Cynthia Denzler

Cynthia Jennifer "Cici" Denzler[3][2][4] (born May 12, 1983[1] in Santa Ana, California[2][4]) is a Colombian–American–Swiss[4] alpine skier. She competed for Colombia at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the women's slalom and giant slalom skiing competitions.[1][4] Denzler was the first athlete to represent Colombia at the Winter Olympic Games.[3]

Cynthia Denzler
Born (1983-05-12) May 12, 1983
Santa Ana, California, U.S.
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)[1]
Skiing career
DisciplinesGiant slalom, slalom
ClubClub Deportivo Davoss Pereira[2]
Websitecolombiaski.com
Olympics
Teams1 – (2010)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams1 – (2009)
Medals0

Personal life

Denzler was born in Santa Ana, California, on May 12, 1983. Her parents are Swiss.[4] Denzler and her parents moved to Switzerland, where she still lives, when she was four years old.[4] Denzler began skiing when she was eight years old.[4]

Denzler's father, who is also her coach, first arrived to Colombia in 2000 to open a clothes factory. Denzler acquired her Colombian citizenship through her father's residence and activities in Colombia.[5]

She is a graduate of California Coast University.

Denzler's nickname is "Cici". She gained this nickname from a Swiss nanny who found that she could not pronounce Cynthia and decided to call Denzler "Cici" instead.[4]

Skiing career

United States

Denzler debuted internationally for the USA as an alpine skier in 1998.[2]

Colombia

Denzler started representing Colombia from 2008.[2] In 2010, Cynthia Denzler competed as part of Colombia's Winter Olympics delegation which consisted of her father Hanspeter, and his brother Fabian, both of which served as coaches.[6][7] Cynthia Denzler said, "it is an honour to compete for Colombia and I am happy to do so. Representing the country during the Winter Olympics is a good thing and a dream come true."[8] She carried the Colombian flag at the opening ceremony.[9]

Alpine skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[10]

Olympic results
Year
Age Slalom Giant
Slalom		 Super-G Downhill Combined Team Event
20102651DNF————

World Championship results
  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombined
200925DNF1DNF1———

See also

References
  1. Infostrada Sports (2010). "Cynthia Denzler, Alpine Skiing". Vancouver: Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  2. "Biography – DENZLER Cynthia". Switzerland: Fédération Internationale de Ski. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  3. Diego Bolaños Estrada (February 16, 2010). "Cynthia Denzler calificó de interesante representar a Colombia en Olímpicos de Invierno" [Cynthia Denzler classified representing Colombia at the Winter Olympics as interesting]. WRadio.com.co (in Spanish). Bogotá: WRadio. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  4. "La representante de Colombia en Vancouver-2010 ajena a la guayaba y el café" [Guavas and coffee unknown to the representative of Colombia in Vancouver-2010]. Vanguardia.com (in Spanish). Vancouver. AFP. February 18, 2010. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  5. Rengifo, Lisandro (February 21, 2010). "Cynthia Denzler, la única representante de Colombia en los Juegos de Invierno" [Cynthia Denzler, the only representative of Colombia in the Winter Games]. Eltiempo.com (in Spanish). Casa Editorial El Tiempo. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  6. "Une Suissesse de Gryon offre les J.O. d'hiver à la Colombie" (PDF). Le Régional. August 19, 2009. p. 26. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  7. "Cynthia Denzler". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on December 19, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  8. "Cynthia Denzler, la única representante de Colombia en los Juegos de Invierno". El Tiempo (in Spanish). February 11, 2010. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  9. "The Flagbearers of the Vancouver 2010 Closing Ceremony" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. February 28, 2010. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  10. "Cynthia Denzler". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved October 21, 2021.


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