Blaise Giezendanner

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 Gold medal in the Super-G.

Blaise Giezendanner
Alpine skier
Giezendanner in 2014
DisciplinesDownhill, Super-G, Combined
ClubC.S. Chamonix
Born (1991-11-29) 29 November 1991
Chamonix, France
World Cup debut
23 February 2013 (age 21)
World Cup
Seasons5 – (2013, 2015–18)
Wins0
Podiums0
Overall titles0 – (62nd in 2017)
Discipline titles0 – (23rd in AC, 2016)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  France
Winter Universiade
2013 TrentinoSuper-G
2013 TrentinoDownhill
2013 TrentinoCombined

Career

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 8th in the Jeongseon Super-G.[3] Apart from FIS events, Giezendanner competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics but did not medal.[4]

World Cup results
Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
slalom		 Super-G Downhill Combined
201523147———57—
20162465——322923
20172562——233425
20182684——22——
  • Standings through 30 January 2018

Winter Universiade
Year Age Slalom Giant
slalom		 Super-G Downhill Combined
2013 22 — 13 1 2 2
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References
  1. FIS World Cup - Men's Downhill, Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER). FIS. 23 February 2013.
  2. FIS World Cup - Men's Downhill, Saalbach (AUT). FIS. 21 February 2015.
  3. FIS World Cup - Men's Super G, Jeongseon (KOR). FIS. 7 February 2016.
  4. "Blaise Giezendanner". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 August 2019.


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