Cyprien Richard (born 27 January 1979) is a retired French World Cup alpine ski racer.
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| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 27 January 1979 Thonon-les-Bains, Haute Savoie, France | |||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | ||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Giant slalom | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Douanes – SC Morzine Avoriaz | |||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 17 December 2000 (age 20) | |||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 5 March 2016 (age 37) | |||||||||||||||||
| Website | cyprien-richard.fr | |||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 1 – (2014) | |||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (2009, 2011, 2013) | |||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (1 gold) | |||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 9 – (2008–2016) | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 1 – (1 GS) | |||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 4 – (4 GS) | |||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (26th in 2011) | |||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (3rd in GS, 2011) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Born in Thonon-les-Bains, Haute Savoie,[2] Richard attained four World Cup podiums, all in giant slalom, with one victory, at Adelboden, Switzerland, a tie with Aksel Lund Svindal for first place. He was also French national champion in giant slalom in 2008.[1]
World Cup edit
Season standings edit
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 29 | 54 | — | 11 | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 30 | 57 | — | 15 | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 31 | 45 | — | 11 | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 32 | 26 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 33 | 42 | — | 8 | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 34 | 71 | — | 23 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 35 | 63 | — | 24 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 36 | 116 | — | 32 | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 37 | 91 | — | 33 | — | — | — |
Race podiums edit
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 14 Mar 2008 |  Bormio, Italy |
Giant slalom | 3rd |
| 2010 | 20 Dec 2009 | Alta Badia, Italy |
Giant slalom | 3rd |
| 2011 | 19 Dec 2010 | Alta Badia, Italy |
Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 8 Jan 2011 |  Adelboden, Switzerland |
Giant slalom | 1st |
World Championships edit
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 30 | — | DNF1 | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 32 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 2013 | 34 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — |
Olympics edit
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 31 | — | DNF2 | — | — | —[3] |
References edit
- ^ a b "Cyprien Richard". L'Équipe. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ^ "RICHARD Cyprien". FIS-Ski.com. Archived from the original on 14 February 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cyprien Richard". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
External links edit
- Cyprien Richard at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Cyprien Richard World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Cyprien Richard at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Cyprien Richard at Olympedia
- Cyprien Richard at Olympics.com
- Cyprien Richard at Olympic.org (archived)
- Cyprien Richard at Équipe de France Olympique (archived) (in French)
- Official website
