Sophie Villeneuve
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 6, 1969 Mulhouse, France |
| Sport | |
| Country |  France |
| Sport | Skiing |
| World Cup career | |
| Seasons | 10 – (1990–1999) |
| Indiv. starts | 94 |
| Indiv. podiums | 0 |
| Team starts | 18 |
| Team podiums | 1 |
| Team wins | 0 |
| Overall titles | 0 – (14th in 1998) |
| Discipline titles | 0 |
Sophie Villeneuve (born 6 November 1969) is a French cross-country skier who competed from 1991 to 1999. Competing in three Winter Olympics, her best career finish was fifth in the 4 × 5 km relay at Albertville in 1992 while her best individual finish was ninth in the 15 km event at Lillehammer in 1994.
Villeneuve's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was ninth in the 15 km event at Trondheim in 1997. Her best World Cup finish was fourth in an individual sprint event in Italy in 1997.
Villeneuve's lone individual victory was in a 10 km Continental Cup event in Italy in 1992. She also competed in the women's cross-country mountain biking event at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1]
Olympic Games
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
| Year | Age | 5 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 4 × 5 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 22 | 49 | — | 31 | 18 | 5 |
| 1994 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 10 | — | 11 |
| 1998 | 28 | 32 | — | 27 | 17 | 11 |
World Championships
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 4 × 5 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 21 | 30 | 32 | — | N/a | 18 | 9 |
| 1993 | 23 | 38 | N/a | — | 20 | 22 | 9 |
| 1995 | 25 | 31 | N/a | — | 18 | 16 | — |
| 1997 | 27 | 50 | N/a | 9 | 20 | 35 | 7 |
| 1999 | 29 | 10 | N/a | 19 | 10 | 21 | 9 |
World Cup
Season standings
| Season | Age | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Long Distance | Sprint | ||
| 1990 | 20 | NC | N/a | N/a |
| 1991 | 21 | 46 | N/a | N/a |
| 1992 | 22 | NC | N/a | N/a |
| 1993 | 23 | 29 | N/a | N/a |
| 1994 | 24 | 21 | N/a | N/a |
| 1995 | 25 | 36 | N/a | N/a |
| 1996 | 26 | 18 | N/a | N/a |
| 1997 | 27 | 15 | 18 | 14 |
| 1998 | 28 | 14 | 17 | 12 |
| 1999 | 29 | 18 | 23 | 22 |
Team podiums
- 1 podium – (1 TS)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1997–98 | 10 March 1998 |  Falun, Sweden | 6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd | Laurent Philippot |