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{{Infobox alpine ski racer , name = Antoine Dénériaz , image = Antoine Deneriaz.JPG , image_size = , caption = , disciplines = Downhill, Super G,
Combined , birth_date = {{birth-date and age, 6 March 1976 , birth_place = Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, France , height = 1.89 m , wcdebut = 15 December 1996 (age 20) , retired = 2007 (age 31) , website = , olympicteams = 2 – ( 2002, 2006) , olympicmedals = 1 , olympicgolds = 1 , worldsteams = 3 – (
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, 2003, 2007) , worldsmedals = 0 , worldsgolds = , wcseasons = 9 – (
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2007) , wcwins = 3 – (3 DH) , wcpodiums = 6 – (6 DH) , wcoveralls = 0 – ''(20th in 2004)'' , wctitles = 0 – ''(6th in DH, 2003)'' , medals = , show-medals = yes , medaltemplates = {{MedalSport , Men's alpine skiing {{MedalCountry, {{FRA {{MedalCompetition,
Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a vari ...
{{MedalGold, 2006 Turin, Downhill Antoine Dénériaz (born 6 March 1976 in Bonneville, Haute-Savoie) is a retired French
World Cup A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ...
alpine ski racer. He specialized in the speed events of downhill and
super-G Super giant slalom, or super-G, is a racing discipline of alpine skiing. Along with the faster downhill, it is regarded as a "speed" event, in contrast to the technical events giant slalom and slalom. It debuted as an official World Cup event d ...
and is an Olympic gold medalist. Dénériaz had three World Cup wins and six podiums, all in downhill. His first two podiums were both victories, at
Val Gardena Val Gardena (; german: Gröden ; lld, Gherdëina ) is a valley in Northern Italy, in the Dolomites of South Tyrol. It is best known as a tourist skiing, rock climbing, and woodcarving area. Geography The valley's main river is the Derjon, a ...
and
Kvitfjell Kvitfjell ( no, White mountain) is a ski resort in Norway, located in the municipality of Ringebu. Developed for the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, it is one of the most modern resorts in the world, with snowmaking on 80% of the alpine pist ...
, during the 2003 season.{{cite news , url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uU5WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0usDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5478%2C5727088 , work=Eugene Register-Guard , location=(Oregon) , title=World Cup: men's downhill , date=December 22, 2002 , page=10C{{cite news , url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=L1RWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_-sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2585%2C2985366 , work=Eugene Register-Guard , location=(Oregon) , agency=wire services , title=Deneriaz beats Eberharter , date=March 13, 2003 , page=E2 He won his Olympic gold medal in the downhill at the
2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February 2006 in Turin, Italy. This marked the second ...
in Turin, Italy, trailed by Austrian Michael Walchhofer and Swiss Bruno Kernen.{{cite news , url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rtNYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ivADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6718%2C2770296 , work=Eugene Register-Guard , location=(Oregon) , last=Fendrich , first=Howard , agency=Associated Press , title=Sacré bleu! Deneriaz springs surprise , date=February 13, 2006 , page=D5{{cite news , url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cLszAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IPMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6444%2C3014310 , work=Spokesman-Review , location=(Spokane, Washington) , agency=wire services , title=Olympic report: Alpine skiing, date=February 13, 2006 , page=C3 He also competed in the
super-G Super giant slalom, or super-G, is a racing discipline of alpine skiing. Along with the faster downhill, it is regarded as a "speed" event, in contrast to the technical events giant slalom and slalom. It debuted as an official World Cup event d ...
, where he placed eleventh.{{cite news , url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tNNYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ivADAAAAIBAJ&pg=5574%2C4198950 , work=Eugene Register-Guard , location=(Oregon) , title=Alpine skiing: men's super-G , date=February 19, 2006 , page=D9{{cite web, url=https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/torino2006/fra/Antoine+Deneriaz/602306 , title=Antoine Deneriaz , work=2006 Winter Olympics profile , publisher=
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Dénériaz's hometown is Morillon, an alpine village not far from
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. He is married to former
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alpine ski racer Claudia Riegler.


