Mathilde Gremaud

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Mathilde Gremaud
Mathilde Gremaud, Lillehammer 2016 Slopestyle ski.jpg
Gremaud in 2016
Personal information
NationalitySwiss
Born (2000-02-08) 8 February 2000 (age 24)
Fribourg, Switzerland
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Website www.mathildegremaud.ch
Sport
CountrySwitzerland
Sport Freestyle skiing
Event Slopestyle
ClubLa Berra
Medal record
Women's freestyle skiing
Representing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Beijing Slopestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Pyeongchang Slopestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 Beijing Big air
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Bakuriani Slopestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Aspen Slopestyle
Winter X Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2017 NorwayBig air
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Aspen Big air
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Aspen Big air
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2020 AspenBig air
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2020 NorwaySlopestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Aspen Slopestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Aspen Slopestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2019 NorwayBig air

Mathilde Gremaud (born 8 February 2000) is an Olympic Swiss freestyle skier and eight time X Games medalist. On February 28, 2023, she became the first freestyle skier to hold both slopestyle World and Olympic Champion titles after winning gold in both events. [1]

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Early life

Gremaud was born on February 8, 2000, in Fribourg, Switzerland. [2]

Career

Gremaud competed in the World Championships 2017. She competed at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2021, winning a silver medal in Slopestyle.

Gremaud won gold in big air at the Winter X Games in 2017, 2019, and 2021. She won silver medals in big air and slopestyle in 2020. In 2019, she won bronze in big air.

She competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics [3] and took the silver medal in women's Slopestyle. [4] At the 2022 Winter Olympics, Gremaud won the gold medal in slopestyle and the bronze medal in big air. [5] Gremaud was coached by Swiss freeski coach Misra Noto Torniainen for the 2018 Winter Olympics. [6] [7] Torniainen would later coach China's Eileen Gu for the 2022 Winter Olympics. [8]

In 2020, Gremaud became the first woman to land a switch double cork 1440 in competition history. [9]

In 2024, Gremaud became the first woman to win three FIS crystal globes in one season. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Gremaud first to hold freeski slopestyle world and Olympic titles at same time". www.insidethegames.biz. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "Mathilde Gremaud". Fribourg Région (in French). Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "Athlete profile – Mathilde Gremaud". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Incertaine de pouvoir concourir samedi matin, Mathilde Gremaud décroche la médaille d'argent" (in French). Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Medals update: Swiss Mathilde Gremaud edges Ailing (Eileen) Gu for gold in women's freeski slopestyle". olympics.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "Anzeiger Bezirk Affoltern: Gold-Trainer aus Mettmenstetten". www.affolteranzeiger.ch. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "Sarah Höfflin et Mathilde Gremaud, ensemble c'est tout". Le Temps (in French). 18 February 2018. ISSN   1423-3967 . Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  8. ↑ "Olympics freeski star Eileen Gu's delicate balancing act between China and the U.S." ESPN. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "Mathilde Gremaud - World First Trick". Faction Skis US. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  10. ↑ "MATHILDE GREMAUD STORMS INTO FIS FREESKI WORLD CUP HISTORY, MAC FOREHAND CONTINUES TO PERFORM". www.eurosport.com. Retrieved 21 March 2024.


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