Dale Begg-Smith

Dale Begg -Smith ( born January 18, 1985 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a former Australian freestyle skier, who on the moguls disciplines ( moguls ) was specialized. With one Olympic gold medal, world championship and World Cup victory of the Canadian- Australian dual citizen of one of the world 's best athletes. Not only as an athlete, he is successful, but also as an Internet entrepreneur. His four years older brother Jason Begg -Smith was driving in the same disciplines also for Australia.

Biography

Begg -Smith was a member of the Canadian freestyle junior cadres and debuted in the 2000/ 01 season in the freestyle skiing World Cup. On 28 January 2001 he took as 18 of the World Cup in Sunday River first World Cup points. As the coaching staff complained, he would spend too much time for his recently founded company and neglecting training, he left at the age of 16 years, the Canadian Association and moved to Australia with his brother. The choice fell on this land because the local Ski smaller and therefore was more flexible. The brothers took out a two -year suspension to start in the World Cup from the season 2003/ 04 after obtaining Australian citizenship again can.

On 20 December 2003 came Begg -Smith in a World Cup competition for the first time in the top ten before, in the World Cup season 2004/ 05 was followed by three podiums. At the 2005 World Championships in Ruka, he won the bronze medal. On 18 December 2005 he won in Oberstdorf for the first time in a World Cup competition. In the season 2005/ 06 was followed by three more wins, so he decided the World Cup discipline rating for themselves. He could His biggest success at the Olympic Winter Games in 2006, when he was his role as favorite and won the gold medal. On 21 February 2006, just six days after the Olympic victory, gave the Australian Post a stamp in honor of his power out.

In the 2006/07 season continued Begg -Smith 's winning streak. He won five out of ten discharged World Cup competitions and decided not only to consider the moguls discipline rating for themselves, but also the overall World Cup and the unique dual moguls discipline standings. Also at the 2007 World Championships in Madonna di Campiglio, one of the best; he was first in the discipline Dual Moguls and second in the moguls discipline. In the 2007 /08 season was followed by three more World Cup victories and for the third time in a row winning the moguls discipline standings.

Begg - Smith's best finish in the winter of 2008/ 09 was only a fifth place. He also had to finish the season due to injury prematurely. In the 2009/10 season he managed a successful comeback. He won three World Cup competitions and decided to discipline rating for the fourth time for themselves. Before the Olympic Winter Games 2010, he was one of the most frequently mentioned favorites to win, but he was beaten at the Vancouver Canadians Alexandre Bilodeau and be content with the silver medal at Cypress Mountain.

After more than three years of absence in the World Cup Begg -Smith competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. He stalled at # 15 in the qualification not out and then announced his retirement.

Controversy

Begg Smith variously associated with the spread of software compound regarded by users as desired. So reported several newspapers, numerous digital traces would indicate that his company AdsCPM and CPM Media malware, spyware, adware and spam have spread. His manager of IMG described reports of this kind about his clients as " exaggerated ". However, after the Olympic victory of 2006, the domain registrations of the websites of its companies have been changed and removed references to him. In addition, scattered sites were set up before the Olympic hype deleted. Begg -Smith did not answer any questions about his business in the media. He described reports of his multi-million dollar fortune as rumors and claimed to have its business activities aside in favor of the sport.

Achievements

Olympic games

  • Turin 2006: 1 Moguls
  • 2010 Vancouver: 2 Moguls
  • Sochi 2014: 25 Moguls

World Championships

  • Ruka 2005: 3 Moguls, Dual Moguls 5
  • Madonna di Campiglio, 2007: 1st Dual Moguls, Moguls 2

World Cup ratings

  • Season 2004/ 05: 7 Overall World Cup, 2nd Mogul World Cup
  • Season 2005/ 06: 2nd Overall World Cup, 1st Mogul World Cup
  • Season 2006/ 07: 1 World Cup, 1 World Cup Moguls, Dual Moguls first World Cup
  • Season 2007/ 08: 3rd Overall World Cup, 1st Mogul World Cup
  • Season 2009/ 10: 3 Overall World Cup, 1st Mogul World Cup

World Cup wins

Begg -Smith won 29 podiums including 18 victories:

Freestyle-Skiing Winter Olympic Games Freestyle skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2005 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2007 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup Mogul skiing Rukatunturi Cypress Mountain Ski Area IMG (company) Freestyle skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics 2006–07 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup 2007–08 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup 2009–10 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup Lake Placid, New York Italy La Plagne France Inawashiro (Fukushima) Voss Calgary List of Olympic medalists in freestyle skiing
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