Émilie Gex-Fabry (born 21 May 1986) is a

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ski mountaineer Ski mountaineering (abbreviated to skimo) is a skiing discipline that involves climbing mountains either on skis or carrying them, depending on the steepness of the ascent, and then descending on skis. There are two major categories of equipmen ...

. Gex-Fabry was born in

Vevey Vevey (; frp, Vevê; german: label=former German, Vivis) is a town in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, on the north shore of Lake Geneva, near Lausanne. The German name Vivis is no longer commonly used. It was the seat of the district of ...

. She started ski mountaineering in 1991, and competed first in the 2000

Trophée des Gastlosen The Trophée des Gastlosen ("trophy of the Gastlosen") is a Swiss competition of ski mountaineering, which is carried out annually in the Gastlosen, near Jaun, since 1993. The history of the Trophée des Gastlosen goes back to 1987, when Erha ...

event. She has been member of the Swiss team since 2003, and lives in

Val-d'Illiez Val-d'Illiez is a municipality in the district of Monthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Geography Val-d'Illiez has an area, , of . Of this area, or 38.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 36.7% is forested. Of the res ...

. After several good results in younger age classes, she placed 10th in the "seniors" single race of the 2007 European Championship. She won the Patrouille des Glaciers in 2010 with a time of 7h41, the course record for female teams as of 2018. After 5 years study at the university of Fribourg, she works as biologist/botanist.

Selected results

* 2003: ** 3rd (cadets),

* 2004: ** 1st,

World Championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

"cadets" single race ** 1st, European Cup Trilogiski "cadets" single race ** 1st (juniors filles), Trophée des Gastlosen * 2005: ** 2nd, European Championship "juniors" single race ** 3rd, European Championship "juniors"

vertical race A Vertical Race is a special kind of ski mountaineering without the typical downhill skiing after ascending. At the mountain running and climbing passages the runners have to carry their skis in their backpacks. Vertical Races for women and men are ...

** 1st, European Championship relay young * 2006: ** 1st (juniors), Trophée des Gastlosen ** 3rd,

"juniors" vertical race''Swiss medals''
/ref> * 2007: ** 3rd, European Championship "espoir" single race * 2008: ** 2nd,

"espoirs" vertical race ** 2nd, World Championship "espoirs" long-distance race ** 2nd, World Cup race ''Valerette Altiski'' ** 3rd, World Championship "espoirs" single race * 2009: ** 3rd, European Championship "espoirs" single race ** 3rd, European Championship "espoirs" vertical race ** 4th, World Cup race ''Tour du Rutor'' with

Gabrielle Magnenat Gabrielle Gachet, née Magnenat (born 17 February 1980), is a Swiss ski mountaineer. Gachet was born in Vaulion. In 2011, she married Grégory Gachet. She started ski mountaineering in 1998 and competed first in the Nocturne Morgins race in th ...

* 2010: ** 5th, World Cup race ''Etna'' ** 1st, Patrouille des Glaciers, new record * 2011: ** 4th,

team race (together with

Mireille Richard Mireille Richard (born 4 May 1989) is a Swiss ski mountaineer. Mireille was born and lives in Evionnaz. She started ski mountaineering in 1994, and competed first in the 2003 ''Diamir race''. She has been member of the Swiss team since 2005. S ...

) ** 4th, World Championship vertical, total ranking ** 6th, World Championship single race ** 6th, World Championship vertical race ** 8th, World Championship sprint * 2012: ** 1st, European Championship relay, together with

Séverine Pont-Combe Séverine Pont-Combe (born 28 June 1979) is a Swiss ski mountaineer and long-distance runner. She was born in Meyrin. She currently lives in Bernex.

and Mireille Richard ** 3rd, European Championship team, together with

Maude Mathys Maude Mathys, née Küng (born 14 January 1987), from Ollon is a Swiss ski mountaineer and trail runner. She is currently member of the SAC-CAS Swiss Team 2. She is also competing in ultramarathon events. In 2015 Mathys was reprimanded for an A ...

** 5th, European Championship single ** 6th, World Championship vertical, combined ranking ** 3rd, World Cup race in Etna, vertical race ** 4th, World Cup race in Etna, single race ** 3rd, World Cup race in Tromso, sprint race ** 4th, World Cup race in Tromso, single race ** 5th, World Cup overall * 2013: ** 3rd, World Championship team, together with

** 3rd, World Championship relay, with

and Mireille Richard ** 3rd, World Cup race in ''Les Marécottes'', sprint race ** 3rd, World Cup race in ''Clusone'', sprint race ** 2nd, World Cup race in Tromso, sprint race ** 4th, World Cup race in Tromso, single race ** 3rd, World Cup sprint race ** 6th, World Cup overall

Patrouille des Glaciers

* 2006: 1st on the track Arolla-Verbier, together with Coraly Pernet and Daniela Sigrist * 2008: 1st on the track Arolla-Verbier, together with Mireille Richard and Mireia Miro * 2010: 1st, together with

Nathalie Etzensperger Nathalie Etzensperger-Nanzer, née Nanzer (born 6 August 1968), is a female Switzerland, Swiss ski mountaineer and long-distance runner. Etzensperger was born in Gamsen VS, Gamsen, where she grew up. She started top-class sports at the age of 24 ...

and

Marie Troillet Marie Troillet (born 24 March 1983) is a Swiss ski mountaineer. Troillet was born in Bagnes. She started ski mountaineering in 2000 and has been member of the national team since 2004 as well as member of the Dynafit-Team since 2005. Marie Tr ...

Trofeo Mezzalama

* 2011: 4th, together with

and

Corinne Favre Corinne Favre (born 15 December 1970) is a French professional ski instructor, competitive ski mountaineer,

''2011 Trofeo Mezzalama - women results''
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Pierra Menta

* 2013: 3rd, together with

* 2014: 2nd, together with Axelle Mollaret

External links

Emilie Gex-Fabry
at Skimountaineering.org

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gex-Fabry, Emilie 1986 births Living people People from Vevey Swiss female ski mountaineers Sportspeople from the canton of Vaud