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Born | Thonon-les-Bains, Haute Savoie, France | 27 January 1979|||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [1] | |||||||||||||||||
Skiing career | ||||||||||||||||||
Disciplines | Giant slalom | |||||||||||||||||
Club | Douanes – SC Morzine Avoriaz | |||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 17 December 2000 (age 20) | |||||||||||||||||
Retired | 5 March 2016 (age 37) | |||||||||||||||||
Website | cyprien-richard.fr | |||||||||||||||||
Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 1 – (2014) | |||||||||||||||||
Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 3 – (2009, 2011, 2013) | |||||||||||||||||
Medals | 2 (1 gold) | |||||||||||||||||
World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 9 – (2008–2016) | |||||||||||||||||
Wins | 1 – (1 GS) | |||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 4 – (4 GS) | |||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 – (26th in 2011) | |||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 0 – (3rd in GS, 2011) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Cyprien Richard (born 27 January 1979) is a retired French World Cup alpine ski racer.
Born in Thonon-les-Bains, Haute Savoie, [2] Richard attained four World Cup podiums, all in giant slalom, with one victory, at Adelboden, Switzerland, a tie with Aksel Lund Svindal for first place. He was also French national champion in giant slalom in 2008. [1]
Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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2008 | 29 | 54 | — | 11 | — | — | — |
2009 | 30 | 57 | — | 15 | — | — | — |
2010 | 31 | 45 | — | 11 | — | — | — |
2011 | 32 | 26 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
2012 | 33 | 42 | — | 8 | — | — | — |
2013 | 34 | 71 | — | 23 | — | — | — |
2014 | 35 | 63 | — | 24 | — | — | — |
2015 | 36 | 116 | — | 32 | — | — | — |
2016 | 37 | 91 | — | 33 | — | — | — |
Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
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2008 | 14 Mar 2008 | Bormio, Italy | Giant slalom | 3rd |
2010 | 20 Dec 2009 | Alta Badia, Italy | Giant slalom | 3rd |
2011 | 19 Dec 2010 | Alta Badia, Italy | Giant slalom | 2nd |
8 Jan 2011 | Adelboden, Switzerland | Giant slalom | 1st |
Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team event |
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2009 | 30 | — | DNF1 | — | — | — | — |
2011 | 32 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
2013 | 34 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — |
Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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2010 | 31 | — | DNF2 | — | — | — [3] |
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