Marielle Thompson

Marielle Thompson
Personal information
Nickname(s) "Big Air Mar"
Nationality Canadian
Born (1992-06-15) June 15, 1992
North Vancouver, B.C.[1]
Residence Whistler, British Columbia
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Weight 155 lb (70 kg)[2]
Website www.mariellethompson.com
Sport
Country  Canada
Sport Freestyle skiing
Club BC Ski Cross
Team Canadian Ski Cross Team
Coached by Eric Archer, Willy Raine
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals Gold Medal, 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi
Highest world ranking 1st Overall World Cup (2011-2012) & (2013/2014)
Medal record
Women's Freestyle skiing
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
2014 Sochi Ski cross
World Championships
2013 Voss Ski Cross
Winter X Games
2016 Aspen Ski Cross
Junior World Championships
2013 Valmalenco, Italy Ski Cross


Marielle Thompson (born June 15, 1992) is a Canadian freestyle skier specializing in ski cross. She is the reigning Olympic champion in ski cross when she won gold at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Marielle was the overall World Cup champion for ski cross in 2011-2012 for which she won the Crystal Globe and was also third overall in freestyle in the same year. In Marielle's 2013-2014 season she won the World Cup Overall Crystal Globe for the second time.

Career

She debuted in the World Cup on December 18, 2010.[3] Thompson first placed in top 3 on December 17, 2011 (got 3rd place) in San Candido, Italy.[3] At 2010–11 World Cup season she placed 50th in Overall Freestyle standings and at 17th place in ski cross standings.[4] Thompson was again a strong contender during the 2013-14 season going into the Winter Olympics, leading the way in the standings again. In the end of the 2014 season she won the World Cup Overall title in an exciting finish in La Plagne, France. Marielle is still the only to Canadian to win a Crystal Globe and now she has received the prestigious award twice.

At the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thompson qualified third going into the elimination rounds for ski cross. Her teammate and compatriot, Kelsey Serwa, qualified in first place just ahead of Ophelie David of France. Thompson made her way into the finals where Serwa also made the final in a near photo finish. In the big final Thompson led nearly the entire way and Serwa trailed just behind after a fall by David. The Canadians would end the race in the one and two positions securing gold and silver. After the race Thompson said that "It's crazy. I don't think it's even sunk in yet. I just had a big wave of emotion. I'm so, so happy, especially to be up there with my teammate. We're just having fun all day. I know Kelsey and we tried to help each other all the way down the course."[5]

World Cup results

Season titles

Season Discipline
2011–12 Ski Cross
2013–14 Ski Cross

Season standings

Season Age Overall Ski Cross
2010–11 18 50 16
2011–12 19 3 1
2012–13 20 36 7
2013–14 21 4 1
2014–15 22 34 8
2015–16 23 6 2

Race Podiums

Season Date Location Discipline Place
2011–1217 December 2011 Italy Innichen, Italy Ski Cross 3rd
11 January 2012 France Alpe d'Huez, FranceSki Cross 2nd
19 January 2012 Canada Blue Mountain, Canada Ski Cross 1st
26 February 2012 Germany Bischofswiesen, Germany Ski Cross 3rd
3 March 2012 Sweden Branäs, Sweden Ski Cross 1st
10 March 2012 Switzerland Grindelwald, Switzerland Ski Cross 1st
2012–1319 February 2013 Russia Sochi, Russia Ski Cross 2nd
17 March 2013 Sweden Åre, Sweden Ski Cross 2nd
2013–147 December 2013 Canada Nakiska, Canada Ski Cross 1st
22 December 2013 Italy Innichen, Italy Ski Cross 2nd
17 January 2014 France Val Thorens, France Ski Cross 1st
25 January 2014 Austria Kreischberg, Austria Ski Cross 3rd
15 March 2014 Sweden Åre, Sweden Ski Cross 2nd
23 March 2014 France La Plagne, FranceSki Cross 1st
2014–156 December 2014 Canada Nakiska, CanadaSki Cross 1st
9 January 2015 France Val Thorens, France Ski Cross 1st
10 January 2015 Ski Cross 1st
2015–165 December 2015 Austria Montafon, AustriaSki Cross 1st
17 January 2016 United States Watles, ItalySki Cross 1st
23 Januuary 2016 Canada Nakiska, CanadaSki Cross 1st
13 February 2016 Sweden Idre Fjäll, Sweden Ski Cross 2nd
14 February 2016 Ski Cross 1st
4 March 2016 Switzerland Arosa, Switzerland Ski Cross 2nd

Olympic results

  Year    Age   Ski Cross 
Russia 2014 Sochi 21 1

World Championships results

  Year    Age   Ski Cross 
United States 2011 Deer Valley 18 15
Norway 2013 Voss 20 2
Austria 2015 Kreischberg 22 8

References

  1. ↑ "Bio". Mariellethompson.com. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "ESPN profile". ESPN. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  3. 1 2 "FIS-Ski.com profile". FIS-Ski.com. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  4. ↑ "2010–11 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup Standings". FIS. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  5. ↑ Kate Pettersen (February 21, 2014). "Marielle Thompson, Kelsey Serwa win gold, silver in ski cross". CBC Sports.

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