Julien Lizeroux

{{Short description|French alpine skier (born 1979)}}

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

{{Infobox alpine ski racer

|name = Julien Lizeroux

|image = Julien Lizeroux Schladming 2008.jpg

|image_size = 200px

|caption = Lizeroux in January 2008

|disciplines = Slalom

|club = Douanes-La Plagne

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1979|9|5}}

|birth_place = Moûtiers, Savoie, France

|height = 1.73 m

|wcdebut = 23 January 2000
(age 20)

|retired = 26 January 2021
(age 41)

|website = [http://www.lizeroux.com lizeroux.com]

|olympicteams = 3 – (2010, 2014, 2018)

|olympicmedals = 0

|olympicgolds =

|worldsteams = 6 – (2001, '07, '09, '15, '17, '19)

|worldsmedals = 3

|worldsgolds = 1

|wcseasons = 19 - (2000–05, 2007–11, 2014–21)

|wcwins = 3 - (3 SL)

|wcpodiums = 9 - (7 SL, 1 SC, 1 CE)

|wcoveralls = 0 - (9th – 2010)

|wctitles = 0 - (2nd in SL, 2010)

|show-medals = yes

|medaltemplates =

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2017 St. Moritz|Team event}}

{{MedalSilver|2009 Val d'Isère|Super combined}}

{{MedalSilver|2009 Val d'Isère|Slalom}}

}}

Julien Lizeroux (born 5 September 1979 in Moûtiers) is a retired French World Cup alpine ski racer. He competed mainly in slalom, but also in giant slalom and combined.

Born in Moûtiers, Savoie, Lizeroux is a member of Douanes-La Plagne. He made his World Cup debut in 2000 and has three World Cup victories, all in slalom. Lizeroux won silver medals in the super combined and the slalom on home snow at the 2009 World Championships in Val d'Isère. He finished 9th in the slalom and 18th in the super combined of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

A problematic right knee hampered his performance during the first half of 2011 season, and has sidelined him since January 2011.[http://tensport.com.au/news/newsarticles/Alpine-Skiing-Injury-rules-Lizeroux-out-of-2011-12-season.htm tensport.com.au] – Injury rules Lizeroux out of 2011–12 season – 13 June 2012 Surgery in June 2011 caused Lizeroux to miss the 2012 season.

He returned for the 2014 season, without much success. The following three seasons (2015–2017) were more successful, with several (one, five and five, respectively) finishes in the top ten.{{Cite web|url=http://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/athlete-biography.html?sector=AL&competitorid=35599&type=result&category=WC&season=2015&sort=&discipline=ALL&position=&place=&Submit=Search&limit=50|title=LIZEROUX Julien - Athlete Information}}{{Cite web|url=http://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/athlete-biography.html?sector=AL&competitorid=35599&type=result&category=WC&season=2016&sort=&discipline=ALL&position=&place=&Submit=Search&limit=50|title=LIZEROUX Julien - Athlete Information}} In 2015 he got into world news for a mistake in a slalom race.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vtZMj4EsHI Julien Lizeroux 22.3.2015 Salto Slalom] In 2017 he became world champion in team event (as a reserve). Lizeroux retired from professional skiing in January 2021.{{Cite web |url=https://cceverybody.com/lizeroux-puts-an-end-to-his-career/ |title=Julien Lizeroux puts an end to his career |access-date=26 January 2021 |archive-date=21 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221170701/https://cceverybody.com/lizeroux-puts-an-end-to-his-career/ |url-status=dead }}

He is in a relationship with alpine skier Tessa Worley.{{cite web |url=http://www.leparisien.fr/sports/autres/ski-les-petits-secrets-de-tessa-worley-07-02-2017-6661371.php |title=Ski : les petits secrets de Tessa Worley |last=Lafayette |first=Patrick|date=7 February 2017|website=Le Parisien|language=French |trans-title=Ski: the little secrets of Tessa Worley|access-date=18 February 2018}}