Vincent Marquis
Vincent Marquis ( born April 15, 1984 in Quebec ) is a Canadian freestyle skier. He specializes in the moguls and dual moguls mogul disciplines. His younger brother Philippe Marquis operates the same sport.
Biography
Marquis had on 10 January 2004 his debut in the Freestyle World Cup, where he finished in Mont- Tremblant in the moguls competition the 6th Place and immediately won the first World Cup points. He could not immediately confirm this success: In the winter of 2004 /05 was a 13th place his best result, in winter 2005/ 06 even only a 42nd place. Then he found the connection to the top. On 13 January 2007 he was in Dual Moguls competition from Deer Valley Second, what was tantamount to the first podium finish.
On February 2, 2008 Marquis succeeded in Deer Valley, the first World Cup victory. Three podiums finally revealed at the end of the season the 3rd place in the discipline standings. Similarly successful Marquis was in the following season 2008/09. After a win on January 24, 2009 at Mont Gabriel followed five top -10 results, which in turn resulted in the 3rd place in the discipline standings. At the 2009 World Championships in Inawashiro he won the bronze medal in moguls, while he finished fourth in dual moguls competition.
With a 2nd place to Marquis could qualify for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. In Olympic competition in Cypress Mountain, he missed almost a fourth medal.
Achievements
Olympic games
- Vancouver 2010: 4 Moguls
World Championships
- Inawashiro 2009: 3 Moguls, Dual Moguls 4
World Cup
Marquis won until now eight podiums, including two victories:
Other successes
- 3 podiums in the Nor- Am Cup