Alexis Pinturault

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Alexis Pinturault Alpine skiing
FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Stockholm 2019 11.jpg
nation FranceFrance France
birthday 20th March 1991 (age 29)
place of birth Moûtiers , France
size 180 cm
Weight 80 kg
Career
discipline Giant slalom , slalom , super-G ,
downhill , combination
society CS Courchevel
status active
Medal table
Olympic games 0 × gold 1 × silver 2 × bronze
World championships 2 × gold 0 × silver 2 × bronze
Junior World Championship 2 × gold 0 × silver 0 × bronze
Olympic rings winter Olympics
bronze Sochi 2014 Giant slalom
silver Pyeongchang 2018 combination
bronze Pyeongchang 2018 Giant slalom
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships
bronze Vail / Beaver Creek 2015 Giant slalom
gold St. Moritz 2017 team
gold Åre 2019 combination
bronze Åre 2019 Giant slalom
FIS Alpine Ski Junior World Championships
gold Garmisch-Partenk. 2009 Giant slalom
gold Crans-Montana 2011 Giant slalom
Placements in the Alpine Ski World Cup
 Individual World Cup debut March 13, 2009
 Individual world cup victories 29
 Overall World Cup 2. ( 2018/19 , 2019/20 )
 Super G World Cup 8. (2019/20)
 Giant Slalom World Cup 2. ( 2014/15 , 2015/16 , 2019/20)
 Slalom World Cup 6. (2018/19, 2019/20)
 Combination World Cup 1. ( 2012/13 , 2013/14 , 2015/16,
2016/17 , 2018/19, 2019/20)
 Parallel world cup 19. (2019/20)
 Podium placements 1. 2. 3.
 Super G 1 1 1
 Giant slalom 14th 10 8th
 slalom 3 3 2
 combination 10 4th 1
 Parallel races 1 1 2
last change: March 13, 2020

Alexis Pinturault ( listen ? / I ) (born March 20, 1991 in Moûtiers ) is a French ski racer . He is a member of the A-squad of the French Ski Federation and is one of the most successful active athletes, especially in the giant slalom and combined disciplines . Pinturault won the gold medal in combination at the 2019 World Championships and the gold medal in the team competition in 2017 , plus a bronze medal in the giant slalom at the 2014 Winter Olympics and at the 2015 and 2019 World Championships. He also won silver in the 2018 Winter Olympics Combination and won the discipline rankings in the combination six times. He is also a two-time junior world champion in giant slalom and nine-time French champion . Audio file / audio sample

biography

Start of career

Pinturault grew up in Courchevel , where his father Claude is the owner of the Hotel Annapurna. His mother Hege comes from Norway , which is why he is also a Norwegian citizen. In August 2006, Pinturault contested his first FIS races in Argentina . In the winter of 2006/07 he took part exclusively in competitions in France, but remained without major success. It was only at the beginning of the 2007/08 season that he was among the top ten in an FIS race for the first time. At his first major event, the Junior World Championship in 2008 in Spanish Formigal , he crossed the finish line in all competitions and was 13th in the combined ranking. Shortly before, he had taken part in the European Cup races for the first time in Madesimo , but without reaching the points. Also in the 2008/09 season Pinturault remained in his seven European Cup appearances without points, but he just missed the points twice as 31st.

In December 2008, Pinturault won his first FIS race. He caused a stir at the 2009 Junior World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen when he surprisingly won the gold medal in the giant slalom (ahead of the Austrians Björn Sieber and Marcel Hirscher ). Two weeks later he confirmed this performance with the French championship title in the super combination. As a junior world champion, he also made his first World Cup appearance at the season finale in Åre , where he was eliminated in the first round of the giant slalom.

At the end of November 2009 Pinturault got his first European Cup points with 25th place in the second giant slalom in Levi and at the beginning of December he was among the top ten in the giant slalom in Val Thorens for the first time. At the Junior World Championship in 2010 in the Mont Blanc region , he reached fifth place in the Super-G, while he was eliminated in the slalom after a superior running time in the second round. In the European Cup he achieved his first podium finish with second place in the last giant slalom of the 2009/10 season in Kranjska Gora . In his four World Cup appearances this winter, he never reached the goal.

Establishment in the World Cup

In January 2011, Pinturault celebrated his first European Cup victories in the giant slalom and the slalom in Kirchberg in Tirol . Another three victories followed in the next few weeks, with which he secured the overall victory in the 2010/11 season ahead of schedule . At the Junior World Championships in 2011 he won the gold medal in giant slalom for the second time. After missing points in his previous World Cup appearances in slalom and giant slalom, he finished sixth on February 5, 2011 in his first World Cup Super G in Hinterstoder with start number 62. In the Super-G of the 2011 World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, which was held four days later , Pinturault was eliminated, and in the World Cup slalom he finished 17th. He achieved his first World Cup podium on March 5, 2011 when he finished second in the giant slalom in Kranjska Gora .

