Blaise Giezendanner Explained

Blaise Giezendanner
Disciplines:Downhill, super-G, combined
Club:C.S. Chamonix
Birth Date:29 November 1991
Birth Place:Chamonix, France
Height:1.81 m
Olympicteams:1 – (2018)
Olympicmedals:0
Worldsteams:1 – (2017)
Worldsmedals:0
Wcseasons:9 – (2013, 20152022)
Wcwins:0
Wcpodiums:1 – (1 DH)
Wcoveralls:0 – (62nd in 2017)
Wctitles:0 – (21st in SG, 2021)
Show-Medals:yes

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.

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
23147 57
2465 32 29 23
2562 23 34 25
2689 22
27101 25 55 41
28108 32 57 34
2954
30512326

Race podiums

Olympic results

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=AL&competitorid=126982&raceid=71012 FIS World Cup - Men's Downhill, Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER)
  2. http://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=AL&competitorid=126982&raceid=78952 FIS World Cup - Men's Downhill, Saalbach (AUT)
  3. http://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/results.html?sector=AL&competitorid=126982&raceid=82815 FIS World Cup - Men's Super G, Jeongseon (KOR)
  4. Web site: Blaise Giezendanner . International Olympic Committee . 7 August 2019.