Benjamin Thomsen

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Ben Thomsen
Benjamin Thomsen (2012).jpg
Podium finish in February 2012
Personal information
Full nameBenjamin Thomsen
Born (1987-08-25) August 25, 1987 (age 37)
Invermere, B.C., Canada
Occupation Alpine skier
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Skiing career
Disciplines Downhill, Super G
Club Windermere Valley SC
World Cup debutMarch 6, 2010 (age 22)
Olympics
Teams2 – (2014, 2018)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams5 – (201115, 2019)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons10th – (20112020)
Wins0
Podiums1 – (1 DH)
Overall titles0 – (42nd in 2012)
Discipline titles0 – (15th in DH, 2012)

Benjamin Thomsen (born August 25, 1987), also known as Ben Thomsen, is a World Cup alpine ski racer from Canada. Born in Invermere, British Columbia, he primarily competes in the speed events of Downhill and Super G. Thomsen's father Glenn is a former national team coach for Alpine Canada. [1] Thomsen made his World Cup debut in March 2010; his only podium came in February 2012, a second-place finish at the pre-Olympic downhill at Rosa Khutor in Russia. [2] [3]

Contents

World Cup results

Season standings

Season
AgeOverallSlalomGiant
Slalom
Super GDownhillCombined
2011 231093754
2012 24425815
2013 25775030
2014 26974339
2015 277325
2016 288128
2017 29no World Cup points
2018 30884232
2019 31524217
2020 329939
Standings through 10 December 2019

Top ten results

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
2012 4 Feb 2012 Flag of France.svg Chamonix, France Downhill 5th
11 Feb 2012 Flag of Russia.svg Sochi, RussiaDownhill2nd
3 Mar 2012 Flag of Norway.svg Kvitfjell, NorwayDownhill9th
14 Mar 2012 Flag of Austria.svg Schladming, AustriaDownhill10th
2015 21 Feb 2015 Flag of Austria.svg Saalbach, AustriaDownhill8th
2016 29 Dec 2015 Flag of Italy.svg Santa Caterina, ItalyDownhill8th
2019 15 Dec 2018 Flag of Italy.svg Val Gardena, ItalyDownhill10th
28 Dec 2018 Flag of Italy.svg Bormio, ItalyDownhill10th

World Championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
2011 23 19 18
2013 25 19 17
2015 27 27 18
2017 29Injured: did not compete
2019 31 17 7

Olympic results Olympic rings.svg

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
2014 26 19
2018 30 28 DNS2

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References

  1. Vancouver Sun.com [ permanent dead link ] – Invermere skier comes from out of nowhere – 2011-02-09
  2. Ski Racing.com – Feuz first, Thomsen second in Sochi Olympic test – 2012-02-11
  3. Universal Sports.com [ permanent dead link ] – Former bricklayer Benjamin Thomsen scores first podium in Sochi – 2012-02-11