At the beginning of the 2011/12 World Cup season on October 23, 2011 in Sölden , Pinturault finished second in the giant slalom behind Ted Ligety . Two more second places followed at the beginning of February in Chamonix in the super combined and at the beginning of March in Kranjska Gora in the giant slalom. He achieved his first World Cup victory on February 21, 2012 at the City Event in Moscow . At the World Cup finals in Schladming , the first place on the podium in a speed race followed with second place in the Super-G. He finished the Giant Slalom and Combination World Cup in fourth position and was tenth in the overall World Cup.

At the end of July 2012, Pinturault suffered a torn ligament in his left ankle while playing tennis . He had to take a break for around three months and missed the opening race of the 2012/2013 season in Sölden. In November he returned to the World Cup and celebrated his second World Cup victory on December 8, 2012 in the slalom in Val-d'Isère . He achieved further victories in the super combined in Wengen and in the giant slalom in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. In the combined discipline classification, Pinturault finished first with Ivica Kostelić , tied with points . At the 2013 World Cup , he just missed a medal in four races; he was fifth once and sixth three times.

At the top of the world

In the 2013/14 season , Pinturault was victorious in the Wengen slalom and the Kitzbühel super combination . He also secured the combined discipline classification again, this time tied with Ted Ligety. At the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi he was eliminated in the slalom of the super combined and won his first Olympic medal on February 19, 2014 with bronze in the giant slalom. At the World Cup final in Lenzerheide on March 13, 2014, Pinturault won his first Super-G World Cup. From now on he was able to show at least one World Cup victory in all disciplines, except downhill.

Before the start of the 2014/15 season , Pinturault switched ski brands: After having always skied Salomon skis, he now opted for Head skis . With starts in all Super-Gs and in some technically difficult downhill runs, he made his first attempt to win the overall World Cup standings. At the 2015 World Championships in Beaver Creek , he won the bronze medal in the giant slalom.

The 2015/16 season went well below expectations for Pinturault at the beginning. In the giant slalom of Beaver Creek on December 6, 2015, he fell violently and suffered a slight concussion, whereupon he had to skip the next race in Val-d'Isère. It was only in the new year that he returned to his usual level, but started a winning streak at the end of January. He achieved six victories within six weeks: the combinations of Kitzbühel and Chamonix as well as the giant slalom of Naeba , Hinterstoder (twice) and Kranjska Gora. With his 15th World Cup victory, he equalized the previous French record of Jean-Claude Killy .

At the start of the 2016/17 season , Pinturault won the giant slalom in Sölden . This was followed by three more victories in the giant slalom in Val-d'Isère and Adelboden and in the combination of Santa Caterina . Although he only finished 20th in the combination of Wengen due to difficult weather conditions, he was able to win the combination World Cup for the fourth time that season. In the overall standings, however, he once again quickly fell behind Marcel Hirscher, as he was eliminated several times, especially in the slalom. At the 2017 World Cup in St. Moritz , he won a gold medal for the first time in a team competition . The 2017/18 season was not as successful for Pinturault as the years before. He was able to win the giant slalom in Val-d'Isère and the combination of Bormio . In the overall World Cup he was sixth, in the Giant Slalom World Cup he was most successful with third place. At the Olympic Games in Pyeongchang , Pinturault won the combined silver medal behind Marcel Hirscher and the bronze medal in the giant slalom.

In the 2018/19 season , Pinturault was overall more successful and consistent. In the slalom in Zagreb and Schladming he finished second behind Hirscher and third in Kitzbühel . In the giant slalom of Alta Badia , he achieved third place, where he achieved a podium in a parallel competition for the first time in the parallel giant slalom. At the 2019 World Championships in Åre , Pinturault won the gold medal in the combination and the bronze medal in the giant slalom. On January 22, 2019, he won a World Cup race for the first time since December 2017, the combination of Bansko . This was the fifth time he won the discipline classification in the combination and set the record for Kjetil André Aamodt .

After Hirscher's resignation and before the start of the 2019/20 World Cup season , the media expected a duel between Pinturault and Henrik Kristoffersen in the fight and the overall World Cup standings . Pinturault underscored his role as a favorite by winning the first race of the season, the Sölden giant slalom. On December 15, 2019, he won his first slalom victory in more than five years in Val-d'Isère. He achieved a total of six victories during the season, two of them in combinations, which was the sixth time he won the combined discipline ranking and thus set a new record. However, these successes were also matched by four races without a point win, so that he could not break away decisively. The biggest competitor turned out to be not Kristoffersen, but the more consistent Aleksander Aamodt Kilde , who took over the overall lead in mid-February 2020. Two weeks later, Pinturault took back the lead at the races in Hinterstoder . Kilde reacted on March 6, 2020 with a second place in the downhill from Kvitfjell and took the lead again with a 54 point lead. Since the Super-G had to be canceled the following day due to bad weather, Pinturault seemed to have an advantage due to the rest of the program, but then the FIS canceled the season on March 12th due to the COVID-19 pandemic and he had to deal with the second overall.

