Loan Bozzolo
{{short description|French snowboarder}}
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| nationality = French
| sport = Snowboarding
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|5|4|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Sallanches, France{{cite web |title=Loan BOZZOLO |url=https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/snowboard/athlete-profile-n1035859-loan-bozzolo.htm |work=Beijing 2022 Olympics |access-date=2 February 2022}}{{dead link|date=January 2025}}
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{{MedalSport|Men's snowboarding}}
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{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{Medal|Gold|2025 Engadin|{{nowrap|Mixed snowboard team cross}}}}
{{MedalSilver|2025 Engadin|Snowboard cross}}
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Loan Bozzolo (born 4 May 1999) is a French snowboarder who specializes in snowboard cross. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/snowboard/athlete-profile-n3026049-loan-bozzolo.htm|title=Athlete Profile: Loan BOZZOLO - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games|website=www.pyeongchang2018.com|access-date=20 February 2018|archive-date=20 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220151842/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/snowboard/athlete-profile-n3026049-loan-bozzolo.htm|url-status=dead}}
Early life
Bozzolo was raised in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains. He began skiing at the age of two and started snowboarding at the age of five.{{cite web |last1=Creech |first1=Hayes |title=Loan Bozzolo: Top things to know about the French snowboard cross star |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/loan-bozzolo-french-snowboard-cross-star-beijing |date=10 February 2022 |website=Olympics |access-date=28 August 2022}}
Career
Bozzolo began competing in snowboard cross as a junior in 2014. His first race was at the European Cup in Pitztal, where he finished 49th overall. His first win as a junior was in Grasgehren in 2016.{{cite web |title=BOZZOLO Loan |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=sb&type=result&competitorid=181709 |website=Fis-ski.com |access-date=26 October 2021}}
In 2018, Bozzolo was selected to compete for France at the 2018 Winter Olympics in the snowboard cross. He qualified from his heat in third place. However, he failed to finish in his Quarterfinal race, putting him out of the competition.{{cite web|url=http://data.fis-ski.com/pdf/2018/SB/7078/2018SB7078RBLF.pdf|title=Men's Snowboard Cross, Bracket}}
Bozzolo won European Cup races in 2019 in both Lenk and Sunny Valley. At the FIS Snowboard Cross Junior World Championships, Bozzolo won the men's event, beating Éliot Grondin of Canada,{{cite web |title=Fischer and Bozzolo claim SBX junior world champs golds in Reiteralm |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/en/snowboard/snowboard-cross/news-multimedia/news-multimedia/news/fischer-and-bozzolo-claim-sbx-junior-world-champs-golds-in-reiteralm |website=FIS |access-date=26 October 2021}} and also won the mixed team competition alongside Chloe Passerat.{{cite web |title=Passerat and Bozzolo of France take junior worlds mixed team gold |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/en/snowboard/snowboard-cross/news-multimedia/news-multimedia/news/passerat-and-bozzolo-of-france-take-junior-worlds-mixed-team-gold |website=FIS |access-date=26 October 2021}}
Bozzolo competed for France at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the snowboard cross. He qualified from his heat in second place. However, he was eliminated in the quarterfinals, finishing third in his race.{{cite web |title=Snowboard Cross Results |url=https://medias4.fis-ski.com/pdf/2022/SB/6076/2022SB6076RLF.pdf |website=FIS |date=10 February 2022 |access-date=28 August 2022}}
References
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External links
- {{FIS snowboarder|181709}}
{{Footer World Champions SB Team Snowboard Cross Women}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Sallanches
Category:French male snowboarders
Category:Olympic snowboarders for France
Category:Snowboarders at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Category:Snowboarders at the 2022 Winter Olympics