Philippe Pugnat (born 10 September 1959 in Sallanches) is a retired French alpine skier who competed in the men's downhill at the 1980 Winter Olympics, finishing 25th.
Lise-Marie Morerod is a Swiss former slalom skier. In 1977, she was women's overall season champion.
Milka is a Swiss brand of chocolate confectionery. Originally made in Switzerland in 1901 by Suchard, it has been produced in Lörrach, Germany, from 1901. Since 2012 it has been owned by US-based company Mondelez International, when it started following the steps of its predecessor Kraft Foods Inc., which had taken over the brand in 1990. It is sold in bars and a number of novelty shapes for Easter and Christmas. Products with the Milka brand also include chocolate-covered cookies and biscuits.
Sallanches is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. Located close to the Mont Blanc massif, many visitors pass through the town en route to well-known alpine resorts such as Chamonix, Megève and Saint-Gervais-les-Bains. In 2018, the commune had a population of 16,508, and its urban area had 46,128 inhabitants.
Madagascar competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. The country's participation at the Games marked its Winter Olympics debut, although it had competed in the Summer Olympics since 1964. The delegation consisted of a single alpine skier, Mathieu Razanakolona, who did not win any medals.
François Pierre Philippe Bonlieu was a French alpine skier. Bonlieu debuted for the French alpine skiing national team when he was 15 years old. He was a four time French Champion. He was killed in a fight in 1973.
La Clusaz is an alpine commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France.
Marielle Goitschel is a French former alpine skier. Marielle is the younger sister of Christine Goitschel, another champion skier of the time, and the aunt of speed skier Philippe Goitschel.
Events from the year 1973 in France.
Events from the year 1962 in France.
Philippe LaRoche is a Canadian freestyle skier and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, in aerials.
Events from the year 1949 in France.
Events from the year 1943 in France.
Events from the year 1965 in France.
Jean-Philippe Roy is a Canadian alpine skier.
Philippe Verneret is a French former alpine skier who competed in the 1984 Winter Olympics and 1988 Winter Olympics.
Philippe Roux is a Swiss former alpine skier who competed in the 1976 Winter Olympics. He's currently a rally driver who completed in multiple editions of Rallye Monte-Carlo, with the best result of 16th place and Rallye du Valais - which the won 3 times, in 1978, 1988 and 1992, along with 8 more podiums.
France was one of the largest military powers to come under occupation as part of the Western Front in World War II. The Western Front was a military theatre of World War II encompassing Denmark, Norway, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, and Germany. The Western Front was marked by two phases of large-scale combat operations.
Europe-Jeunesse is a French neo-pagan scouting organization established in 1973 and influenced by Nouvelle Droite values.
Laurent Rossi is the former chief executive officer of Automobiles Alpine and the Alpine F1 Team. With the Alpine name joining the Formula 1 grid ahead of the 2021 FIA Formula 1 World Championship season, Laurent Rossi was appointed CEO of Alpine.
Alpine F1 Team, currently racing as BWT Alpine F1 Team for sponsorship reasons, is the name under which the Enstone-based Formula One team has been competing since the start of the 2021 Formula One World Championship. Formerly named Renault F1 Team and owned by the French automotive company Groupe Renault as well as Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi Alliance, the team was rebranded for 2021 to promote Renault's sports car brand, Alpine, and continues to serve as Renault's works team. The chassis and managerial side of the team is based in Enstone, Oxfordshire, England, and the Renault-branded engine side of the team is based in Viry-Châtillon, a suburb of Paris, France. The team competes with a French licence.