Thomas Mermillod-Blondin Explained

Thomas Mermillod-Blondin
Disciplines:Super-G, Combined,
Downhill, Slalom
Club:Douanes SC Grand Bornand
Birth Date:3 January 1984
Birth Place:Annecy, Haute Savoie, France
Height:176 cm
Wcdebut:6 January 2007 (age 23)
Retired:22 February 2019 (age 35)
Website:thomasmermillod.com
Olympicteams:2 – (2010, 2014)
Olympicmedals:0
Worldsteams:3 – (2009, 2013, 2015)
Worldsmedals:0
Wcseasons:9 – (200816)
Wcwins:0
Wcpodiums:6 – (1 SG, 5 SC)
Wcoveralls:0 – (28th in 2014)
Wctitles:0 – (2nd in SC in 2016)

Thomas Mermillod-Blondin (born 3 January 1984) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from France. Born in Annecy, Haute-Savoie, he primarily competed in super-G, but his best results were in the super combined event: he took five of his six World Cup podiums in combined, with the other coming in super-G.[1] Mermillod-Blondin made his World Cup debut in 2007 and represented France at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver[2] and the 2011 World Championships. He made a total of 179 World Cup starts in his career. In February 2019 Mermillod-Blondin announced that he would retire from competition following a combined race in Bansko, Bulgaria that month.

World Cup results

Season standings

Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined
24 113 60 43
25 86 37 43 28
26 69 44 25 29
27 61 44 34 11
28 60 39 39 62 11
29 31 38 32 22 3
30 28 30 8 3
31 78 31 17
32 40 48 29 50 2
33 injured
34 118 24
35 111 13

World Cup podiums

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
2011 26 Feb 2011 Bansko, Bulgaria Super combined3rd
2012 12 Feb 2012 Sochi, Russia Super combined 3rd
2013 27 Jan 2013 Kitzbühel, Austria Combined 3rd
2014 13 Mar 2014    Lenzerheide, Switzerland Super G 2nd
2016 22 Jan 2016 Kitzbühel, Austria Super combined 3rd
19 Feb 2016 Chamonix, France Super combined 3rd

World Championship results

  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
19
21
23
25 6
27
29 DSQ2
31 9

Olympic results

  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
22
26 19
30 DNF2

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 179e et dernier départ pour Thomas Mermillod-Blondin à Bansko. . 21 February 2019. Le Dauphiné libéré. French. 179th and last start for Thomas Mermillod-Blondin in Bansko. 3 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190306044512/https://www.ledauphine.com/skichrono/2019/02/21/179-e-et-dernier-depart-pour-thomas-mermillod-blondin-a-bansko. 6 March 2019. live. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Thomas Mermillod Blondin, Alpine Skiing . Vancouver2010.com . . 21 February 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100220063956/http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-alpine-skiing/athletes/thomas-mermillod-blondin_ath1031111zm.html . 20 February 2010 . dead . dmy-all .