Cyprien Richard

Cyprien Richard (born 27 January 1979) is a retired French World Cup alpine ski racer.

Cyprien Richard
Alpine skier
Richard in 2011
DisciplinesGiant slalom
ClubDouanes – SC Morzine Avoriaz
Born (1979-01-27) 27 January 1979
Thonon-les-Bains,
Haute Savoie, France
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
World Cup debut17 December 2000
(age 20)
Retired5 March 2016 (age 37)
Websitecyprien-richard.fr
Olympics
Teams1 – (2014)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams3 – (2009, 2011, 2013)
Medals2 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons9 – (2008–2016)
Wins1 – (1 GS)
Podiums4 – (4 GS)
Overall titles0 – (26th in 2011)
Discipline titles0 – (3rd in GS, 2011)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  France
World Championships
2011 GarmischTeam event
2011 GarmischGiant slalom

Born in Thonon-les-Bains, Haute Savoie,[2] Richard attained four World Cup podiums, all in giant slalom, with one victory, at Adelboden, Switzerland, a tie with Aksel Lund Svindal for first place. He was also French national champion in giant slalom in 2008.[1]

World Cup

Season standings
SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
 slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombined
20082954—11———
20093057—15———
20103145—11———
20113226—3———
20123342—8———
20133471—23———
20143563—24———
201536116—32———
20163791—33———

Race podiums
  • 1 win – (1 GS)
  • 4 podiums – (4 GS)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
200814 Mar 2008 Bormio, ItalyGiant Slalom3rd
201020 Dec 2009 Alta Badia, ItalyGiant Slalom3rd
201119 Dec 2010 Alta Badia, ItalyGiant slalom2nd
8 Jan 2011   Adelboden, SwitzerlandGiant slalom1st

World Championships
  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombinedTeam
event
200930—DNF1————
201132—2———1
201334—19————

Olympics
  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombined
201031—DNF2———[3]

References
  1. "Cyprien Richard". L'Équipe. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  2. "RICHARD Cyprien". FIS-Ski.com. Archived from the original on 14 February 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cyprien Richard". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
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