Olivier Brand
Olivier Brand 
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 Switzerland
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| birthday | November 19, 1980 | ||||||
| place of birth | Geneva | ||||||
| size | 170 cm | ||||||
| Weight | 82 kg | ||||||
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Super-G , downhill , giant slalom |
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| society | Genève Satus | ||||||
| status | resigned | ||||||
| End of career | 2009 | ||||||
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Olivier Brand (born November 19, 1980 in Geneva ) is a former Swiss ski racer . He celebrated his greatest successes in the Super-G .
Career
Brand started for the Genève SATUS ski club and drove his first FIS race in December 1995. From 1997 to 2000 he took part in the Junior World Championships and achieved the best result in 13th place in the giant slalom 2000 , four more times he was among the fastest 20. He started in the European Cup for the first time in January 1999. With a total of three victories in the 2006/07 and 2007/08 seasons, he won the Super-G discipline rankings.
Brand contested his first race in the World Cup in December 2004. After he had also started in the giant slalom, from 2006 onwards he only drove Super-Gs and downhill runs in the World Cup, but never made it to the top. In his total of 28 World Cup races up to January 2009, he achieved a place in the points five times, i.e. among the fastest 30. His best World Cup result was 22nd place in the Super-G of Lake Louise on November 30, 2008. In March 2009, Brand gave his Resignation known.
Sporting successes
Junior World Championships
- Schladming 1997 : 18th slalom, 24th giant slalom
- Megève 1998 : 15th slalom, 16th giant slalom
- Pra Loup 1999 : 16th slalom, 30th descent
- Québec 2000 : 13th giant slalom, 24th Super-G, 28th downhill
World cup
- 5 placements among the best 30
European Cup
- 2004/05 season : 5th overall ranking, 5th downhill ranking, 5th Super-G ranking, 10th giant slalom ranking
- 2006/07 season : 5th overall ranking, 1st Super-G ranking
- 2007/08 season : 10th overall ranking, 1st Super-G ranking
- 2008/09 season : 5th Super-G rating
- 8 podium places, including 3 wins:
| date | place | country | discipline |
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| February 2, 2007 | Tignes | France | Super G |
| February 14, 2007 | Sella Nevea | Italy | Super G |
| January 19, 2008 | Crans-Montana | Switzerland | Super G |
More Achievements
- 10 victories in FIS races (8 × giant slalom, 2 × Super-G)
Web links
- Olivier Brand's website ( Memento of March 17, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- Olivier Brand in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
- Olivier Brand in the database of Ski-DB (English)
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| SURNAME | Brand, Olivier |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss ski racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 19, 1980 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Geneva , Switzerland |