Régine Cavagnoud
| — Alpine skier — | |||||||||||||
| Disciplines |
Downhill, Super-G, Giant slalom, Combined | ||||||||||||
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| Born |
27 June 1970 Thônes, Haute-Savoie, France | ||||||||||||
| Died |
31 October 2001 (aged 31) Innsbruck, Austria | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 22 December 1990 (age 20) | ||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 - (1992, 1994, 1998) | ||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||
| Teams | 5 - (1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2001) | ||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||
| Seasons | 11 - (1991–2001) | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 8 - (3 DH, 4 SG, 1 GS) | ||||||||||||
| Podiums | 23 | ||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 - (3rd in 2000, 2001) | ||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 1 - (SG, 2001) | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Régine Cavagnoud (27 June 1970 – 31 October 2001) was a World Cup alpine ski racer from France. She was the World Cup and World Champion in Super G in 2001. Later that year, Cavagnoud was involved in a high-speed collision while training and died two days later.[1][2]
Career
Régine Cavagnoud was born in Thônes, Haute-Savoie, Cavagnoud's career was plagued by injuries. She finally secured a World Cup race victory in her 10th year of competition, a downhill race held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy on 21 January 1999. That was the first World Cup downhill race victory by a Frenchwoman in 17 years. She won World Cup races, four in Super-G, three downhill, and two giant slalom. Her last World Cup victory was on 21 Mar 2001, a giant slalom in Courchevel, France. She topped the Super-G World Cup rankings in 2001 and was ranked third overall for the World Cup seasons ending in 2000 and 2001. At the 2001 World Championships in St. Anton, Austria, she won the Super-G title on 29 January.
Death
On 29 October 2001, Cavagnoud collided with German ski coach Markus Anwander during ski training in Pitztal, Austria, and sustained severe brain injuries. She was evacuated by helicopter to Innsbruck's university hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries two days later. Her death was the first fatality involving a World Cup ski racer in over seven years, since the death of Austria's Ulrike Maier in a downhill race in January 1994.[2][3]
Cavagnoud was buried near her native village at La Clusaz in the French Alps.
World Cup results
| Season | Discipline |
|---|---|
| 2001 | Super-G |
Race victories
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 21 Jan 1999 |  Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Downhill |
| 23 Jan 1999 | Super G | ||
| 2000 | 19 Nov 1999 |  Copper Mountain, USA | Giant Slalom |
| 22 Jan 2000 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Downhill | |
| 15 Mar 2000 | Bormio, Italy | Downhill | |
| 2001 | 6 Dec 2000 |  Val-d'Isère, France | Super G |
| 13 Jan 2001 |  Haus im Ennstal, Austria | Super G | |
| 20 Jan 2001 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Super G |
References
- ↑ Clarey, Christopher (October 30, 2001). "French star injured in training accident". New York Times. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
- 1 2 "Skiing champion dies after training crash". CNN. October 31, 2001. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
- ↑ "Life's risk takers". BBC Sport. 31 October 2001.
External links
- Régine Cavagnoud at the International Ski Federation
- FIS-ski.com – Régine Cavagnoud – World Cup season standings
- Ski-db.com – results – Régine Cavagnoud
- Régine Cavagnoud at Sports Reference – Olympic results
- BBC News