Marielle Thompson

Marielle Thompson (born June 15, 1992) is a Canadian freestyle skier specializing in ski cross. She is the 2014 Winter Olympic and 2019 World champion in women's ski cross, as well as a three-time FIS World Cup Crystal Globe winner as the top-ranked athlete in that discipline (for the 2011–2012, 2013–2014, and 2016–17 seasons) and the 2013 Junior World champion.

Marielle Thompson
Personal information
Nickname(s)"Big Air Mar"
NationalityCanadian
Born (1992-06-15) June 15, 1992
North Vancouver, B.C.[1]
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportFreestyle skiing
Event(s)Ski cross
ClubBC Ski Cross, Whistler Mountain Ski Club
TeamCanadian Ski Cross Team
Coached byEric Archer, Willy Raine, Stanley Hayer
Achievements and titles
World finals Gold Medal at 2019 World Championships in Deer Valley
Silver Medal at 2013 World Championships in Voss
Olympic finals Gold Medal at 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi
Highest world ranking1st in Ski Cross World Cup (2012, 2014, 2017)
Medal record
Women's freestyle skiing
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
2014 SochiSki cross
World Championships
2019 Deer ValleySki cross
2013 VossSki cross
Winter X Games
2016 AspenSki cross
Junior World Championships
2013 ValmalencoSki cross

Career

She debuted in the World Cup on December 18, 2010.[2] Thompson placed third on December 17, 2011 in San Candido, Italy.[2] In the 2010–11 World Cup season she placed 50th in Overall Freestyle standings and at 17th place in ski cross standings.[3] Thompson was again a strong contender during the 2013–14 season going into the Winter Olympics, leading the way in the standings again. In the end of the 2014 season she won the World Cup Overall title in an exciting finish in La Plagne, France. Marielle is still the only to Canadian to win a Crystal Globe and now she has received the prestigious award twice.

At the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thompson qualified third going into the elimination rounds for ski cross. Her teammate and compatriot, Kelsey Serwa, qualified in first place just ahead of Ophelie David of France. Thompson made her way into the finals where Serwa also made the final in a near photo finish. In the big final Thompson led nearly the entire way and Serwa trailed just behind after a fall by David. The Canadians would end the race in the one and two positions securing gold and silver. After the race Thompson said that "It's crazy. I don't think it's even sunk in yet. I just had a big wave of emotion. I'm so, so happy, especially to be up there with my teammate. We're just having fun all day. I know Kelsey and we tried to help each other all the way down the course."[4]

While training for the 2018 Winter Olympics in October 2017, Thompson crashed and ruptured her ACL and injured her MCL putting her participation in the games in jeopardy.[5] However, she ultimately was able to participate in the Olympic ski cross event, having undergone an accelerated rehabilitation program.[6] Thompson placed first in the seeding runs on February 22.[7] She was eliminated in the first heat after falling and finishing third. The event was instead won by teammate Serwa, with another teammate, Brittany Phelan, taking the silver medal.[8]

Thompson finished third in the standings in the following two seasons on the World Cup circuit, and in 2019 won the women's ski cross title at the 2019 World Championships in Deer Valley.[9]

Personal

She is the sister of alpine skier Broderick Thompson.[10]

Results

Olympic results
 Year  Ski Cross
2014 Sochi1
2018 Pyeongchang17

World Championships results
 Year  Ski Cross
2011 Deer Valley15
2013 Voss2
2015 Kreischberg8
2017 Sierra Nevada5
2019 Deer Valley1

World Cup results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[11]

Season standings
 Season  Overall Ski cross Cross Alps Tour
20115016N/A
201231N/A
2013367N/A
201441N/A
2015348N/A
201662N/A
2017211
2018injured: did not compete
2019833
2020633

