Mathilde Gremaud

Last updated

Mathilde Gremaud
Mathilde Gremaud, Lillehammer 2016 Slopestyle ski.jpg
Gremaud in 2016
Personal information
NationalitySwiss
Born (2000-02-08) 8 February 2000 (age 23)
Fribourg, Switzerland
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Website www.mathildegremaud.ch
Sport
CountrySwitzerland
Sport Freestyle skiing
Event(s) 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]

Contents

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.

She competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics [3] and took the silver medal in women's Slopestyle. [4]

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.

In 2020, Gremaud became the first woman to land a switch double cork 1440 in competition history. [5]

At the 2022 Winter Olympics, Gremaud won the gold medal in slopestyle and the bronze medal in big air. [6]

Gremaud was coached by Swiss freeski coach Misra Noto Torniainen for the 2018 Winter Olympics. [7] [8] Torniainen would later coach China's Eileen Gu for the 2022 Winter Olympics. [9]

Related Research Articles

Katie Summerhayes is an English freestyle skier. Summerhayes competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics. She has won two medals at FIS World Cup and one medals at FIS World Championships Summerhayes carried the flag at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cassie Sharpe</span> Canadian freestyle skier

Cassie Sharpe is a Canadian freestyle skier. Sharpe became the Olympic champion in women's halfpipe after winning gold in Pyeongchang, South Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympics. She won a silver medal at the 2015 World Championships in halfpipe in Kreischberg and won gold and bronze in superpipe at the Winter X Games in 2016 and 2018, respectively.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kelly Sildaru</span> Estonian freestyle skier

Kelly Sildaru is an Estonian Olympic freestyle skier.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hailey Langland</span> American snowboarder

Hailey Langland is an American snowboarder who won a bronze medal in slopestyle at Winter X Games XX. Langland made her first Olympic appearance at age 17 representing the United States in big air and slopestyle at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. She competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Women's big air, and Women's slopestyle.

Isabel Atkin is a British-American freestyle skier who competes internationally for Great Britain. She won bronze in women's slopestyle at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, the first British Olympic medal in skiing.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zoi Sadowski-Synnott</span> New Zealand snowboarder (born 2001)

Zoi Katherine Sadowski-Synnott is a New Zealand snowboarder, specialising in slopestyle and big air competitions. She won the gold medal in the women's slopestyle and silver in the big air at the 2022 Winter Olympics, becoming New Zealand's first gold medallist and first to win multiple medals at the Winter Olympics. She also won the bronze medal in the women's big air at the 2018 Winter Olympics, and won the women's slopestyle title at the 2019 World Championships.

Andri Ragettli is a Swiss freestyle skier. He has won ten world cup titles and five crystal globes, including slopestyle in 2016, 2018, 2020 and 2022, as well as big air in 2019. He represented Switzerland in slopestyle at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, where he qualified for the final, along with two fellow Swiss skiers, and finished 7th. Andri won his first X-Games gold medal at X-Games Norway 2020, which was his childhood dream. Since then he has added two more X-Games gold medals: one in big air (2021) and one in Slopestyle (2022). At the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing he qualified in first place for slopestyle finals but ended up 4th in the end.

Tess Coady is an Australian snowboarder from Melbourne who won bronze in the slopestyle event at the 2022 Winter Olympics. She also won a bronze medal in slopestyle at the 2021 FIS Snowboard World Championships, and a bronze medal in big air at the 2023 world championships.

Birk Ruud is a Norwegian freestyle skier in halfpipe and slopestyle and Olympic champion in big air.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eileen Gu</span> American-born freestyle skier (born 2003)

Eileen Feng Gu, also known by her Chinese name Gu Ailing, is a freestyle skier. Born in the United States, she has competed for China in halfpipe, slopestyle, and big air events since 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kirsty Muir</span> Scottish freestyle skier (born 2004)

Kirsty Muir is a Scottish freestyle skier representing Great Britain who competed in the big air and slopestyle events at the 2022 Winter Olympics. She came second in the big air event at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics, and third in the big air and slopestyle events at the 2023 X Games.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Zealand at the 2022 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

New Zealand competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022. The New Zealand team consisted of 15 athletes—nine men and six women—who competed in five sports. Selection of the New Zealand team was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC).

Freestyle skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics were held at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou and Big Air Shougang in Beijing, China. The events were held between 3 and 19 February 2022. A total of 13 freestyle skiing events were held.

The women's slopestyle competition in snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 5 February (qualification) and 6 February (final), at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou.

The women's big air competition in freestyle skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 7 February (qualification) and 8 February (final), at the Big Air Shougang in Beijing. This will be the inaugural freestyle skiing women's big air competition at the Olympics. Eileen Gu, representing China, became the champion, Tess Ledeux of France won the silver medal, and Mathilde Gremaud of Switzerland the bronze medal. For Gu and Ledeux, this was their first Olympic medal.

The women's slopestyle competition in freestyle skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 14 February (qualification) and 15 February (final), at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou. Originally scheduled for 13 February (qualification) and 14 February (final), the events were delayed due to weather. Mathilde Gremaud of Switzerland won the event, improving on her 2018 silver medal. Eileen Gu of China won the silver medal, and Kelly Sildaru of Estonia bronze. For Sildaru, it was the first Olympic medal. This was also the first Winter Olympics medal for Estonia since 2010.

Megan Oldham is a Canadian freestyle skier who competes internationally in the big air and slopestyle disciplines. Oldham grew up in Parry Sound, Ontario.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ben Barclay (freestyle skier)</span> New Zealand freestyle skier

Ben Barclay is a New Zealand freestyle skier. He made his Olympic debut representing New Zealand at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Li Fanghui</span> Chinese freestyle skier

Li Fanghui is a Chinese freestyle skier. She competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

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. "Mathilde Gremaud - World First Trick". Faction Skis US. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  6. "Medals update: Swiss Mathilde Gremaud edges Ailing (Eileen) Gu for gold in women's freeski slopestyle". olympics.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  7. "Anzeiger Bezirk Affoltern: Gold-Trainer aus Mettmenstetten". www.affolteranzeiger.ch. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  8. "Sarah Höfflin et Mathilde Gremaud, ensemble c'est tout". Le Temps (in French). 18 February 2018. ISSN   1423-3967 . Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  9. "Olympics freeski star Eileen Gu's delicate balancing act between China and the U.S." ESPN. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.