Vanessa Vidal

Vanessa Vidal
— Alpine skier ♀ —
Disciplines Slalom, combined
Born (1974-12-21) 21 December 1974
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie (France)
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1]
Website www.vanessa-vidal.com/vanessa-vidal/index.html
Olympics
Teams 2 – (2002–2006)
Medals 0 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons 12
Wins 0
Podiums 0
Overall titles 0
Discipline titles 0

Vanessa Vidal (born 21 December 1974) is a former alpine skier from France, who competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics and 2006 Winter Olympics.[1] She is the sister of former Olympic slalom champion Jean-Pierre Vidal[2][3] and the niece of former alpine skiers Jean-Noël Augert[3] and Jean-Pierre Augert.[4]

Career

Vidal, born in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, made her debut in the Alpine Ski World Cup during the 1994–95 season, and was classified 104th overall.[5] She won her first major championship in 1997, when she won the combined category of the French National Championship.[6] Vidal's best World Cup finish came in the 1999–2000 season, when she was classified 35th;[5] she also took a career-best fourth at Bormio during this season, in the slalom.[7] She was ranked seventh in the 2002 Winter Olympics, and 26th in the 2006 Winter Olympics.[1] In 2006, she won the slalom category of the French National Championship.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Vanessa Vidal Bio, Stats and Results". Sporting-reference.com. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Vanessa Vidal hospitalisée" [Vanessa Vidal hospitalised]. L'Équipe (in French). 19 November 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  3. 1 2 Di Meo, Dino. "Vidal revitalise" [Vidal revitalises]. liberation.fr (in French). Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Augert, Vidal: une station "éleveuse" de champions" [Augert, Vidal: a "breeder" resort for champions]. Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 22 February 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Vanessa Vidal France Alpine Ski Team: Facts and Figures". Alpine Ski Database. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Ski, la fiche de Vanessa Vidal". L'Equipe.fr. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "Bormio Women's Slalom 1999/00". Alpine Ski Database. Retrieved 30 January 2014.


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