Blaise Giezendanner
 Giezendanner in 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 29 November 1991 Chamonix, France | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  France | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Alpine skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | C.S. Chamonix | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Downhill, super-G, combined | ||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 23 February 2013 (age 21) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 1 – (2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 1 – (2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 13 – (2013, 2015–2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 1 – (1 DH) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 – (58th in 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 0 – (19th in DH, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Blaise Giezendanner (born 29 November 1991) is a French alpine ski racer who specializes in the speed events of downhill and super-G. At the 2013 Winter Universiade, he won a silver medal in the downhill and combined, and a gold medal in the super-G.
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 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
Season standings
| 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 | N/a |
| 2022 | 30 | 59 | — | — | 25 | 29 | |
| 2023 | 31 | 82 | — | — | 26 | 52 | |
| 2024 | 32 | 58 | — | — | 36 | 19 | |
| 2025 | 33 | 72 | — | — | 27 | 33 | |
| 2026 | 34 | 86 | — | — | 45 | 31 |
Top-ten results
- 1 podium – (1 DH); 10 top tens
| Season | ||||
| Date | Location | Discipline | Place | |
| 2016 | 7 February 2016 |  Jeongseon, South Korea | Super-G | 8th |
| 19 February 2016 | Chamonix, France | Combined | 10th | |
| 20 February 2016 | Downhill | 9th | ||
| 2018 | 19 January 2018 |  Kitzbühel, Austria | Super-G | 9th |
| 2022 | 29 December 2021 |  Bormio, Italy | Super-G | 9th |
| 21 January 2022 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Downhill | 3rd | |
| 2023 | 13 January 2023 | .svg.png){kind=small} Wengen, Switzerland | Super-G | 10th |
| 2024 | 20 January 2024 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Downhill | 7th |
| 2025 | 6 December 2024 |  Beaver Creek, United States | Downhill | 7th |
| 20 December 2024 | Val Gardena, United States | Super-G | 9th |
World Championship results
| Year | ||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | |
| 2017 | 25 | — | — | 14 | — | — |
Olympic results
| Year | ||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | |
| 2018 | 26 | — | — | 4 | — | — |
| 2022 | 30 | — | — | 9 | 26 | — |
References
- ↑ 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.
External links
- Blaise Giezendanner at FIS (alpine)
- Blaise Giezendanner at Team France (in French)
- Blaise Giezendanner at the French Olympic Committee (archived) (in French)
- Blaise Giezendanner at Olympedia
- Blaise Giezendanner at InterSportStats
- French Ski Team – 2022 men's A team (in French)
- Blaise Giezendanner at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Skiers from Chamonix
- French male alpine skiers
- Winter World University Games medalists in alpine skiing
- Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Olympic alpine skiers for France
- Université Savoie Mont Blanc alumni
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for France
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for France
- Medalists at the 2013 Winter Universiade
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- French alpine skiing biography stubs