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.

Blaise Giezendanner
Giezendanner in 2014
Personal information
Born (1991-11-29) 29 November 1991 (age 32)
Chamonix, France
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill, super-G, combined
ClubC.S. Chamonix
World Cup debut
23 February 2013 (age 21)
Olympics
Teams1 – (2018)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams1 – (2017)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons9 – (2013, 20152022)
Wins0
Podiums1 – (1 DH)
Overall titles0 – (62nd in 2017)
Discipline titles0 – (21st in SG, 2021)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  France
Winter Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2013 Trentino Super-G
Silver medal – second place 2013 Trentino Downhill
Silver medal – second place 2013 Trentino Combined

Career

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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.

World Cup results

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Season standings

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Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined
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

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  • 1 podium – (1 DH); 6 top tens
Season Date Location Discipline Place
2022 21 January 2022   Kitzbühel, Austria Downhill 3rd

World Championship results

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  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
2017 25 14

Olympic results

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  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
2018 26 4
2022 30 9 26

Winter Universiade

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Year Age Slalom Giant
slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined
2013 22 13 1 2 2

References

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  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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