Broderick Thompson (alpine skier)

Broderick Thompson (born 19 April 1994 in North Vancouver) is a Canadian World Cup alpine ski racer. During the 2014–15 season, he was the Nor-Am Cup champion in super-G and scored his first World Cup point, finishing thirtieth in a combined event at Wengen.[1]

Broderick Thompson
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1994-04-19) 19 April 1994
Whistler, British Columbia
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight89 kg (196 lb)
Sport
Country Canada
SportAlpine skiing
ClubWhistler Mountain Ski Club[1]

Thompson competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics,[2] and the 2021 World Championships. He is the brother of ski cross racer Marielle Thompson (b.1992).[1]

Thompson scored his first World Cup podium on 2 December 2021, finishing 3rd. Thompson started the Beaver Creek, Colorado super-g with bib 35 and put down a time just under a second back from race winner Marco Odermatt from Switzerland.

In January 2022, Thompson was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[3][4]

World Cup results

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
Slalom
Super GDownhillCombined
20152015142
20162114642
201722
201823764510
201924injured, did not compete
202025
20212614151
202227742055
202328744833
Standings through 20 January 2023

Top twenty finishes

  • 0 wins
  • 1 podium (1 SG), 8 top twenties
Season Date Location Discipline Place
201829 Dec 2017Italy Bormio, ItalyCombined8th
12 Jan 2018 Switzerland  Wengen, SwitzerlandCombined17th
20222 Dec 2021United States Beaver Creek, USASuper-G3rd
3 Dec 2021Super-G20th
6 Mar 2022Norway Kvitfjell, NorwaySuper-G15th
17 Mar 2022France Courchevel, FranceSuper-G18th
202317 Dec 2022Italy Val Gardena, ItalyDownhill16th
20 Jan 2023Austria Kitzbühel, AustriaDownhill9th

World Championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombinedTeam
event
202126DNF2911

Olympic results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombinedTeam
event
201823253523
202227DNFDNF8

References

  1. "Broderick Thompson". Alpine Canada Alpin. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  2. "Athlete Profile: Broderick THOMPSON - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  3. Nichols, Paula (21 January 2022). "13 alpine skiers and eight ski cross racers nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  4. "21 Alpine Skiing and Ski Cross Athletes Nominated to Compete at Beijing 2022". www.alpinecanada.org/. Alpine Canada. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
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