Vincent Vittoz

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Vincent Vittoz Cross-country skiing
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Full name Vincent Vittoz
nation FranceFrance France
birthday 17th July 1975 (age 45)
place of birth Annecy , France
size 181 cm
Weight 71 kg
Career
job Biathlon coach
society EMHM La Clusaz
National squad since 1995
status resigned
End of career 2011
Medal table
World Cup medals 1 × gold 0 × silver 0 × bronze
MWM medals 3 × gold 1 × silver 0 × bronze
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
gold 2005 Oberstdorf persecution
CISM Military World Ski Championships
silver 2001 Colchester 15 km
gold 2007 Haanja 15 km
gold 2008 Hochfilzen 15 km
gold 2010 Cogne 15 km
Placements in the cross-country skiing world cup
 Debut in the World Cup January 13, 1996
 World Cup victories in individual 7 ( details )
 World Cup victories in the team 1 ( details )
 Overall World Cup 2. ( 2004/05 )
 Sprint World Cup 18th ( 1999/2000 )
 Distance World Cup 2. ( 2004/05 , 2005/06 , 2006/07 )
 Tour de Ski 18th ( 2009/10 )
 Podium placements 1. 2. 3.
 Distance races 7th 9 7th
 Season 1 1 4th
Placements in the Continental Cup (COC)
 Debut in the Continental Cup February 10, 1994
 Continental Cup victories 1 ( details )
 Podium placements 1. 2. 3.
 COC individual race 1 2 0
Placements in the marathon or Worldloppet Cup
 Debut in the Cup March 7, 2004
 Overall rating 109th ( 2003/04 )
last change: December 29, 2015

Vincent Vittoz (born July 17, 1975 in Annecy ) is a former French cross-country skier . His greatest success was winning the world title in pursuit at the 2005 World Cup in Oberstdorf . He has been the head coach of the French men's biathlon team since 2018.

Career

Vittoz made his international debut at the Junior World Championships in 1995 in Breitenwang . After he reached places 19 and 20 there, he started in the Continental Cup after the Junior World Championship . Until the end of February he was in the points in all races. He also succeeded in doing this in Seefeld in Tirol in January 1995. At the following Junior World Championships in 1995 in Gällivare , Sweden , he ran in sixth over 10 km for the first time in the top 10. Over the 30 km he finished the race in 24th place. After further Continental Cups, in which he was able to improve further and finish fifth in Furtwangen in the Black Forest , he was used for the first time in the Cross-Country World Cup on January 13, 1996 . In Nové Město na Moravě Vittoz ran 22nd to his first World Cup points. In the sprint in Reit im Winkl , he secured his first top 20 placement in 17th place. After not finishing in the points in Lahti and Falun , he finished the season in Toblach in the Continental Cup and finished second to his first podium.

For the 1996/97 season Vittoz was again part of the World Cup squad. He collected his first season points as 13th in Brusson . In Furtwangen he celebrated another podium finish as second in the Continental Cup. At the Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim in 1997 , he ran the 30 km in free style on a good 16th place. Over 10 km he ran in 28th place and also held this position in the pursuit. As a sports soldier, he was also part of the French team at the 1997 Military World Ski Championships in Val Cartier and finished sixth after 15 km in free technique. Although Vittoz started the following season 1997/98 only weakly and only convinced in the sprint in Milan as 18th, he got a starting place at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano . Only in the pursuit did the Frenchman finish 19th in the top 20.

On January 9, 1999 Vittoz succeeded in ninth in Nové Město na Moravě for the first time a top 10 result in the World Cup. At the Nordic World Ski Championships in 1999 in Ramsau am Dachstein , he only started in the 10 km individual race and finished in 45th place. In March Vittoz secured his first Continental Cup victory in Lillehammer . In December 1999 he was again among the top ten in the sprint in Garmisch-Partenkirchen . He also clearly succeeded in this at the race in Trondheim in February . In March he narrowly missed his first World Cup podium at the Pursuit World Cup in Bormio, finishing fourth. He finally celebrated this as second in Santa Caterina . A week later, he was again on the podium in third place in Brusson. For the time being, they were the only ones in the World Cup.

At the 2001 Military World Cup in the United States, he won the silver medal over 15 km behind Egil Kristiansen . At the Nordic World Ski Championships 2001 in Lahti , Vittoz again only managed a top 20 place as 19th in the pursuit. A year later at his second Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City in 2002 , he was still unable to win a medal. However, it was used for the first time in the French relay team, which finished eighth after 4 × 10 km.

On November 23, 2002, Vittoz celebrated his first World Cup victory over 10 km in Kiruna . He also showed a good performance in Davos and finished second on the podium. However, he was unable to build on this performance in the following weeks. At the Nordic World Ski Championships in 2003 in Val di Fiemme , he was again without a medal. After he had to end the mass start race over 30 km early, Vittoz crossed the finish line in 28th place in the skiathlon. In the relay race he finished 11th with the team before he finished sixth in the final 50 km individual.

