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Dominique Gisin (German pronunciation: ['gɪzɪn]; born 4 June 1985) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from Switzerland. She is the older sister of alpine ski racers Marc and Michelle Gisin.
Career
Born in
At the Winter Olympics in 2014, she tied for first in the downhill with Tina Maze and both were awarded gold medals.[2] It was the first-ever tie for gold in an alpine event at the Olympics, though several times previously competitors have tied for second, so that two silver medals were awarded (and no bronze).[3] As a result, Gisin was named as Swiss Sportswoman of the Year for 2014.[4]
Through March 2014, Gisin has 3 World Cup victories, 7 podiums, and 42 top ten finishes.[5] Her younger siblings Marc and Michelle also compete as alpine ski racers.[6]
In March 2015 Gisin announced her retirement from competition at the World Cup Finals meeting at Méribel.[7]
Away from skiing, Gisin learned to fly as a teenager and joined the Swiss Air Force to train as a fighter pilot, before being released due to knee injuries incurred through her skiing career.[8]
World Cup results
Season standings
Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2007 |
21 | 34 | – | – | – | 10 | 38 |
2008 |
22 | 47 | – | – | 44 | 26 | 25 |
2009 |
23 | 21 | – | – | 44 | 4 | 19 |
2010 |
24 | 24 | – | – | 12 | 14 | 28 |
2011 |
25 | 17 | – | – | 6 | 9 | 11 |
2012 |
26 | 25 | – | 31 | 22 | 12 | — |
2013 |
27 | 15 | 54 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 24 |
2014 |
28 | 11 | – | 15 | 12 | 9 | 14 |
2015 |
29 | 16 | – | 19 | 14 | 16 | 6 |
Race podiums
Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
---|---|---|---|---|
2007 |
13 Jan 2007 | Zauchensee, Austria | Downhill | 2nd |
2009 |
18 Jan 2009 | Zauchensee, Austria | Downhill | 1st |
24 Jan 2009 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Downhill | 1st | |
2010 |
7 Mar 2010 | Crans-Montana, Switzerland | Super-G | 1st |
2011 |
4 Dec 2010 | Lake Louise , Canada |
Downhill | 3rd |
9 Jan 2011 | Zauchensee, Austria | Super-G | 3rd | |
2012 |
2 Dec 2011 | Lake Louise, Canada | Downhill | 3rd |
World Championship results
Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2007 | 21 | — | — | — | 5 | DNF |
2009 | 23 | — | — | — | DNF | — |
2011 | 25 | — | — | DNF | 8 | 4 |
2013 | 27 | — | DNF1 | 10 | DNF | 10 |
2015 | 29 | — | 19 | — | — | — |
Olympic results
Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | 24 | — | — | — | DNF | — |
2014 | 28 | — | 10 | DNF | 1 | 5 |
See also
References
- ^ a b sport-reference.com
- ^ "Alpine Skiing: Events & Places". www.fis-ski.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2014.
- ^ Mintz, Geoff (12 February 2014). "Tie at the top means double gold for Gisin, Maze". Ski Racing. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- Federation Internationale de Ski. 15 December 2014. Archived from the originalon 24 September 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ Ski-db.com – Dominique Gisin – profile
- Fédération Internationale de Ski. 31 August 2012. Archived from the originalon 21 February 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- NBCSports.com. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- CNN.com. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
External links
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- Dominique Gisin at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Dominique Gisin World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Dominique Gisin at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Dominique Gisin at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Official website home page – (in German)
- Swiss Ski team Archived 3 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine – official site – (in German)
- Dynastar Skis – Dominique Gisin