Cynthia Denzler
| — Alpine skier — | |
 | |
| Disciplines | Giant slalom, slalom |
|---|---|
| Club | Club Deportivo Davoss Pereira[1] |
| Born |
May 12, 1983 Santa Ana, California, United States |
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in)[2] |
| Website | http://colombiaski.com/ |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 1 |
| Medals | 0 (0 gold) |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 1 |
| Medals | 0 (0 gold) |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Overall titles | 0 |
| Discipline titles | 0 |
Cynthia Jennifer[3] "Cici"[1][4] Denzler (born in Santa Ana, California, United States[1][4] on May 12, 1983[2]) is a Colombian/American/Swiss[4] alpine skier. She competed for Colombia at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the women's slalom and giant slalom skiing competitions.[2][4] Denzler is the first and, as of 2014, only athlete to represent Colombia at the Winter Olympic Games.[3]
Personal life
Denzler was born in Santa Ana, California, on May 12, 1983. Her parents are Swiss.[4] Denzler and her parents moved to Switzerland, where she still lives, when she was four years old.[4] Denzler began skiing when she was eight years old.[4]
Denzler's father, who is also her coach, first arrived to Colombia in 2000 to open a clothes factory. Denzler acquired her Colombian citizenship through her father's residence and activities in Colombia.[5]
Denzler's nickname is "Cici". She gained this nickname from a Swiss nanny who found that she could not pronounce Cynthia and decided to call Denzler "Cici" instead.[4]
Skiing career
Denzler debuted internationally as an alpine skier in 1998.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Biography – DENZLER Cynthia". Switzerland: Fédération Internationale de Ski. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
- 1 2 3 Infostrada Sports (2010). "Cynthia Denzler, Alpine Skiing". Vancouver: Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
- 1 2 Diego Bolaños Estrada (February 16, 2010). "Cynthia Denzler calificó de interesante representar a Colombia en Olímpicos de Invierno" [Cynthia Denzler classified representing Colombia at the Winter Olympics as interesting]. WRadio.com.co (in Spanish) (Bogotá: WRadio). Retrieved February 21, 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "La representante de Colombia en Vancouver-2010 ajena a la guayaba y el café" [Guavas and coffee unknown to the representative of Colombia in Vancouver-2010]. Vanguardia.com (in Spanish) (Vancouver). AFP. February 18, 2010. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
- ↑ Rengifo, Lisandro (February 21, 2010). "Cynthia Denzler, la única representante de Colombia en los Juegos de Invierno" [Cynthia Denzler, the only representative of Colombia in the Winter Games]. Eltiempo.com (in Spanish) (Casa Editorial El Tiempo). Retrieved February 21, 2010.