Vanessa Vidal
Vanessa Vidal 
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| birthday | 21st December 1974 (age 45) | ||||
| place of birth | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne , France | ||||
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| discipline | Slalom , giant slalom | ||||
| status | resigned | ||||
| End of career | November 2007 | ||||
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Vanessa Vidal (born December 21, 1974 in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne ) is a former French ski racer . She specialized in the disciplines of slalom and giant slalom .
biography
Jean-Pierre Vidal's sister, who is two years older than her, began her career at FIS races and in the European Cup . On March 12, 1995, she was able to win World Cup points for the first time, as 23rd of the giant slalom in Lenzerheide . She established herself in the midfield, but without attracting attention with outstanding performances, which is why she was downgraded several times by the coaches in the European Cup. The 1998/99 European Cup season she finished second in the slalom classification.
Only at the end of December 1999 did Vidal achieve a World Cup result among the top ten. At the World Cup final in Bormio on March 13, 2000, she achieved the best result of her career when she was fourth in the slalom. Seen all winter, she was the seventh best slalom runner in the world. Further top 10 rankings followed in the 2000/01 and 2001/02 seasons. At the 2002 Winter Olympics , she finished seventh in slalom. There were no further top results in the following years.
In November 2007, Vidal had to end her sports career. While training in Nakiska , Canada , she suddenly complained of severe chest pain. She had to be hospitalized in Calgary on an emergency basis, where doctors diagnosed a life-threatening pulmonary embolism .
successes
Olympic games
- Salt Lake City 2002 : 7th slalom
- Turin 2006 : 26th slalom
World championships
- Sestriere 1997 : 25th slalom
- Bormio 2005 : 17th slalom
- Åre 2007 : 32nd slalom
Junior World Championships
- Geilo / Hemsedal 1991 : 9th giant slalom, 25th slalom
- Monte Campione 1993 : 8th slalom
World cup
- Season 1999/2000 : 7. Slalom Score
- 14 placements among the top ten
European Cup
- Season 1998/99 : 2. Slalom Score
- 5 podium places (individual results only available from 1994/95)
More Achievements
- 2 French championship titles (combination 1997 and slalom 2006)
- 22 victories in FIS races (results only available from 1994/95)
Web links
- Vanessa Vidal in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
- Vanessa Vidal in the database of Ski-DB (English)
- Vanessa Vidal in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Vanessa Vidal on sports-reference.com
- ↑ Big frayeur pour la française skieuse Vanessa Vidal , Le Figaro 20 November, 2007
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| SURNAME | Vidal, Vanessa |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French ski racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 21, 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne |