Blaise Giezendanner
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| Born | 29 November 1991 Chamonix, France | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  France | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Downhill, super-G, combined | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | C.S. Chamonix | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 23 February 2013 (age 21) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 1 – (2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 1 – (2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 13 – (2013, 2015–2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 1 – (1 DH) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (58th in 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (19th in DH, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Blaise Giezendanner (born 29 November 1991) is a French alpine ski racer who specializes in the speed events of downhill and super-G. At the 2013 Winter Universiade, he won a silver medal in the downhill and combined, and a gold medal in the super-G.
Giezendanner made his World Cup debut on 23 February 2013 in the Garmisch-Partenkirchen downhill finishing in 53rd position.[1] In December 2013 he represented France at the 2013 Winter Universiade in Trentino, Italy. He finished 13th in the giant slalom, 2nd in the downhill and the combined, and 1st in the super-G.
On 21 February 2015, he scored his first World Cup points in the Saalbach downhill.[2] He attained his first top 10 World Cup result on 7 February 2016, finishing eighth in the Jeongseon super-G.[3] Apart from FIS events, Giezendanner competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics,[4] and was fourth in the super-G.
World Cup results
Season standings
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| Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | |
| 2015 | 23 | 147 | — | — | — | 57 | — |
| 2016 | 24 | 65 | — | — | 32 | 29 | 23 |
| 2017 | 25 | 62 | — | — | 23 | 34 | 25 |
| 2018 | 26 | 89 | — | — | 22 | — | — |
| 2019 | 27 | 101 | — | — | 25 | 55 | 41 |
| 2020 | 28 | 108 | — | — | 32 | 57 | 34 |
| 2021 | 29 | 80 | — | — | 21 | 54 | N/a |
| 2022 | 30 | 59 | — | — | 25 | 29 | |
| 2023 | 31 | 82 | — | — | 26 | 52 | |
| 2024 | 32 | 58 | — | — | 36 | 19 | |
| 2025 | 33 | 72 | — | — | 27 | 33 | |
| 2026 | 34 | 86 | — | — | 45 | 31 |
Top-ten results
- 1 podium – (1 DH); 10 top tens
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| Date | Location | Discipline | Place | |
| 2016 | 7 February 2016 |  Jeongseon, South Korea | Super-G | 8th |
| 19 February 2016 | Chamonix, France | Combined | 10th | |
| 20 February 2016 | Downhill | 9th | ||
| 2018 | 19 January 2018 |  Kitzbühel, Austria | Super-G | 9th |
| 2022 | 29 December 2021 |  Bormio, Italy | Super-G | 9th |
| 21 January 2022 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Downhill | 3rd | |
| 2023 | 13 January 2023 |  Wengen, Switzerland | Super-G | 10th |
| 2024 | 20 January 2024 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Downhill | 7th |
| 2025 | 6 December 2024 |  Beaver Creek, United States | Downhill | 7th |
| 20 December 2024 | Val Gardena, United States | Super-G | 9th |
