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Dominique Gisin

{{Short description|Swiss alpine skier (born 1985)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2014}}

{{Infobox alpine ski racer

|name = Dominique Gisin

|image = Dominique Gisin Altenmarkt-Zauchensee 2011.jpg

|image_size = 210

|caption = Gisin in January 2011

|disciplines = Downhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom,
combined

|club = Engelberg

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|06|04|df=y}}

|birth_place = Visp,[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418102244/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gi/dominique-gisin-1.html sport-reference.com] Switzerland

|death_date =

|death_place =

|height = 172 cm

|wcdebut = 2 December 2005 (age 20)

|retired = 19 March 2015 (age 29)

|website = [https://www.dominiquegisin.ch/ dominiquegisin.ch]

|olympicteams = 2 – (2010, 2014)

|olympicmedals = 1

|olympicgolds = 1

|worldsteams = 5 – (2007–15)

|worldsmedals = 0

|worldsgolds =

|wcseasons = 10 – (2006–2015)

|wcwins = 3 – (2 DH, 1 SG)

|wcpodiums = 7 – (5 DH, 2 SG)

|wcoveralls = 0 – (11th in 2014)

|wctitles = 0 – (4th in DH, 2009)

|show-medals = yes

|medals =

{{Medal|Sport|Women's alpine skiing}}

{{Medal|Country|{{SUI}}}}

{{Medal|Competition|Olympic Games}}

{{Medal|Gold|2014 Sochi|Downhill}}

}}

Dominique Gisin ({{IPA|de|'gɪzɪn}}; born 4 June 1985) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from Switzerland. She is the older sister of alpine ski racers Marc and Michelle Gisin.

Career

Born in Visp in the canton of Valais, Gisin made her World Cup debut in December 2005. Her first podium was in Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, Austria, where she placed second in the downhill on 13 January 2007. Two years later in January 2009, she gained her first World Cup victory, also a downhill at Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, with the same time as Anja Pärson.

At the Winter Olympics in 2014, she tied for first in the downhill with Tina Maze and both were awarded gold medals.{{cite web |url=http://www.fis-ski.com/alpine-skiing/events-and-places/event=33446/race=75253/index.html |title=Alpine Skiing: Events & Places |website=www.fis-ski.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140207235344/http://www.fis-ski.com/alpine-skiing/events-and-places/event=33446/race=75253/index.html |archive-date=2014-02-07}} It was the first-ever tie for gold in an alpine event at the Olympics, though several times previously competitors have tied for second, so that two silver medals were awarded (and no bronze).{{cite journal|url=https://skiracing.com/stories/tie-at-the-top-double-gold-for-gisin-maze/ |journal=Ski Racing |last=Mintz |first=Geoff |title=Tie at the top means double gold for Gisin, Maze |date=12 February 2014|access-date=12 February 2014}} As a result, Gisin was named as Swiss Sportswoman of the Year for 2014.{{cite web |url=http://www.fis-ski.com/alpine-skiing/news-multimedia/news/article=gisin-named-swiss-sportswoman-the-year.html |title=Gisin named Swiss sportswoman of the year |author= |date=15 December 2014 |website=Federation Internationale de Ski |access-date=15 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924034318/http://www.fis-ski.com/alpine-skiing/news-multimedia/news/article=gisin-named-swiss-sportswoman-the-year.html |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=dead }}

Through March 2014, Gisin has 3 World Cup victories, 7 podiums, and 42 top ten finishes.[https://www.ski-db.com/db/profiles/515747.asp Ski-db.com] – Dominique Gisin – profile Her younger siblings Marc and Michelle also compete as alpine ski racers.{{cite web |url=http://www.fis-ski.com/alpine-skiing/news-multimedia/news/article=dominique-gisin-solden-the-goal.html |title=Dominique Gisin: "Sölden is the goal" |author= |date=31 August 2012 |website=Fédération Internationale de Ski |access-date=17 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221221028/https://www.fis-ski.com/alpine-skiing/news-multimedia/news/article=dominique-gisin-solden-the-goal.html |archive-date=21 February 2014 |url-status=dead }}

