Gauthier de Tessières

Gauthier de Tessières (born 9 November 1981) is a World Cup alpine ski racer from France, and has competed in two Winter Olympics and five World Championships.[1] He made his breakthrough on the Alpine Skiing World Cup in a giant slalom in Val-d'Isère in December 2008, where after finishing 30th in the first run to narrowly qualify for the second run, he worked his way up to finish third overall, bettering his previous World Cup personal best of 15th.[2] He won the silver medal in the super-G at the 2013 World Championships, after being added to the French team as an injury replacement.[3][4] De Tessières announced his retirement from competition in January 2014 after he was not selected for the 2014 Winter Olympics.[5]

Gauthier de Tessières
Born (1981-11-09) 9 November 1981
OccupationAlpine skier
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesGiant slalom, super-G
ClubDouanes - SC Alpe d'Huez
World Cup debut9 December 2001 (age 20)
Retired2014
Olympics
Teams2 - (200610)
World Championships
Teams5 - (200513)
Medals2 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons11th - (200313)
Wins0
Podiums1 - (1 GS)
Overall titles0 - (57th in 2011)
Discipline titles0 - (15th in GS in 2011)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  France
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 GarmischTeam event
Silver medal – second place2013 SchladmingSuper-G
Junior World Ski Championships
Bronze medal – third place2001 VerbierGiant slalom

World Cup results

Top ten finishes

  • 1 podium – (1 GS)
  • 5 top tens
Season Date Location Discipline Place
200913 Dec 2008Val-d'Isère, FranceGiant slalom3rd
201119 Dec 2010Alta Badia, ItalyGiant slalom8th
8 Jan 2011Adelboden, SwitzerlandGiant slalom9th
201328 Oct 2012Sölden, AustriaGiant slalom7th
1 Dec 2012Beaver Creek, USASuper-G8th

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
slalom
Super-GDownhillCombined
20022013951
20032110840
20042211141
2005238629
2006241123945
20072512035
20082611142
2009277122
201028862938
201129571532
201230803238
201331642821
20143214854

References

  1. "Gauthier de Tessieres, Alpine Skiing". Vancouver2010.com. Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  2. "Ski : le Français Gauthier de Tessières, 3e du slalom géant à Val d'Isère" [Ski: Frenchman Gauthier de Tessières, 3rd in the giant slalom in Val d'Isère]. Ouest-France (in French). 13 December 2008. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  3. "Ted Ligety earns super G gold with exquisite run". Ski Racing.com. 6 February 2013.
  4. "Ted Ligety speeds to super G gold". FIS Alpine.com. 6 February 2013.
  5. "Le skieur de l'Alpe d'Huez Gauthier de Tessières met un terme à sa carrière de haut niveau" [Alpe d'Huez skier Gauthier de Tessières concludes his senior career]. France 3 Alpes (in French). 31 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
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