Cyprien Richard (born 27 January 1979) 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.
Born in
Thonon-les-Bains
Thonon-les-Bains (; frp, Tonon), often simply referred to as Thonon, is a subprefecture of the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. In 2018, the commune had a population of 35,241. Thonon-les-Bains is ...
,
Haute Savoie
Haute-Savoie (; Arpitan: ''Savouè d'Amont'' or ''Hiôta-Savouè''; en, Upper Savoy) or '; it, Alta Savoia. is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France, bordering both Switzerland and Italy. Its prefecture is ...
,
Richard attained four World Cup podiums, all in
giant slalom
Giant slalom (GS) is an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline. It involves skiing between sets of poles ("gates") spaced at a greater distance from each other than in slalom but less than in Super-G.
Giant slalom and slalom make up t ...
, with one victory, at
Adelboden
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Adelboden is a mountain village and a municipality in Switzerland, located in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental admin ...
, Switzerland, a tie with
Aksel Lund Svindal
Aksel Lund Svindal (born 26 December 1982) is a Norwegian former World Cup alpine ski racer.
Born in Lørenskog in Akershus county, Svindal is a two-time overall World Cup champion (2007 and 2009), an Olympic gold medalist in super-G at the 20 ...
for first place. He was also French national champion in giant slalom
World Cup
Season standings
Race podiums
* 1 win – (1
GS)
* 4 podiums – (4
GS)
World Championships
Olympics
References
External links
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Cyprien RichardWorld Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
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French male alpine skiers
Living people
1979 births
Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Olympic alpine skiers of France
Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
People from Thonon-les-Bains
Sportspeople from Haute-Savoie
21st-century French people