Steve Missillier
Steve Missillier ( born December 12, 1984 in Annecy ) is a French alpine skier. He specializes in the slalom and giant slalom.
Biography
Missillier grew up in the village of Le Grand -Bornand. In December 1999, he played the first FIS race in January 2003 followed by the first missions in the European Cup. At the Junior World Championship 2003 in Montgenevre, he was fifth in the slalom. However, this power he could in the next two years initially not confirm, at his first World Cup race in late 2004, he remained without result.
On March 5, 2006 Missillier drove the giant slalom in Yongpyong, his third appearance in the World Cup, to twelfth place and won the first World Cup points. In the season 2006/ 07 he confirmed its upward trend with five placings in the top 15 at the World Championships 2007 in Åre, however, he fell on his only start in the giant slalom from. Something better was the season 2007/ 08: With six other rankings in the World Cup points ranking, including an eleventh place in Kitzbühel, he established himself in the advanced world class. In the European Cup, he finished 2007/ 08 with two wins and a third place to fourth place in the slalom standings.
16 November 2008 Missillier reached in the slalom in Levi with eighth place his first top- 10 ranking in the World Cup. On 28 February 2009, he drove in the giant slalom in Kranjska Gora in the top five for the first time. At the 2009 World Championships in Val d'Isère, he was sixth in the slalom. In the 2009/10 season he reached 15th place in the slalom World Cup so far his best finish in a discipline standings. In the giant slalom World Cup he was as in the previous 18 At the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver in 2010 he reached the giant slalom as best Frenchman in 13th place, fell in the slalom but from.
On 12 December 2010, the Frenchman reached third place in the slalom in Val d'Isere his first podium in the World Cup. A further five times he drove in the 2010/11 season in the top ten. At the World Championships 2011 in Garmisch -Partenkirchen, he fell out in the first slalom run. In winter 2011/12 Missillier drove in eight World Cup races into the top ten, with his best result was a fourth place in the slalom in Kitzbuehel. Five top - 10 finishes were in the winter of 2012/13 to beech, with a fifth place as Bestergebnis. At the 2014 Winter Olympics he won the silver medal in the giant slalom; It was this his first podium in this discipline.
Achievements
Olympic games
- Vancouver 2010: 13 Giant Slalom
- Sochi 2014: 2 Giant Slalom
World Championships
- Val d'Isere 2009: slalom 6
Junior World Championships
- Montgenevre 2003: 5th Slalom
- Maribor 2004: 17 Giant Slalom, Super -G 58
World Cup
- 5 placings in the top five, including one podium
European Cup
- Season 2007/ 08: 4th place slalom discipline rating
- 3 podiums, including two victories:
Other successes
- Three French league titles ( 2007 and 2012 slalom, giant slalom, 2013)
- 1 victory in the Nor- Am Cup
- 7 wins in FIS races