Dominique Gisin
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Gisin in January 2011 | |||||||||||||
| Disciplines |
Downhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom, combined | ||||||||||||
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| Club | Engelberg | ||||||||||||
| Born |
4 June 1986 Engelberg, Obwalden, Switzerland | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 2 December 2005 (age 20) | ||||||||||||
| Retired | 19 March 2015 (age 29) | ||||||||||||
| Website | dominiquegisin.ch | ||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 – (2010, 2014) | ||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||
| Teams | 5 – (2007–15) | ||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||
| Seasons | 9 – (2007–15) | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 3 – (2 DH, 1 SG) | ||||||||||||
| Podiums | 7 – (5 DH, 2 SG) | ||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (11th in 2014) | ||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (4th in DH, 2009) | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Dominique Gisin (born 4 June 1985) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from Switzerland.
Born in Engelberg in the canton of Obwalden, Gisin made her World Cup debut in December 2005. Her first podium was in Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, Austria, where she placed second in the downhill on 13 January 2007. Two years later in January 2009, she gained her first World Cup victory, also a downhill at Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, with the same time as Anja Pärson.
At the Winter Olympics in 2014, she tied for first in the downhill with Tina Maze and both were awarded gold medals.[1] 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).[2] As a result Gisin was named as Swiss Sportswoman of the Year for 2014.[3]
Through March 2014, Gisin has 3 World Cup victories, 7 podiums, and 42 top ten finishes.[4] Her younger siblings Marc and Michelle also compete as alpine ski racers.[5]
In March 2015 Gisin announced her retirement from competition at the World Cup Finals meeting at Méribel.[6]
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.[7]
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 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 |
References
- ↑ http://www.fis-ski.com/alpine-skiing/events-and-places/event=33446/race=75253/index.html
- ↑ Mintz, Geoff (12 February 2014). "Tie at the top means double gold for Gisin, Maze". Ski Racing. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ↑ "Gisin named Swiss sportswoman of the year". Federation Internationale de Ski. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ↑ Ski-db.com – Dominique Gisin – profile
- ↑ "Dominique Gisin: "Sölden is the goal"". Fédération Internationale de Ski. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ↑ Zaccardi, Nick (19 March 2015). "Dominique Gisin, co-Olympic downhill champion, announces retirement". NBCSports.com. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ↑ Gittings, Paul (9 December 2014). "Dominique Gisin: Fighter pilot who pursued her golden dream". CNN.com. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dominique Gisin. |
- Dominique Gisin at the International Ski Federation
- FIS-Ski.com – World Cup season standings – Dominique Gisin
- Ski-db.com – results – Dominique Gisin
- Dominique Gisin at Sports Reference – Olympic results
- Official website home page – (German)
- Swiss Ski team – official site – (German)
- Dynastar Skis – Dominique Gisin
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Giulia Steingruber |
Swiss Sportswoman of the Year 2014 |
Succeeded by Daniela Ryf |
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