Jean-Baptiste Grange (born 10 October 1984) is a French retired

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alpine ski racer. He competed primarily in slalom and earlier also in

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and combined. Born in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Grange grew up in

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, Galibier, and made his World Cup debut at age 19 in January

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. In February

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, he won the bronze medal in the slalom at the 2007 World Championships in

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, Sweden. He won his first World Cup race on 17 December

, and won the

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season title in the slalom. Injured in early December 2009 in a giant slalom at Beaver Creek, he opted for surgery and missed the remainder of the

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season, which included the

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. He returned to competition for the

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season and won the

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in the slalom.Ski Racing.com
– J-B Grange wins first French World slalom title in 26 years – 20 February 2011. He won his second slalom world title in Beaver Creek on 15 February 2015. His older brother is

François-Cyrille Grange François-Cyrille Grange (born 1983) is a French alpine skier who competed in the early 2000s. Biography He was known for colighting the Olympic Flame with Michel Platini at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville. Grange's only alpine skiing eve ...

, also an alpine ski racer.

World Cup results

Season standings

*Standings through 21 March 2021

Season titles

Race podiums

* 9 wins – (8 SL, 1 AC) * 18 podiums – (15 SL, 3 AC)

World Championship results

Olympic results

References

External links

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Jean-Baptiste Grange
World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation * * * – '
French Ski Team
– 2016 men's A team – '
Fischer Skis
– athletes – Jean-Baptiste Grange {{DEFAULTSORT:Grange, Jean-Baptiste 1984 births Living people People from Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne French male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers of France FIS Alpine Ski World Cup champions Alpine skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Savoie