At the beginning of the 2003/04 season he celebrated another podium with third place in Toblach. On February 7, 2004, he won the La Clusaz relay world cup together with Alexandre Rousselet , Christophe Perrillat and Emmanuel Jonnier . The day before, Vittoz had just missed his second individual World Cup victory in second over the 15 km. He celebrated this at the beginning of the 2004/05 season in Kuusamo over 15 km in free technique. After he was again on the podium in the pursuit and with the relay in Lago di Tesero as third, he won the 30 km from Ramsau am Dachstein .

After his fourth World Cup victory a little later in Nové Město na Moravě on January 15, 2005, he was briefly suspected of doping in early February . His A sample was tested positive for furosemide , a diuretic , by a Cologne laboratory . Furosemide, which itself has no performance-enhancing effect, is used as a masking agent due to its dehydrating effect . However, the examination of the B sample turned out negative. Since a second analysis in the Cologne laboratory again came to a different result, a DNA analysis was carried out, which could rule out manipulation with foreign urine. A few days later Vittoz was acquitted of all allegations but morally damaged but was able to take part in the 2005 World Championships in Oberstdorf , where he won gold in the 30 km pursuit race on February 20, 2005. In March he narrowly missed another World Cup podium with fourth place in Falun , but in the end was able to confidently achieve second place in the overall World Cup.

In the 2005/06 season Vittoz tackled the overall World Cup again and convinced with good top 10 placements at the beginning of the season and another victory in Nové Město na Moravě. After another third place in Davos, Vittoz traveled as one of the medal favorites to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin . However , he again missed an Olympic medal on the trails around Pragelato . Even with the strong relay he passed the medals and finished fourth. After the games only reached a top 10 place in an individual World Cup, he finished the season in fifth place overall. Only in the overall distance World Cup did he defend his second place from the previous year. The following winter he took part in the Tour de Ski for the first time and achieved victory in the pursuit stage of Oberstdorf. At the end of the tour, he finished 19th overall. At the beginning of February he celebrated another World Cup victory in Davos on his parade route 15 km. In March Vittoz won the 15 km title at the 2007 Military World Ski Championships in Võru ahead of compatriot Emmanuel Jonnier . Previously, he had remained without a medal at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo . He finished the World Cup season a little later in sixth place overall. In the discipline world cup he was again second.

Vittoz at the Tour de Ski 2009/10

At the beginning of the following season 2007/08 Vittoz could no longer build on the successes that he had achieved in previous years. Only at the end of the season did he celebrate his seventh and final World Cup victory by winning the World Cup final on March 16, 2008 in Bormio. At the 2008 Military World Ski Championships in Hochfilzen , he confidently defended his title over the 15 km from the previous year. In 2008 he won the 42 km freestyle at the Marathon de Bessans .

At the 2009 World Cup final in Falun , Vittoz was once again able to prove his good mileage and finished second. He was also on the podium again in Beitostølen in second place. In 2009 he won the 42 km freestyle at La Foulée Blanche . He got into the 2009/10 season with difficulty, but was able to ride in the 2009/10 Tour de Ski again in 18th place overall. At his fourth and final Winter Olympics in Vancouver in 2010 , he again missed his first Olympic medal in fourth place. Even over the 15 km, he finished fifth just behind the medals. At the 2010 Military World Ski Championships in Cogne , Vittoz was again world champion over the 15 km.

Vittoz at the 2011 World Championships in Oslo

After a disappointing 2010/11 season , Vittoz ended his active cross-country skiing career. Then he worked as a coach in the U23 area of ​​the French national team.

For the 2018/19 season Vincent Vittoz was appointed head coach of the French biathletes around Martin Fourcade . Patrick Favre is at his side as a shooting coach .

successes

Medals at world championships

Victories in world cup races

World Cup victories in individual

No. date place discipline
1. November 23, 2002 SwedenSweden Kiruna 10 km freestyle individual start
2. November 27, 2004 FinlandFinland Kuusamo 15 km freestyle individual start
3. December 18, 2004 AustriaAustria Ramsau 30 km freestyle mass start
4th January 15, 2005 Czech RepublicCzech Republic Nové Město na Moravě 15 km freestyle individual start
5. December 31, 2005 Czech RepublicCzech Republic Nové Město na Moravě 15 km freestyle individual start
6th February 3, 2007 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Davos 15 km freestyle individual start 1
7th March 16, 2008 ItalyItaly Bormio Overall ranking World Cup final
1Simultaneously with Toni Livers .

Stage victories in world cup races

No. date place discipline run
1. January 2, 2007 GermanyGermany Oberstdorf 2 × 10 km skiathlon Tour de Ski 2006/07
2. March 15, 2008 ItalyItaly Bormio 20 km classic mass start World Cup Final 2008

World Cup victories in the team

No. date place discipline
1. February 7, 2004 FranceFrance La Clusaz 4 × 10 km relay 2

Victories in Continental Cup races

No. date place discipline series
1. March 25, 1999 NorwayNorway Lillehammer 15 km freestyle Continental Cup

Placements in the World Cup

World Cup Statistics

The table shows the placements achieved in detail.

