Yannick Bertrand

Yannick Bertrand ( born August 18, 1980 in Thonon -les- Bains ) is a French alpine skier. He specializes in the speed disciplines Downhill and Super -G.

Biography

Bertrand drove his first FIS race in December 1995, operations in the European Cup was followed in December 1999. On 30 January 2003 he celebrated in the departure of Altenmarkt his first victory, in front of his best result was a twelfth place. The next day he came in second departure from Altenmarkt finished third also on the podium. It was followed by two more podiums and at the end of the 2002/03 season, he finished behind the Austrian Norbert Holzknecht second place in the downhill standings.

The first start in the World Cup had Bertrand on December 8, 2001. In his second race, the departure of Kvitfjell on March 2, 2002, he was ranked 28 and won first World Cup points. Over the next two years, he usually could not or barely place in the points, only in January 2004, he drove for the first time in the top 20 at the end of the season he could be in the departure of Kvitfjell increase with rank 14 even further. The following season, he came four times into the top twenty, the best result was a 12th place in the downhill of Chamonix. The 2005/06 season began with his first top- 10 ranking, a ninth place in the departure of Lake Louise. At the season finale in Åre he was able to repeat this result. At the 2005 World Championships in Bormio, he finished in 29th place in the downhill and at the Olympic Winter Games 2006, respectively ranked 24th in downhill and super -G.

On January 20, 2007 Bertrand succeeded in the downhill in Val d'Isere with fourth his best result in the World Cup Skiing. Three weeks later he scored the 18th place in the downhill at the 2007 World Championships in Åre. In the 2007 /08 season was his best finish in eleventh place in the second departure from Kvitfjell, but in 2008 /09, he could no longer connect to past performance. He drove only once in the World Cup points ranks and had to start again increased in the European Cup. He often scored again with squares between rank 20 and rank 30 in the season 2009/10. Bertrand was able to increase significantly in the 2010/11 season, in which he in the departure of Lenzerheide, the first top-10 results reached sixth place in the departure of Chamonix and ninth in four years. At the World Championships 2011 in Garmisch -Partenkirchen, he went to 29th place in the downhill. In the World Cup season 2011/2012 Bertrand reached as each sixth of the slopes of Beaver Creek and Schladming and Ninth departure from Chamonix another top -10 results. On April 12, 2012, he suffered during training in Zinal a torn ACL in his left knee.

Achievements

Olympic Winter Games

  • Turin 2006: 24 Downhill, 24 Super -G

World Championships

  • Bormio 2005: 29 Departure
  • Åre 2007: 18 Departure
  • Garmisch -Partenkirchen 2011: 29 Departure

Junior World Championship

  • Quebec 2000: 15 Giant Slalom, Super -G 17 21 Departure

World Cup

  • 9 finishes among the top ten

European Cup

  • Season 2002/ 03: 2nd exit summary
  • Season 2009/ 10: 7 Departure rating
  • 6 podiums, including one victory:

Other successes

  • Quadruple French Champion in downhill (2005, 2008, 2009 and 2010)
  • 11 wins in FIS races
France Super-G 2012 Alpine Skiing World Cup 2006 Alpine Skiing World Cup 2005 Alpine Skiing World Cup Lake Louise (Alberta) FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2005 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 2008 Alpine Skiing World Cup 2009 Alpine Skiing World Cup 2010 Alpine Skiing World Cup 2011 Alpine Skiing World Cup FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2011 Beaver Creek Resort Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics
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