Jean-Baptiste Grange

Jean-Baptiste Grange (born 10 October 1984) is a French retired World Cup alpine ski racer.[1] He competed primarily in slalom and earlier also in giant slalom and combined.

Jean-Baptiste Grange
Grange in January 2008
Born (1984-10-10) 10 October 1984
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, France
OccupationAlpine skier
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesSlalom
ClubEMHM – SC Valloire
World Cup debut11 January 2004 – (age 19)
Retired21 March 2021
Websitejbgrange.com
Olympics
Teams2 – (2006, 2014)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams5 – (200715)
Medals3 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons15 – (20042018)
Wins9 – (8 SL, 1 SC)
Podiums18 – (15 SL, 3 SC)
Overall titles0 – (5th – 2009)
Discipline titles1 – (SL2009)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  France
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 GarmischSlalom
Gold medal – first place2015 Beaver CreekSlalom
Bronze medal – third place2007 ÅreSlalom

Born in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Grange grew up in Valloire, Galibier, and made his World Cup debut at age 19 in January 2004. In February 2007, he won the bronze medal in the slalom at the 2007 World Championships in Åre, Sweden. He won his first World Cup race on 17 December 2007, and won the 2009 season title in the slalom. Injured in early December 2009 in a giant slalom at Beaver Creek, he opted for surgery and missed the remainder of the 2010 season, which included the 2010 Winter Olympics.[2] He returned to competition for the 2011 season and won the world championship in the slalom.[3] He won his second slalom world title in Beaver Creek on 15 February 2015.

His older brother is François-Cyrille Grange, also an alpine ski racer.

World Cup results

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
slalom
Super-GDownhillCombined
2006217640   22
2007222910   17
2008238226  4
2009245111  6
201025562931  22
20112616242   
201227342217   
2013286923    
201429328    
2015304213    
2016316119    
2017326020    
2018335321    
2019346322    
2020357317    
2021365919    
  • Standings through 21 March 2021

Season titles

Season Discipline
2009Slalom

Race podiums

  • 9 wins – (8 SL, 1 AC)
  • 18 podiums – (15 SL, 3 AC)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
200829 Nov 2007United States Beaver Creek, USASuper combined2nd
17 Dec 2007Italy Alta Badia, ItalySlalom1st
11 Jan 2008 Switzerland  Wengen, SwitzerlandSuper combined1st
12 Jan 2008Slalom1st
20 Jan 2008Austria Kitzbühel, AustriaSlalom1st
22 Jan 2008Austria Schladming, AustriaSlalom2nd
200916 Nov 2008Finland Levi, FinlandSlalom1st
12 Dec 2008France Val-d'Isère, FranceSuper combined2nd
22 Dec 2008Italy Alta Badia, ItalySlalom2nd
6 Jan 2009Croatia Zagreb, CroatiaSlalom1st
25 Jan 2009Austria Kitzbühel, AustriaSlalom2nd
14 Mar 2009Sweden Åre, SwedenSlalom3rd
201015 Nov 2009Finland Levi, FinlandSlalom3rd
201114 Nov 2010Slalom1st
16 Jan 2011 Switzerland  Wengen, SwitzerlandSlalom3rd
23 Jan 2011Austria Kitzbühel, AustriaSlalom1st
25 Jan 2011Austria Schladming, AustriaSlalom1st
27 Feb 2011Bulgaria Bansko, BulgariaSlalom3rd

World Championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
200722314
200924DNF27DNF2
2011261
20132812
2015301
20173223

Olympic results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
200621DNF213
201025injured: did not compete
201429DNF2
201833DNF1

References

  1. "Former world slalom champion Jean-Baptiste Grange to retire". 5 March 2021.
  2. Ski Racing.com – Grange will miss Olympics – 10 December 2009.
  3. Ski Racing.com – J-B Grange wins first French World slalom title in 26 years – 20 February 2011.
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