Race Podiums
  • 24 wins – (24 SX)
  • 41 podiums – (41 SX)
No. Season Date Location Discipline Place
12011–12December 17, 2011Innichen, ItalySki Cross3rd
2January 11, 2012Alpe d'Huez, FranceSki Cross2nd
3January 19, 2012Blue Mountain, CanadaSki Cross1st
4February 26, 2012Bischofswiesen, GermanySki Cross3rd
5March 3, 2012Branäs, SwedenSki Cross1st
6March 10, 2012Grindelwald, SwitzerlandSki Cross1st
72012–13February 19, 2013Sochi, RussiaSki Cross2nd
8March 17, 2013Åre, SwedenSki Cross2nd
92013–14December 7, 2013Nakiska, CanadaSki Cross1st
10December 22, 2013Innichen, ItalySki Cross2nd
11January 17, 2014Val Thorens, FranceSki Cross1st
12January 25, 2014Kreischberg, AustriaSki Cross3rd
13March 15, 2014Åre, SwedenSki Cross2nd
14March 23, 2014La Plagne, FranceSki Cross1st
152014–15December 6, 2014Nakiska, CanadaSki Cross1st
16January 9, 2015Val Thorens, FranceSki Cross1st
17January 10, 2015Ski Cross1st
182015–16December 5, 2015Montafon, AustriaSki Cross1st
19January 17, 2016Watles, ItalySki Cross1st
20January 23, 2016Nakiska, CanadaSki Cross1st
21February 13, 2016Idre Fjäll, SwedenSki Cross2nd
22February 14, 2016Ski Cross1st
23March 4, 2016Arosa, SwitzerlandSki Cross2nd
242016–17December 9, 2016Val Thorens, FranceSki Cross1st
25December 12, 2016Arosa, SwitzerlandSki Cross1st
26December 17, 2016Montafon, AustriaSki Cross1st
27December 21, 2016Innichen, ItalySki Cross2nd
28January 15, 2017Watles, ItalySki Cross1st
29February 12, 2017Idre Fjäll, SwedenSki Cross1st
30February 25, 2017Sunny Valley, RussiaSki Cross1st
31March 5, 2017Blue Mountain, CanadaSki Cross1st
322018–19December 17, 2018Arosa, SwitzerlandSki Cross3rd
33December 22, 2018Innichen, ItalySki Cross2nd
34January 19, 2019Idre Fjäll, SwedenSki Cross2nd
35January 26, 2019Blue Mountain, CanadaSki Cross2nd
36March 17, 2019Veysonnaz, SwitzerlandSki Cross1st
372019–20December 14, 2019Montafon, AustriaSki Cross1st
38December 17, 2019Arosa, SwitzerlandSki Cross1st
39December 22, 2019Innichen, ItalySki Cross2nd
40January 26, 2020Idre Fjäll, SwedenSki Cross3rd
41February 1, 2020Megève, FranceSki Cross1st

References
  1. "Bio". Mariellethompson.com. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  2. "FIS-Ski.com profile". FIS-Ski.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  3. "2010–11 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup Standings". FIS. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  4. Kate Pettersen (February 21, 2014). "Marielle Thompson, Kelsey Serwa win gold, silver in ski cross". CBC Sports.
  5. "Olympic ski cross champion Marielle Thompson suffers knee injury". CBC Sports. October 20, 2017.
  6. "Marielle Thompson aiming for second ski cross gold 4 months after having knee surgery". The Star. February 21, 2018.
  7. "Marielle Thompson leads Canadian trio atop skicross seeding standings". Metro News. February 21, 2018.
  8. "Canada's Kelsey Serwa wins gold, Brittany Phelan grabs silver in women's skicross at Winter Olympics". The Globe and Mail. February 22, 2018.
  9. Vicki Hall (December 11, 2020). "Ready for anything, Canadian Marielle Thompson accustomed to overcoming odds". CBC Sports.
  10. "Broderick Thompson". Alpine Canada Alpin. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  11. "Marielle Thompson". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
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