Tess Arbez (born 1 December 1997) is an Irish alpine ski racer.

Tess Arbez
Personal information
Born (1997-12-01) 1 December 1997 (age 26)
Saint-Julien-en-Genevois, France[1]
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)

Biography

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She competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beaver Creek, United States, in the giant slalom[2] and in the slalom. Tess Arbez also competed in four other FIS Alpine World Ski Championships: in St Moritz, Switzerland, in 2017; in Åre, Sweden, in 2019, in Cortina, Italy, in 2021 and Courchevel-Meribel in 2023. In 2018, she was the only female athlete competing for Team Ireland at the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games. During the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, she became the first Irishwoman to compete in a speed race at the Olympics[3] ranking 42nd in the Super-G. She finished 48th in the slalom.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Tess ARBEZ". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Ladies' Giant Slalom Official Results" (PDF). Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Tess Arbez makes history for Ireland at Winter Olympics". 11 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Alpine skiing - Results Book" (PDF). Retrieved 23 February 2021. Archived 2022-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
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