Benjamin Thomsen Explained

Ben Thomsen
Full Name:Benjamin Thomsen
Disciplines:Downhill, Super G
Club:Windermere Valley SC
Birth Date:25 August 1987
Birth Place:Invermere, B.C., Canada
Height:1.70 m
Wcdebut:March 6, 2010 (age 22)
Olympicteams:2 – (2014, 2018)
Olympicmedals:0
Worldsteams:5 – (201115, 2019)
Worldsmedals:0
Wcseasons:10th – (20112020)
Wcwins:0
Wcpodiums:1 – (1 DH)
Wcoveralls:0 – (42nd in 2012)
Wctitles:0 – (15th in DH, 2012)
Show-Medals:yes

Benjamin Thomsen (born August 25, 1987), also known as Ben Thomsen, is a World Cup alpine ski racer from Canada. Born in Invermere, British Columbia, he primarily competes in the speed events of Downhill and Super G. Thomsen's father Glenn is a former national team coach for Alpine Canada.[1] Thomsen made his World Cup debut in March 2010; his only podium came in February 2012, a second-place finish at the pre-Olympic downhill at Rosa Khutor in Russia.[2] [3]

World Cup results

Season standings

Season
AgeOverallSlalomGiant
Slalom
Super GDownhillCombined
23 109 37 54
24 42 58 15
25 77 50 30
26 97 43 39
27 73 25
28 81 28
29 no World Cup points
30 88 42 32
31 52 4217
32 99 39

Top ten results

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
2012 4 Feb 2012 Chamonix, France5th
11 Feb 2012 Sochi, RussiaDownhill 2nd
3 Mar 2012 Kvitfjell, Norway Downhill 9th
14 Mar 2012 Schladming, Austria Downhill 10th
2015 21 Feb 2015 Saalbach, Austria Downhill 8th
2016 29 Dec 2015 Santa Caterina, Italy Downhill 8th
2019 15 Dec 2018 Val Gardena, ItalyDownhill 10th
28 Dec 2018 Bormio, Italy Downhill 10th

World Championship results

  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
23
25
27
29 Injured: did not compete
31

Olympic results

  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
26
30 DNS2

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://vancouversun.com/sports/Invermere+skier+comes+from+nowhere/6125210/story.html Vancouver Sun.com
  2. http://www.skiracing.com/?q=node/11437 Ski Racing.com
  3. http://www.universalsports.com/news-blogs/article/newsid=579366.html#first+podium+former+bricklayer+thomsen Universal Sports.com