successes

winter Olympics

World championships

World Cup ratings

season total Super G Giant slalom slalom combination City event Parallel
space Points space Points space Points space Points space Points space Points space Points
2010/11 54. 151 30th 40 22nd 87 - - 30th 24 - - - -
2011/12 10. 845 22nd 84 4th 364 18th 167 4th 130 1. 100 - -
2012/13 6th 790 33. 20th 3. 326 9. 264 1. 180 7th 60 - -
2013/14 3. 1028 13. 126 3. 458 9. 264 1. 180 - - - -
2014/15 3. 1006 10. 169 2. 487 10. 224 2. 126 - - - -
2015/16 3. 1200 27. 70 2. 690 12 220 1. 220 - - - -
2016/17 4th 875 22nd 68 3. 439 12. 257 1. 111 - - - -
2017/18 6th 707 19th 78 3. 329 14th 200 4th 100 - - - -
2018/19 2. 1145 21st 63 3. 469 6th 453 1. 160 - - - -
2019/20 2. 1148 8th. 169 2. 388 6th 286 1. 280 - - 19th 25th

World Cup victories

  • 62 podium places, of which 29 wins:

Giant slalom

date place country
February 24, 2013 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Germany
March 14, 2015 Kranjska Gora Slovenia
February 13, 2016 Yuzawa Naeba Japan
February 26, 2016 Hinterstoder Austria
February 28, 2016 Hinterstoder Austria
4th March 2016 Kranjska Gora Slovenia
October 23, 2016 Soelden Austria
December 10, 2016 Val d'Isère France
January 7, 2017 Adelboden Switzerland
December 9, 2017 Val d'Isère France
16th March 2019 Soldeu Andorra
October 27, 2019 Soelden Austria
February 2, 2020 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Germany
March 2nd 2020 Hinterstoder Austria

slalom

date place country
December 8, 2012 Val d'Isère France
19th January 2014 Wengen Switzerland
15th December 2019 Val d'Isère France

Alpine combination

date place country
January 18, 2013 Wengen Switzerland
January 26, 2014 Kitzbühel Austria
23rd January 2015 Kitzbühel Austria
22nd January 2016 Kitzbühel Austria
19th February 2016 Chamonix France
December 29, 2016 Santa Caterina Italy
December 29, 2017 Bormio Italy
February 22, 2019 Bansko Bulgaria
29th December 2019 Bormio Italy
March 1, 2020 Hinterstoder Austria

Super G

date place country
March 13, 2014 Lenzerheide Switzerland

Parallel slalom

date place country
February 21, 2012 Moscow Russia

European Cup

  • 2010/11 season : 1st overall ranking, 1st giant slalom ranking, 2nd slalom ranking
  • 10 podium places, including 5 wins:
date place country discipline
January 15, 2011 Kirchberg in Tyrol Austria Giant slalom
January 16, 2011 Kirchberg in Tyrol Austria slalom
January 18, 2011 Zuoz Switzerland Giant slalom
February 11, 2011 Monte Pora Italy Giant slalom
March 7, 2011 Kranjska Gora Slovenia slalom

Junior World Championships

More Achievements

Web links

Commons : Alexis Pinturault  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ L'historique du Club. Club des Sports Courchevel, accessed March 15, 2012 (French).
  2. ↑ Young star Pinturault misses the start of the season in Sölden. ORF , July 31, 2012, accessed on August 1, 2012 .
  3. ^ Pinturault change d'équipementier. L'Équipe , May 2, 2014, accessed February 16, 2017 (French).
  4. ↑ Alexis Pinturault l'affirme continues: il vise le classement général. Eurosport , October 25, 2014, accessed February 16, 2017 (French).
  5. ↑ Alexis Pinturault décidera vendredi pour le slalom géant de Val d'Isère. L'Équipe, December 10, 2015, accessed February 16, 2017 (French).
  6. ^ Kranjska Gora: Alexis Pinturault remporte un quatrième géant de rang. L'Équipe, March 4, 2016, accessed February 16, 2017 (French).
  7. ↑ Silber-Pinturault is amazed! "Hirscher is the greatest". heute.at, February 13, 2018, accessed on February 22, 2019 .
  8. ↑ The power struggle between Henrik Kristoffersen and Alexis Pinturault begins in Sölden. skiweltcup.tv, October 2, 2019, accessed on March 14, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Aleksander Aamodt Kilde wins the Super-G from Saalbach-Hinterglemm 2020. skiweltcup.tv, February 14, 2020, accessed on March 14, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Max Ischia: World Cup Pinturault, Kilde or Kristoffersen? There can only be one! Kleine Zeitung , March 6, 2020, accessed on March 14, 2020 .
  11. ↑ No races in Kranjska Gora - Kilde overall World Cup winner. Swiss radio and television , March 12, 2020, accessed on March 14, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Pinturault, Alexis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French ski racer
DATE OF BIRTH March 20, 1991
PLACE OF BIRTH Moûtiers , France