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Vincent Vittoz

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Vincent Vittoz
CountryFrance
Born(1975-07-17)17 July 1975(age 49)
Annecy,France
Ski clubDéfense EMHM La Clusaz
World Cup career
Seasons16 – (19962011)
Starts215
Podiums26
Wins8
Overall titles0 – (2nd in2005)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men'scross-country skiing
RepresentingFrance
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Oberstdorf 30 km skiathlon

Vincent Vittoz(born 17 July 1975 inAnnecy,Haute-Savoie) is a French formercross-country skier,non-commissioned officer[1]and coach.[2]He grew up in the town ofLa Clusazin the Northern French Alps and has been competing since 1982. He made hisFIS Cross-Country World Cupdebut inJanuary 1996inNové Město na Moravě,finishing 22nd in a 15 km classical race.[3]He won a gold medal in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit at the2005 FIS Nordic World Ski ChampionshipsinOberstdorf.As of 2018 Vittoz is the only French cross-country skiing world champion.[3]

Vittoz's best overall team finish at theWinter Olympicswas a fourth place in the 4 × 10 km relay events inTurinin the2006and inVancouverin2010.His best individual finish in Turin was sixth in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit in. He finished fifth in the 15 km free event in Vancouver. He competed in four Olympic Games in total, in1998,2002,2006 and 2010.[3]

Vittoz won seven World Cup individual events and one World Cup team event. He was ranked second in the overall classification of the 2005 World Cup.

Vittoz served as an ambassador forAnnecy's bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics.[4]

He retired from competition at the end of the 2010-11 season, taking up a position as coach of the French national under-23 cross-country ski team in the spring of 2011.[2]Seven years later, he was appointed as the coach of the French national biathlon team.[5]

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from theInternational Ski Federation (FIS).[6]

Olympic Games

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Year Age 10 km 15 km Pursuit 30 km 50 km Sprint 4 × 10 km
relay
Team
sprint
1998 22 24 19 21 13
2002 26 13 11 8
2006 30 14 6 9 4
2010 34 5 15 13 4 7

World Championships

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  • 1 medal – (1 gold)
Year Age 10 km 15 km Pursuit 30 km 50 km Sprint 4 × 10 km
relay
Team
sprint
1997 21 28 28 16
1999 23 45 DNF 15
2001 25 21 19 DNF 30
2003 27 28 DNF 6 11
2005 29 6 Gold 6 5
2007 31 DNF 10 5
2009 33 23 6 9 9
2011 35 34 22 11

World Cup

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Season standings

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Season Age Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
1996 20 67
1997 21 37 57 26
1998 22 54 NC 44
1999 23 35 68 31
2000 24 31 78 22 18
2001 25 16 37
2002 26 24 72
2003 27 8 NC
2004 28 19 15 64
2005 29 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 60
2006 30 5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2007 31 6 2nd place, silver medalist(s) NC 19
2008 32 11 4 53 DNF 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2009 33 10 11 NC 17 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2010 34 9 5 NC 18 5
2011 35 23 20 NC 11 22

Individual podiums

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  • 8 victories – (7WC,1SWC)
  • 26 podiums – (23WC,3SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2000–01 8 December 2000 ItalySanta Caterina,Italy 15 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
2 16 December 2000 ItalyBrusson,Italy 10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/F World Cup 3rd
3 2002–03 23 November 2002 SwedenKiruna,Sweden 10 km Individual F World Cup 1st
4 17 December 2002 SwitzerlandDavos,Switzerland 15 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
5 2003–04 6 December 2003 ItalyToblach,Italy 30 km Mass Start F World Cup 3rd
6 6 February 2004 FranceLa Clusaz,France 15 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
7 2004–05 27 November 2004 FinlandRukatunturi,Finland 15 km Individual F World Cup 1st
8 11 December 2004 ItalyLago di Tesero,Italy 15 km + 15 km Pursuit C/F World Cup 3rd
9 18 December 2004 AustriaRamsau,Austria 30 km Mass Start F World Cup 1st
10 15 January 2005 Czech RepublicNové Město,Czech Republic 15 km Individual F World Cup 1st
11 2005–06 27 November 2005 FinlandRukatunturi,Finland 15 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
12 15 December 2005 CanadaCanmore,Canada 15 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
13 31 December 2005 Czech RepublicNové Město,Czech Republic 15 km Individual F World Cup 1st
14 5 February 2006 SwitzerlandDavos,Switzerland 15 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
15 2006–07 26 November 2006 FinlandRukatunturi,Finland 15 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
16 2 January 2007 GermanyOberstdorf,Germany 10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/F Stage World Cup 1st
17 3 February 2007 SwitzerlandDavos,Switzerland 15 km Individual F World Cup 1st
18 16 February 2007 ChinaChangchun,China 15 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
19 2007–08 16 March 2008 ItalyBormio,Italy 15 km Pursuit F World Cup 1st
20 2008–09 24 January 2009 EstoniaOtepää,Estonia 15 km Individual C World Cup 3rd
21 22 March 2009 SwedenFalun,Sweden 15 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 2nd
22 18–22 March 2009 SwedenWorld Cup Final Overall Standings World Cup 2nd
23 2009–10 21 November 2009 NorwayBeitostølen,Norway 15 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
24 13 March 2010 NorwayOslo,Norway 50 km Mass Start F World Cup 2nd
25 21 March 2010 SwedenFalun,Sweden 15 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 3rd
26 2010–11 12 March 2011 FinlandLahti,Estonia 10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/F World Cup 3rd

Team podiums

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  • 1 victory – (1RL)
  • 7 podiums – (7RL)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 2003–04 7 February 2004 FranceLa Clusaz,France 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Rousselet/Perrillat-Collomb/Jonnier
2 2004–05 21 November 2004 SwedenGällivare,Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Perrillat-Collomb/Jonnier/Chauvet
3 12 December 2004 ItalyVal di Fiemme,Italy 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Perrillat-Collomb/Jonnier/Rousselet
4 2005–06 20 November 2005 NorwayBeitostølen,Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Rousselet/Perrillat-Collomb/Jonnier
5 2006–07 4 February 2007 SwitzerlandDavos,Switzerland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Gaillard/Jonnier/Rousselet
6 25 March 2007 SwedenFalun,Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Perrillat-CollombGaillard/Jonnier
7 2008–09 7 December 2008 FranceLa Clusaz,France 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Gaillard/Manificat/Jonnier

References

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  1. ^Vittoz, Vincent,Équipe de France Militaire de Ski 2011
  2. ^abPrato, Benoît (16 August 2011)."Vincent Vittoz:" À eux de construire leur histoire ""[Vincent Vittoz: "It's up to them to build their story" ].Le Dauphiné libéré(in French).Retrieved26 January2019.
  3. ^abcPrato, Benoît (10 December 2018)."Smirnov, larmes, stand de tir: les premières fois de Vincent Vittoz"[Smirnov, tears, shooting range: the first times of Vincent Vittoz].Le Dauphiné libéré(in French).Retrieved26 January2019.
  4. ^"Vincent Vittoz:" J'ai cherché à donner mon meilleur ""[Vincent Vittoz: "I tried to give my best" ].French National Olympic and Sports Committee(in French).Retrieved26 January2019.
  5. ^Prato, Benoît (14 June 2018)."Vincent Vittoz:" Coacher Martin Fourcade est une belle opportunité ""[Vincent Vittoz: "To coach Martin Fourcade is a great opportunity" ].Le Dauphiné libéré(in French).Retrieved26 January2019.
  6. ^"Athlete: VITTOZ Vincent".FIS-Ski.International Ski Federation.Retrieved13 March2018.
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