  • 1st – 3rd place: Number of podium placements
  • Top 10: Number of places in the top ten
  • Points ranks: Number of placements within the point ranks
  • Starts: Number of races run in the respective discipline
  • Note: In the distance races, the classification is based on the FIS.
placement Distance races a Skiathlon
pursuit 		sprint Stage
race b 		total Team c
≤ 5 km ≤ 10 km ≤ 15 km ≤ 30 km > 30 km sprint Season
1st place 1 4th 1 1 7th 1
2nd place 8th 1 9 1
3rd place 2 1 1 3 7th 4th
Top 10 1 5 29 6th 2 12 1 2 58 2 16
Scoring 1 12 52 17th 5 18th 11 7th 123 3 20th
Starts 1 25th 69 26th 8th 21st 19th 7th 176 3 20th
Status: end of career
a including individual starts and mass starts according to FIS classification
bEntire race, not individual stages, e.g. B. Tour de Ski, Nordic Opening, season finale
c Possibly incomplete due to a lack of suitable sources before 2001

World Cup overall placements

season total distance sprint
Points space Points space Points space
1995/96 9 67. - - - -
1996/97 73 37. 5 57. 3 50 26th
1997/98 23 54. - - 23 44.
1998/99 78 35. 3 68. 3 75 31.
1999/2000 193 31. 1
118		 78. 3
22. 4 		74 18th
2000/01 264 16. - - 36 37.
2001/02 174 24. - - 3 72.
2002/03 352 8th. - - - -
2003/04 337 19th 331 15th 6th 64.
2004/05 516 2. 506 2. 10 60.
2005/06 502 5. 502 2. - -
2006/07 463 6th 415 2. - -
2007/08 492 11. 456 4th 36 53.
2008/09 589 10. 373 11. - -
2009/10 515 9. 373 5. - -
2010/11 304 23. 190 20th - -
3 Long distance world cup
4th Middle distance world cup

Private

Vittoz lives in Méaudre in the Vercors Mountains. He is married and has two children.

Web links

Commons : Vincent Vittoz  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b New Season Ahead: Taking a Ride on Coaching Carousel at biathlonworld.com, accessed October 21, 2018
  2. ↑ FIS Junior World Ski Championships 1995 - Men's 10 km C in the database of the International Ski Federation (English), accessed on February 15, 2015
  3. ↑ FIS Junior World Ski Championships 1995 - Men's 30 km F in the database of the International Ski Federation (English), accessed on February 15, 2015
  4. ↑ World Ski Championships 1997 - Men's 30 km F in the database of the International Ski Federation (English), accessed on February 15, 2015
  5. ↑ World Ski Championships 1997 - Men's 10 km C in the database of the International Ski Federation (English), accessed on February 15, 2015
  6. ↑ World Ski Championships 1997 - Men's 25 km M Pursuit in the database of the International Ski Federation (English), accessed on February 15, 2015
  7. ↑ World Ski Championships 1999 - Men's 10 km C in the database of the International Ski Federation (English), accessed on February 15, 2015
  8. ↑ CISM 2001 - Men's 15 km F in the database of the International Ski Federation (English), accessed on February 15, 2015
  9. ↑ World Ski Championships 2001 - Men's 20 km M Pursuit in the database of the International Ski Federation (English), accessed on February 15, 2015
  10. ↑ Swiss cross-country skiers have to hope for Davos . Neue Zürcher Zeitung . November 24, 2002. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  11. ↑ World Ski Championships 2003 - Men's 30 km C Mst in the database of the International Ski Federation (English), accessed on February 15, 2015
  12. ↑ World Ski Championships 2003 - Men's 2x10 km M Double Pursuit in the database of the International Ski Federation (English), accessed on February 15, 2015
  13. ↑ World Ski Championships 2003 - Men's Rel 4x10 km M in the database of the International Ski Federation (English), accessed on February 15, 2015
  14. ↑ World Ski Championships 2003 - Men's 50 km F in the database of the International Ski Federation (English), accessed on February 15, 2015
  15. ↑ Second World Cup doped . www.berlinonline.de. February 4, 2005. Retrieved December 14, 2009.
  16. ↑ B-sample from cross-country skier Vittoz negative . FAZ. February 8, 2005. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  17. ↑ FIS ties doping network even closer . www.handelsblatt.com. February 16, 2005. Retrieved December 14, 2009.
  18. ↑ World Ski Championships 2005 - Men's 2x15 km M Pursuit in the database of the International Ski Federation (English), accessed on February 15, 2015
  19. ↑ CISM 2008 - Men's 15 km F in the database of the International Ski Federation (English), accessed on February 15, 2015
  20. ↑ CISM 2010 - Men's 15 km F in the database of the International Ski Federation (English), accessed on February 15, 2015
personal data
SURNAME Vittoz, Vincent
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French cross-country skier
DATE OF BIRTH 17th July 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Annecy , France