| Vanessa Vidal | |
| Gender: | f |
| Disciplines: | Slalom, combined |
| Birth Date: | 21 December 1974 |
| Birth Place: | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie (France) |
| Height: | 5feet |
| Olympicteams: | 2 - (2002 - 2006) |
| Olympicmedals: | 0 |
| Olympicgolds: | 0 |
| Wcseasons: | 12 |
| Wcwins: | 0 |
| Wcpodiums: | 0 |
| Wcoveralls: | 0 |
| Wctitles: | 0 |
Vanessa Vidal (born 21 December 1974) is a former alpine skier from France, who competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics and 2006 Winter Olympics.[1] She is the sister of former Olympic slalom champion Jean-Pierre Vidal[2] [3] and the niece of former alpine skiers Jean-Noël Augert and Jean-Pierre Augert.[4]
Vidal, born in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, made her debut in the Alpine Ski World Cup during the 1994 - 95 season, and was classified 104th overall.[5] She won her first major championship in 1997, when she won the combined category of the French National Championship.[6] Vidal's best World Cup finish came in the 1999 - 2000 season, when she was classified 35th;[5] she also took a career-best fourth at Bormio during this season, in the slalom.[7] She was ranked seventh in the 2002 Winter Olympics, and 26th in the 2006 Winter Olympics.[1] In 2006, she won the slalom category of the French National Championship.[6]