25 | 55 | 41 |
| 2020 | 28 | 108 | — | — | 32 | 57 | 34 |
| 2021 | 29 | 80 | — | — | 21 | 54 | — |
| 2022 | 30 | 51 | — | — | 23 | 26 | — |
- Standings through 23 January 2022
Race podiums
- 1 podium – (1 DH); 6 top tens
- 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.
- 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
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