Leila Piccard

Leila Piccard (born 11 January 1971) is a French former alpine skier who competed in the 1994 Winter Olympics and 1998 Winter Olympics. She took a bronze medal in the giant slalom in the 1997 Alpine Skiing World Championships and scored one World Cup win, in a parallel slalom event in Tignes in October 1997.[1][2]

Leila was named after the Eric Clapton song "Layla".[1] She is the sister of fellow skiers Franck Piccard, Ian Piccard, Ted Piccard and Jeff Piccard.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Nagano Olympics - Athlete profile: Leila Piccard". CNN/SI. 3 February 1998. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  2. "PICCARD Leila - Biographie". Fédération Internationale de Ski. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  3. Keillor, Lynn (21 January 2010). "Ted Piccard Battles Health, Heritage". ESPN. Retrieved 18 December 2013.

External links


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 7/7/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.