Marie Bochet

Marie Bochet (born 2 February 1994) is a French alpine skier and Paralympic Champion.

Marie Bochet
Marie Bochet in 2013
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1994-02-09) 9 February 1994
Chambéry, France
Sport
CountryFrance
SportAlpine skiing
Event(s)Downhill
slalom
Giant slalom
Super combined
Super G
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 8 1 0
World Championships 13 2 0
Total 21 3 0
Women's para alpine skiing
Representing  France
Winter Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2014 SochiDownhill, standing
Gold medal – first place2014 SochiSuper-G, standing
Gold medal – first place2014 SochiCombined, standing
Gold medal – first place2014 SochiGiant, standing
Gold medal – first place2018 PyeongchangDownhill, standing
Gold medal – first place2018 PyeongchangSuper-G, standing
Gold medal – first place2018 PyeongchangGiant slalom, standing
Gold medal – first place2018 PyeongchangSlalom, standing
Silver medal – second place2022 BeijingSuper-G, standing
IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 La MolinaDownhill, standing
Gold medal – first place2013 La MolinaGiant slalom, standing
Gold medal – first place2013 La MolinaSlalom, standing
Gold medal – first place2013 La MolinaSuper-G, standing
Gold medal – first place2013 La MolinaSuper combined, standing
Gold medal – first place2015 PanoramaDownhill, standing
Gold medal – first place2015 PanoramaGiant slalom, standing
Gold medal – first place2015 PanoramaSlalom, standing
Gold medal – first place2015 PanoramaSuper-G, standing
Gold medal – first place2015 PanoramaSuper combined, standing
Gold medal – first place2017 TarvisioDownhill, standing
Gold medal – first place2017 TarvisioSuper-G, standing
Gold medal – first place2017 TarvisioSuper combined, standing
Silver medal – second place2017 TarvisioGiant slalom, standing
Silver medal – second place2017 TarvisioSlalom, standing

Life

Bochet was born in Chambéry in 1994. She was five when she started skiing.[1] She has a disability and she was the first skier to finish in the giant slalom race. She skied at the 2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships and she was the second skier to finish in the standing women's downhill race and the Super-G.[2]

Bochet competed in the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia, where she won four gold medals.[3]

At the 2018 Winter Paralympics in PyeongChang, Bochet won four further gold medals.

At the PyeongChang Games, she was elected a member of the International Paralympic Committee and joined the athlete's commission. She is also a member of the athlete's commission for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

References
  1. Arnaud Bevilacqua (30 December 2010). "Marie Bochet, une volonté à toute épreuve". la-croix.com (in French). Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  2. "Historical Results". Germany: International Paralympic Committee Alpine skiing. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  3. "No. 11 France's Marie Bochet wins four gold medals at the Sochi 2014 Paralympics". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 18 April 2018.


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