François Bourque

François Bourque ( born November 18, 1984 in New Richmond, Quebec ) is a former Canadian alpine skier. He specializes in the disciplines of Downhill, Super-G and giant slalom.

Biography

His first major successes celebrated Bourque at Junior World Championships. In 2003 he won the gold medal in Serre Chevalier in the Super -G. A year later, at the Junior World Championship 2004 in Maribor, he was even more successful: In the combination, he won the gold medal in the downhill and super-G one bronze medal. Also in 2004 he won his first of three Canadian championships.

His first World Cup race denied Bourque in November 2002, a few days after his 18th birthday. On 20 February 2005, he was in the Super G in Garmisch -Partenkirchen third parties and rode it for the first time on the podium. His best World Cup results were each second-place finishes in the giant slalom on December 21, 2006 in Hinterstoder and on March 3, 2007 in Kranjska Gora. At the World Championships and Olympic Games Bourque drove four times into the top ten. The best result he achieved fourth place in the giant slalom of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.

End of November 2008 suffered Bourque during retraction before the downhill training in Lake Louise a cruciate ligament injury, which prevented him from 2008/ 09 incur no more races in the rest of the season. The next season was for the Canadians early to end. On 18 December 2009 he suffered in the Super G in Val Gardena without crashing again a torn ACL. The 2010/11 season had to end prematurely Bourque again. In January, he retired in training the third torn ACL to. After he had no contested races in the 2011/12 season, Bourque was the summer of 2012 his resignation.

Achievements

Olympic games

  • Turin 2006: 4 Giant Slalom, Super-G, 8, 16, exit 21 combination

World Championships

  • Bormio 2005: 10 combination, 13 Super -G
  • Åre 2007: 9 Super -G, Super Combined 17

Junior World Championships

  • Serre -Chevalier 2003: 1 Super -G, Downhill 6, 14 Giant Slalom
  • Maribor 2004: 1 combination, 3rd exit, third Super -G, Giant Slalom 5th, 7th Slalom

World Cup

  • Season 2005/ 06: 7 Giant Slalom rating
  • Season 2006/ 07: 5 giant slalom rating
  • 4 podiums, a further 10 placings in the top ten

Nor- Am Cup

  • Season 2002/ 03: 7th overall, 4th exit rating, 4 Super -G standings
  • Season 2003/ 04: 10th overall, 4th giant slalom rating
  • Season 2004/ 05: 7 Giant Slalom rating
  • 7 podiums, including 1 win

Other successes

  • 3 Canadian championship (departure 2004, giant slalom 2005 combination 2005)
  • 16 victories in FIS races
World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships 2007 Alpine Skiing World Cup 2006 Alpine Skiing World Cup 2005 Alpine Skiing World Cup 2008 Alpine Skiing World Cup Alpine skiing combined Municipality of Kranjska Gora Lake Louise (Alberta) Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2005 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007
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