Brigitte Albrecht-Loretan (born Brigitte Albrecht, 6 October 1970) is a retired Swiss cross-country skier who competed from 1992 to 2002. She won a bronze medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and had her best individual finish with a seventh place in the 30 km event at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.
| Brigitte Albrecht-Loretan | |||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
| Born | October 6, 1970 Lax, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
| Ski club | SC Obergoms | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 11 – (1992–2002) | ||||||||||||||
| Starts | 126 | ||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (12th in 1997) | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Albrecht-Loretan's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was an 11th in the 15 km event in 1999. She also has twenty victories at various levels in her career from 1995 to 2002.
Cross-country skiing results edit
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]
Olympic Games edit
- 1 medal – (1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 21 | 20 | — | — | 37 | 17 | — | 9 |
| 1994 | 23 | — | — | 38 | — | 37 | — | 5 |
| 1998 | 27 | 10 | — | — | 10 | 7 | — | 4 |
| 2002 | 31 | — | — | 31 | 29 | — | — | Bronze |
World Championships edit
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 22 | 46 | — | 25 | 36 | 25 | — | 7 |
| 1995 | 24 | 46 | — | — | 25 | 32 | — | 7 |
| 1997 | 26 | 33 | — | 14 | 14 | 26 | — | 8 |
| 1999 | 28 | 21 | — | 11 | 14 | 15 | — | 5 |
| 2001 | 30 | — | — | — | 41 | CNX[a] | — | — |
- a. 1 Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.
World Cup edit
Season standings edit
| Season | Age | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Long Distance | Middle Distance | Sprint | ||
| 1992 | 21 | 15 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 22 | 33 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 23 | 46 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 24 | 44 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 25 | 24 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 26 | 12 | 16 | — | 12 |
| 1998 | 27 | 17 | 18 | — | 15 |
| 1999 | 28 | 15 | 17 | — | 15 |
| 2000 | 29 | 40 | 28 | 37 | 56 |
| 2001 | 30 | 50 | — | — | 57 |
| 2002 | 31 | 78 | — | — | — |
Team podiums edit
- 1 victory – (1 TS)
- 2 podiums – (2 TS)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1997–98 | 10 March 1998 |  Falun, Sweden |
6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 1st | Honegger |
| 2 | 1998–99 | 8 March 1999 |  Vantaa, Finland |
Team Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd | Honegger |
References edit
- ^ "ALBRECHT LORETAN Brigitte". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
External links edit
- Brigitte Albrecht Loretan at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Brigitte Albrecht at Olympics.com
- Brigitte Albrecht-Loretan at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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