Benjamin Thomsen
| — Alpine skier — | |
| Disciplines | Downhill, Super G |
|---|---|
| Club | Windermere Valley SC |
| Born |
August 25, 1987 Invermere, B.C., Canada |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| World Cup debut | March 6, 2010 (age 22) |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 1 – (2014) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 3 – (2011–2015) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 6th – (2011–16) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 – (1 DH) |
| Overall titles | 0 – (42nd in 2012) |
| Discipline titles | 0 – (15th in DH, 2012) |
Benjamin Thomsen (born August 25, 1987) is a World Cup alpine ski racer from Canada. Born in Invermere, British Columbia, he primarily competes in the speed events of Downhill and Super G. Thomsen's father Glenn is a former national team coach for Alpine Canada.[1] Thomsen made his World Cup debut in March 2010 and his first podium in February 2012, a second-place finish at the pre-Olympic downhill in Russia. [2][3]
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 23 | 109 | — | — | — | 37 | 54 |
| 2012 | 24 | 42 | — | — | 58 | 15 | — |
| 2013 | 25 | 77 | — | — | 50 | 30 | — |
| 2014 | 26 | 97 | — | — | 43 | 39 | — |
| 2015 | 27 | 73 | — | — | — | 25 | — |
| 2016 | 28 | 81 | — | — | — | 28 | — |
Race podiums
- 1 podium – (1 DH)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
| 2012 | 11 Feb 2012 |  Sochi, Russia |
Downhill | 2nd |
Top 20 results
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
| 2011 | 18 Dec 2010 |  Val Gardena, Italy |
Downhill | 16th |
| 11 Mar 2011 |  Kvitfjell, Norway |
Downhill | 18th | |
| 2012 | 3 Feb 2012 |  Chamonix, France |
Downhill | 11th |
| 4 Feb 2012 | Downhill | 5th | ||
| 3 Mar 2012 | Kvitfjell, Norway |
Downhill | 9th | |
| 14 Mar 2012 |  Schladming, Austria |
Downhill | 10th | |
| 2013 | 30 Nov 2012 |  Beaver Creek, USA |
Downhill | 16th |
| 29 Dec 2012 | Bormio, Italy |
Downhill | 15th | |
| 19 Jan 2013 |  Wengen, Switzerland |
Downhill | 12th | |
| 26 Jan 2013 | Kitzbühel, Austria |
Downhill | 17th | |
| 2014 | 25 Jan 2014 | Kitzbühel, Austria |
Downhill | 12th |
| 2015 | 24 Jan 2015 | Kitzbühel, Austria |
Downhill | 17th |
| 21 Feb 2015 | Saalbach, Austria |
Downhill | 8th | |
| 28 Feb 2015 |  Garmisch, Germany |
Downhill | 18th | |
| 7 Mar 2015 | Kvitfjell, Norway |
Downhill | 17th | |
| 2016 | 29 Dec 2015 | Santa Caterina, Italy |
Downhill | 8th |
| 23 Jan 2016 | Kitzbühel, Austria |
Downhill | 19th | |
| 30 Jan 2016 | Garmisch, Germany |
Downhill | 12th |
World Championship results
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 23 | — | — | 19 | 18 | — |
| 2013 | 25 | — | — | 19 | 17 | — |
| 2015 | 27 | — | — | 27 | 18 | — |
Olympic results 
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 26 | — | — | — | 19 | — |
References
- ↑ Vancouver Sun.com – Invermere skier comes from out of nowhere – 2011-02-09
- ↑ Ski Racing.com – Feuz first, Thomsen second in Sochi Olympic test – 2012-02-11
- ↑ Universal Sports.com – Former bricklayer Benjamin Thomsen scores first podium in Sochi – 2012-02-11
External links
- Benjamin Thomsen at the International Ski Federation
- FIS-ski.com – Benjamin Thomsen – World Cup season standings
- Ski-db.com – Benjamin Thomsen – results
- Alpine Canada.org – national ski team – athletes – Ben Thomsen
- Head Skis – team – Ben Thomsen
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