World Cup results


Season standings

{, class=wikitable style="text-align:center" ! Season !! Age !! Overall !! Slalom !! Giant
slalom !! Super-G !! Downhill !! Combined , - ,
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, , ''22'', , 45 , , — , , — , , 36 , , 21 , , 14 , - ,
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, , ''23'', , 71 , , — , , — , , — , , 34 , , 10 , - , 2001 , , ''24'', , 109 , , — , , — , , — , , 47 , , — , - , 2002 , , ''25'', , 41 , , — , , — , , — , , 18 , , 14 , - , 2003 , , ''26'', , 25 , , — , , — , , 51 , , 6 , , — , - , 2004 , , ''27'', , 20 , , — , , — , , 47 , , 7 , , — , - , 2005 , , ''28'', , 40 , , — , , — , , 33 , , 17 , , — , - , 2006 , , ''29'', , 45 , , — , , — , , 28 , , 20 , , — , - , 2007 , , ''30'', , 71 , , — , , — , , 16 , , 55 , , —


Race podiums

*3 wins – (3 DH) *6 podiums – (6 DH) {, class=wikitable style="text-align:center" , - ! Season ! Date ! Location ! Discipline ! Place , - , rowspan=2, 2003, , align=right bgcolor="#BOEOE6" , 21 Dec 2002 , , align=left, {{flagicon, ITA
Val Gardena Val Gardena (; german: Gröden ; lld, Gherdëina ) is a valley in Northern Italy, in the Dolomites of South Tyrol. It is best known as a tourist skiing, rock climbing, and woodcarving area. Geography The valley's main river is the Derjon, a ...
, Italy , , bgcolor="#BOEOE6", Downhill , , bgcolor="#BOEOE6" , 1 , - , align=right bgcolor="#BOEOE6", 12 Mar 2003 , , align=left, {{flagicon, NOR{{nnbsp
Kvitfjell Kvitfjell ( no, White mountain) is a ski resort in Norway, located in the municipality of Ringebu. Developed for the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, it is one of the most modern resorts in the world, with snowmaking on 80% of the alpine pist ...
, Norway , , bgcolor="#BOEOE6", Downhill , , bgcolor="#BOEOE6" , 1 , - , rowspan=3, 2004 , , align=29 Nov 2003 , , align=left, {{flagicon, CAN Lake Louise, Canada , , Downhill , , 3 , - , align=right bgcolor="#BOEOE6", 20 Dec 2003 , , align=left, {{flagicon, ITA Val Gardena, Italy , , bgcolor="#BOEOE6" , Downhill , , bgcolor="#BOEOE6" , 1 , - , align=12 Mar 2003 , , align=left, {{flagicon, NOR{{nnbsp Kvitfjell, Norway , , align=center, Downhill , , 3 , - , 2005 , , align=27 Nov 2004 , , align=left, {{flagicon, CAN Lake Louise, Canada , , Downhill , , 2


World Championship results

{, class=wikitable style="text-align:center" !   Year   !!  Age  !!  Slalom  !!  Giant 
 Slalom  !! Super G !! Downhill !! Combined , - ,
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, , ''22'' , , — , , — , , — , , 21 , , — , - , 2001 , , ''24'' , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , - , 2003 , , ''26'' , , — , , — , , — , , 8 , , — , - , 2005 , , ''28'' , , — , , — , , — , , — , , — , - , 2007 , , ''30'' , , — , , — , , 29 , , 33 , , —


Olympic results

{, class=wikitable style="text-align:center" !   Year   !!  Age  !!  Slalom  !!  Giant 
 Slalom  !! Super G !! Downhill !! Combined , - , 2002 , , ''25'' , , , , , , , , 12 , , 21 , - , 2006 , , ''29'' , , , , , , 11 , , style="background:gold;", 1 , ,


References

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External links

* {{FIS alpine skier, 13203
Antoine Dénériaz
World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation * {{Ski-DB, antoine_deneriaz_fra_dnran * {{SR/Olympics profile {{Footer Olympic Champions Downhill Men {{Authority control {{DEFAULTSORT:Deneriaz, Antoine 1976 births Living people People from Bonneville, Haute-Savoie French male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers of France Alpine skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic medalists in alpine skiing Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Haute-Savoie {{France-alpine-skiing-bio-stub {{France-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub