Arnaud Bovolenta

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Arnaud Bovolenta
FIS Ski Cross World Cup 2015 - Megeve - 20150313 - Arnaud Bovolenta.jpg
Personal information
Born (1988-09-06) 6 September 1988 (age 36)
Albertville, France
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Medal record
Men's freestyle skiing
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Sochi Ski cross

Arnaud Bovolenta (born 6 September 1988) is a French freestyle skier. He was born in Albertville. He competed in ski cross at the World Ski Championships 2011 and at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, where he took the silver medal. [1] [2] He took his first podium in the FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup in December 2016, when he finished third in the sixth round of the 2016-17 season in Innichen. [3]

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References

  1. "Arnaud Bovolenta". Sochi2014.com. Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Arnaud Bovolenta". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  3. "3e, Bovolenta et Berger Sabbatel terminent en beauté" [3rd, Bovolenta and Berger Sabbatel finish beautifully]. Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 22 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.