Régine Cavagnoud

Régine Cavagnoud (27 June 1970 31 October 2001) was a World Cup alpine ski racer from France. She was the World Cup and World Champion in Super-G in 2001. Later that year, Cavagnoud was involved in a high-speed collision while training and died two days later.[1][2][3] She competed at three Winter Olympics and five world championships.[4]

Régine Cavagnoud
Alpine skier
DisciplinesDownhill, Super-G,
Giant slalom, Combined
ClubS.C. La Clusaz
Born(1970-06-27)27 June 1970
Thônes, Haute-Savoie, France
Died31 October 2001(2001-10-31) (aged 31)
Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
World Cup debut22 December 1990 (age 20)
Olympics
Teams3 – (1992, 1994, 1998)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams5 – (19911997, 2001)
Medals1 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons11 – (19912001)
Wins8 – (3 DH, 4 SG, 1 GS)
Podiums23 – (8 DH, 12 SG, 3 GS)
Overall titles0 – (3rd in 2000, 2001)
Discipline titles1 – (SG, 2001)

Career

Born in Thônes, Haute-Savoie, Cavagnoud's career was plagued by injuries. She finally secured a World Cup race victory in her tenth year of competition, a downhill at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, in January 1999. That was the first World Cup downhill race victory by a Frenchwoman in 17 years. Cavagnoud had eight World Cup victories: four in Super-G, three in downhill, and two in giant slalom. Her last victory was in March 2001 in giant slalom at the national championships in Courchevel, France. She topped the Super-G season standings in 2001 and was ranked third overall in 2000 and 2001. At the 2001 World Championships in St. Anton, Austria, she won the Super-G title on 29 January.

Death

On 29 October 2001, Cavagnoud collided with German ski coach Markus Anwander during ski training in Pitztal, Austria, as he crossed the piste.[5] Both sustained serious head injuries and were evacuated by helicopter to Innsbruck's university hospital, where Cavagnoud was found to have serious brain damage and succumbed to her injuries two days later.[2] Her death was the first fatality involving a World Cup ski racer in over seven years, since the death of Austria's Ulrike Maier in a downhill race in January 1994.[3][6]

Cavagnoud was buried near her native village at La Clusaz in the French Alps.

World Cup results

Season titles

SeasonDiscipline
2001Super-G

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
Slalom
Super GDownhillCombined
199120501920
19922151392121
19932213391088
1994232833122728
1995242652920
19962546362226
19972627471515
1998272852219
19992871648
2000293114510
200130315137

Race victories

  • 8 wins – (3 DH, 4 SG, 1 GS)
  • 23 podiums – (8 DH, 12 SG, 3 GS)
SeasonDateLocationDiscipline
199921 Jan 1999 Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalyDownhill
23 Jan 1999Super G
200019 Nov 1999 Copper Mountain, USAGiant Slalom
22 Jan 2000 Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalyDownhill
15 Mar 2000 Bormio, ItalyDownhill
20016 Dec 2000 Val-d'Isère, FranceSuper G
13 Jan 2001 Haus im Ennstal, AustriaSuper G
20 Jan 2001 Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalySuper G

World Championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 Slalom 
Super GDownhillCombined
1991201210
1993221511
1996252526
1997262126
199928injured, did not compete
20013017112

Olympic results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 Slalom 
Super GDownhillCombined
199221261710
199423181126
199827167

References

  1. Clarey, Christopher (October 30, 2001). "French star injured in training accident". New York Times. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  2. "French skier dies after collision". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 1, 2001. p. 6E.
  3. "Skiing champion dies after training crash". CNN. October 31, 2001. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Régine Cavagnoud Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  5. "Coach investigated in ski wreck". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. October 31, 2001. p. 2B.
  6. "Life's risk takers". BBC Sport. 31 October 2001.
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