Déborah Anthonioz
Déborah Anthonioz ( born August 29, 1978 in Thonon -les- Bains ) is a French snowboarder. It starts in the discipline of snowboard cross.
Career
Anthonioz made her World Cup debut at the 1996 race in Tignes, where she started in the giant slalom and was Sixteenth. Also in 1996, she became Junior World Champion in this discipline, this success was repeated in 1997. In January 1998, she played her last giant slalom. Then she paused until the season 2001/ 2002. Since then she has competed in the World Cup only in snowboard cross. The first victory she succeeded in January 2002, when they won the competition in Kreischberg. Further victories followed in 2003 in Bad Gastein, 2004 in Nassfeld- Hermagor and 2005 in the Chilean Valle Nevado. In the season 2004/2005 they had their most successful period where he graduated as second in the discipline rating Snowboard Cross World Cup from.
Their best finish at the World Championships, she also reached in 2005, when they finished sixth. In 2003, she had reached the eighth place and cut off 2007 Eleventh. In 2009, in Gangwon she remained in twelfth out of the medals. As early as 1998 they had qualified for the Olympics, but withdrew to an ankle injury and had to do without a start. She started at the 2006 Olympic Games in Turin in their specialized discipline and, despite a broken right arm in a cast tithe. Successful Anthonioz was at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, behind Maelle Ricker won the silver medal and referred Olivia Nobs in third place. Before the Olympics, they had in the season 2009/2010 can not achieve a top ten result, then convinced her end of the season with a sixth and a seventh place in Valmalenco and La Molina. In April 2010, she was again after 2005 and 2007 French champion in snowboard cross.
Anthonioz is unmarried and lives in Les Gets, Haute-Savoie in her home.
Achievements
Olympic games
- 2010 - Silver Medal Snowboard Cross