In March 2015 Gisin announced her retirement from competition at the World Cup Finals meeting at Méribel.{{cite web |url=http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2015/03/19/dominique-gisin-retire-alpine-skiing-winter-olympics/ |title=Dominique Gisin, co-Olympic downhill champion, announces retirement |last1=Zaccardi |first1=Nick|date=19 March 2015 |website=NBCSports.com|access-date=19 March 2015}}

Away from skiing, Gisin learned to fly as a teenager and joined the Swiss Air Force to train as a fighter pilot, before being released due to knee injuries incurred through her skiing career.{{cite web |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2014/12/09/sport/skiing-dominique-gisin-fighter-pilot/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402192824/http://edition.cnn.com/2014/12/09/sport/skiing-dominique-gisin-fighter-pilot/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 April 2015 |title=Dominique Gisin: Fighter pilot who pursued her golden dream |last1=Gittings |first1=Paul |date=9 December 2014 |website=CNN.com |access-date=19 March 2015}}

World Cup results

=Season standings=

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!Season !! Age !! Overall !! Slalom !! Giant
slalom !! Super-G !! Downhill !!Combined

20072134 – – –1038
20082247 – –442625
20092321––44419
20102424––121428
20112517––6911
20122625–312212—
201327155410151924
20142811–1512914
20152916–1914166

=Race podiums=

  • 3 wins – (2 DH, 1 SG)
  • 7 podiums – (5 DH, 2 SG)

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! Season

! Date

! Location

! Discipline

! Place

2007align=right|13 Jan 2007align=left|Zauchensee, AustriaDownhillalign=center|2nd
rowspan=2|2009bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right|18 Jan 2009align=left|Zauchensee, Austriabgcolor="#BOEOE6"|Downhillbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st
bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right|24 Jan 2009align=left| Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italybgcolor="#BOEOE6"| Downhillbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st
2010bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right|7 Mar 2010align=left|Crans-Montana, Switzerlandbgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=center|Super-Gbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st
rowspan=2|2011align=right|4 Dec 2010align=left| Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill3rd
align=right|9 Jan 2011align=left|Zauchensee, AustriaSuper-G3rd
2012align=right|2 Dec 2011align=left|Lake Louise, Canadaalign=center|Downhill3rd

World Championship results

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!  Year   !!  Age  !!  Slalom  !! Giant
 slalom  !! Super-G !! Downhill !!Combined

200721———5DNF
200923———DNF—
201125——DNF84
201327—DNF110DNF10
201529—19———

Olympic results

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!  Year   !!  Age  !!  Slalom  !! Giant
 slalom  !! Super-G !! Downhill !!Combined

201024———DNF—
201428—10DNFstyle="background:gold;"|15

See also

References

{{Reflist|2}}

External links

{{Commons category}}

  • {{FIS alpine skier|20518}}
  • [https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=AL&competitorid=20518&type=cups Dominique Gisin] World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
  • {{Ski-DB|dominique_gisin_sui_515747}}
  • {{SR/Olympics profile}}
  • {{official website|https://www.dominiquegisin.ch}} home page – {{in lang|de}}
  • [http://www.swiss-ski.ch/leistungssport/ski-alpin/athleten-betreuer.html Swiss Ski team] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170503155751/http://www.swiss-ski.ch/leistungssport/ski-alpin/athleten-betreuer.html |date=3 May 2017 }} – official site – {{in lang|de}}
  • [https://archive.today/20140212195157/http://www.dynastar.com/IV/LB/gisin_team_TEAM:gcfvluu6m7j_dynastar-team.html Dynastar Skis] – Dominique Gisin

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{{succession box|before=Giulia Steingruber|title=Swiss Sportswoman of the Year|years=2014|after=Daniela Ryf}}

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Category:1985 births

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Category:Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics

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Category:Olympic medalists in alpine skiing

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Category:Sportspeople from Obwalden

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Category:21st-century Swiss sportswomen