Dominique_Gisin
Dominique Gisin
Swiss alpine skier
Dominique Gisin (German pronunciation: ['gɪzɪn]; born 4 June 1985) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from Switzerland. She is the older sister of alpine ski racers Marc and Michelle Gisin.
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| Born | (1985-06-04) 4 June 1985 (age 38) Visp,[1] Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Downhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom, combined | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Engelberg | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 2 December 2005 (age 20) | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 19 March 2015 (age 29) | ||||||||||||||
| Website | dominiquegisin.ch | ||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 – (2010, 2014) | ||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | 5 – (2007–15) | ||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 10 – (2006–15) | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 3 – (2 DH, 1 SG) | ||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 7 – (5 DH, 2 SG) | ||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (11th in 2014) | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (4th in DH, 2009) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Born in Visp[1] in the canton of Valais, Gisin made her World Cup debut in December 2005. Her first podium was in Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, Austria, where she placed second in the downhill on 13 January 2007. Two years later in January 2009, she gained her first World Cup victory, also a downhill at Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, with the same time as Anja Pärson.
At the Winter Olympics in 2014, she tied for first in the downhill with Tina Maze and both were awarded gold medals.[2] It was the first-ever tie for gold in an alpine event at the Olympics, though several times previously competitors have tied for second, so that two silver medals were awarded (and no bronze).[3] As a result, Gisin was named as Swiss Sportswoman of the Year for 2014.[4]
Through March 2014, Gisin has 3 World Cup victories, 7 podiums, and 42 top ten finishes.[5] Her younger siblings Marc and Michelle also compete as alpine ski racers.[6]
In March 2015 Gisin announced her retirement from competition at the World Cup Finals meeting at Méribel.[7]
Away from skiing, Gisin learned to fly as a teenager and joined the Swiss Air Force to train as a fighter pilot, before being released due to knee injuries incurred through her skiing career.[8]
Season standings
Race podiums
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
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| 2007 | 13 Jan 2007 | Zauchensee, Austria | Downhill | 2nd |
| 2009 | 18 Jan 2009 | Zauchensee, Austria | Downhill | 1st |
| 24 Jan 2009 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Downhill | 1st | |
| 2010 | 7 Mar 2010 | Crans-Montana, Switzerland | Super-G | 1st |
| 2011 | 4 Dec 2010 | Lake Louise, Canada | Downhill | 3rd |
| 9 Jan 2011 | Zauchensee, Austria | Super-G | 3rd | |
| 2012 | 2 Dec 2011 | Lake Louise, Canada | Downhill | 3rd |
- "Alpine Skiing: Events & Places". www.fis-ski.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2014.
- Mintz, Geoff (12 February 2014). "Tie at the top means double gold for Gisin, Maze". Ski Racing. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- "Gisin named Swiss sportswoman of the year". Federation Internationale de Ski. 15 December 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- Ski-db.com – Dominique Gisin – profile
- "Dominique Gisin: "Sölden is the goal"". Fédération Internationale de Ski. 31 August 2012. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- Zaccardi, Nick (19 March 2015). "Dominique Gisin, co-Olympic downhill champion, announces retirement". NBCSports.com. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- Gittings, Paul (9 December 2014). "Dominique Gisin: Fighter pilot who pursued her golden dream". CNN.com. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- Dominique Gisin at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Dominique Gisin World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Dominique Gisin at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Dominique Gisin at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Official website home page – (in German)
- Swiss Ski team Archived 3 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine – official site – (in German)
- Dynastar Skis – Dominique Gisin
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| Preceded by | Swiss Sportswoman of the Year 2014 |
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