Thomas Mermillod-Blondin

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Thomas Mermillod-Blondin
Thomas Mermillod-Blondin en 2014 a Meribel.jpg
Mermillod-Blondin in 2014
Personal information
Born (1984-01-03) 3 January 1984 (age 41)
Annecy, Haute Savoie, France
Occupation Alpine skier
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Skiing career
Disciplines Super-G, Combined,
Downhill, Slalom
ClubDouanes SC Grand Bornand
World Cup debut6 January 2007 (age 23)
Retired22 February 2019 (age 35)
Website thomasmermillod.com [usurped]
Olympics
Teams2 – (2010, 2014)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams3 – (2009, 2013, 2015)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons9 – (200816)
Wins0
Podiums6 – (1 SG, 5 SC)
Overall titles0 – (28th in 2014)
Discipline titles0 – (2nd in SC in 2016)

Thomas Mermillod-Blondin (born 3 January 1984) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from France. Born in Annecy, Haute-Savoie, he primarily competed in super-G, but his best results were in the super combined event: he took five of his six World Cup podiums in combined, with the other coming in super-G. [1] Mermillod-Blondin made his World Cup debut in 2007 and represented France at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver [2] and the 2011 World Championships. He made a total of 179 World Cup starts in his career. In February 2019 Mermillod-Blondin announced that he would retire from competition following a combined race in Bansko, Bulgaria that month. [1]

Contents

World Cup results

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
slalom
Super-GDownhillCombined
2008 241136043
2009 2586374328
2010 2669442529
2011 2761443411
2012 286039396211
2013 29313832223
2014 30283083
2015 31783117
2016 32404829502
2017 33injured
2018 3411824
2019 3511113

World Cup podiums

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
2011 26 Feb 2011 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bansko, Bulgaria Super combined 3rd
2012 12 Feb 2012 Flag of Russia.svg Sochi, RussiaSuper combined3rd
2013 27 Jan 2013 Flag of Austria.svg Kitzbühel, AustriaCombined3rd
2014 13 Mar 2014  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Lenzerheide, SwitzerlandSuper G2nd
2016 22 Jan 2016 Flag of Austria.svg Kitzbühel, AustriaSuper combined3rd
19 Feb 2016 Flag of France.svg Chamonix, FranceSuper combined3rd

World Championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
2009 25 6
2011 27
2013 29 21 DSQ2
2015 31 9

Olympic results Olympic rings.svg

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
2010 26 21 DNF1 19
2014 30 15 DNF2

References

  1. 1 2 "179e et dernier départ pour Thomas Mermillod-Blondin à Bansko" [179th and last start for Thomas Mermillod-Blondin in Bansko]. Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 21 February 2019. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  2. "Thomas Mermillod Blondin, Alpine Skiing". Vancouver2010.com. Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 20 February 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2010.