Gauthier de Tessières

Gauthier de Tessières (born 9 November 1981) is a World Cup alpine ski racer from France, and has competed in two Winter Olympics and five World Championships.[1] He made his breakthrough on the Alpine Skiing World Cup in a giant slalom in Val-d'Isère in December 2008, where after finishing 30th in the first run to narrowly qualify for the second run, he worked his way up to finish third overall, bettering his previous World Cup personal best of 15th.[2] He won the silver medal in the super-G at the 2013 World Championships, after being added to the French team as an injury replacement.[3][4] De Tessières announced his retirement from competition in January 2014 after he was not selected for the 2014 Winter Olympics.[5]

Gauthier de Tessières

Alpine skier
Disciplines	Giant slalom, super-G
Club	Douanes - SC Alpe d'Huez
Born	9 November 1981 Clermont-Ferrand, France
Height	176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
World Cup debut	9 December 2001 (age 20)
Retired	2014
Olympics
Teams	2 - (2006–10)
World Championships
Teams	5 - (2005–13)
Medals	2 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	11th - (2003–13)
Wins	0
Podiums	1 - (1 GS)
Overall titles	0 - (57th in 2011)
Discipline titles	0 - (15th in GS in 2011)
Medal record Men's alpine skiing Representing  France World Championships 2011 Garmisch Team event 2013 Schladming Super-G Junior World Ski Championships 2001 Verbier Giant slalom

World Cup results

Top ten finishes

• 1 podium – (1 GS)
• 5 top tens

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Place
2009	13 Dec 2008	Val-d'Isère, France	Giant slalom	3rd
2011	19 Dec 2010	Alta Badia, Italy	Giant slalom	8th
	8 Jan 2011	Adelboden, Switzerland	Giant slalom	9th
2013	28 Oct 2012	Sölden, Austria	Giant slalom	7th
	1 Dec 2012	Beaver Creek, USA	Super-G	8th

Season standings

Season	Age	Overall	Slalom	Giant slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
2002	20	139	—	51	—	—	—
2003	21	108	—	40	—	—	—
2004	22	111	—	41	—	—	—
2005	23	86	—	29	—	—	—
2006	24	112	—	39	45	—	—
2007	25	120	—	—	35	—	—
2008	26	111	—	42	—	—	—
2009	27	71	—	22	—	—	—
2010	28	86	—	29	38	—	—
2011	29	57	—	15	32	—	—
2012	30	80	—	32	38	—	—
2013	31	64	—	28	21	—	—
2014	32	148	—	54	—	—	—

References

1. "Gauthier de Tessieres, Alpine Skiing". Vancouver2010.com. Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
2. "Ski : le Français Gauthier de Tessières, 3e du slalom géant à Val d'Isère" [Ski: Frenchman Gauthier de Tessières, 3rd in the giant slalom in Val d'Isère]. Ouest-France (in French). 13 December 2008. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
3. "Ted Ligety earns super G gold with exquisite run". Ski Racing.com. 6 February 2013.
4. "Ted Ligety speeds to super G gold". FIS Alpine.com. 6 February 2013.
5. "Le skieur de l'Alpe d'Huez Gauthier de Tessières met un terme à sa carrière de haut niveau" [Alpe d'Huez skier Gauthier de Tessières concludes his senior career]. France 3 Alpes (in French). 31 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2015.

External links

• Gauthier de Tessières at the International Ski Federation
• Gauthier de Tessières World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
• Gauthier de Tessières at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
• Gauthier de Tessières at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• French Ski Team – 2013 men's A team – (in French)
• Head Skis – team – athletes – Gauthier de Tessières
• Gauthier de Tessières at French Olympic Committee (in French)
• Gauthier de Tessières at Olympedia
• Gauthier de Tessières at FIS (alpine)
• Gauthier de Tessières at Ski-DB.com