Gauthier de Tessières

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Gauthier de Tessières (born 9 November 1981) is a World Cup alpine ski racer from France, and has competed in two Winter Olympics and five World Championships.[1] He made his breakthrough on the Alpine Skiing World Cup in a giant slalom in Val-d'Isère in December 2008, where after finishing 30th in the first run to narrowly qualify for the second run, he worked his way up to finish third overall, bettering his previous World Cup personal best of 15th.[2] He won the silver medal in the super-G at the 2013 World Championships, after being added to the French team as an injury replacement.[3][4] De Tessières announced his retirement from competition in January 2014 after he was not selected for the 2014 Winter Olympics.[5]

Gauthier de Tessières
Personal information
Born (1981-11-09) 9 November 1981 (age 42)
Clermont-Ferrand, France
OccupationAlpine skier
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesGiant slalom, super-G
ClubDouanes - SC Alpe d'Huez
World Cup debut9 December 2001 (age 20)
Retired2014
Olympics
Teams2 - (200610)
World Championships
Teams5 - (200513)
Medals2 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons11th - (200313)
Wins0
Podiums1 - (1 GS)
Overall titles0 - (57th in 2011)
Discipline titles0 - (15th in GS in 2011)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  France
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Garmisch Team event
Silver medal – second place 2013 Schladming Super-G
Junior World Ski Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Verbier Giant slalom

World Cup results

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Top ten finishes

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  • 1 podium – (1 GS)
  • 5 top tens
Season Date Location Discipline Place
2009 13 Dec 2008 Val-d'Isère, France Giant slalom 3rd
2011 19 Dec 2010 Alta Badia, Italy Giant slalom 8th
8 Jan 2011 Adelboden, Switzerland Giant slalom 9th
2013 28 Oct 2012 Sölden, Austria Giant slalom 7th
1 Dec 2012 Beaver Creek, USA Super-G 8th

Season standings

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Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined
2002 20 139 51
2003 21 108 40
2004 22 111 41
2005 23 86 29
2006 24 112 39 45
2007 25 120 35
2008 26 111 42
2009 27 71 22
2010 28 86 29 38
2011 29 57 15 32
2012 30 80 32 38
2013 31 64 28 21
2014 32 148 54

References

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  1. ^ "Gauthier de Tessieres, Alpine Skiing". Vancouver2010.com. Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 21 February 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Ski : le Français Gauthier de Tessières, 3e du slalom géant à Val d'Isère" [Ski: Frenchman Gauthier de Tessières, 3rd in the giant slalom in Val d'Isère]. Ouest-France (in French). 13 December 2008. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Ted Ligety earns super G gold with exquisite run". Ski Racing.com. 6 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Ted Ligety speeds to super G gold". FIS Alpine.com. 6 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Le skieur de l'Alpe d'Huez Gauthier de Tessières met un terme à sa carrière de haut niveau" [Alpe d'Huez skier Gauthier de Tessières concludes his senior career]. France 3 Alpes (in French). 31 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
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