Régine Cavagnoud
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Régine Cavagnoud was a French
alpine skier
. The 2001 Super-G World Champion, she was killed in a training accident.
, Haute-Savoie
.
Her career as professional skier was plagued by injuries. She finally secured a World Cup race victory in her 10th year of competition, a downhill
race held in Cortina d'Ampezzo
, Italy
on 21 January 1999. That was the first World Cup downhill
race victory by a Frenchwoman in 17 years. All in all, she had nine World Cup victories, four of them Super-G, three downhill
and two giant slalom. Her last World Cup victory occurred on 21 Mar 2001 in the giant slalom in Courchevel
, France
. She topped the Super-G World Cup rankings in 2001 and was ranked third overall for the World Cup seasons ending in 2000 and 2001. Her career culminated in the 2001 World Alpine Ski Championships held in Sankt Anton
, Austria
, where on 29 January 2001, she clinched the Super-G title.
On 29 October 2001, Cavagnoud collided with German ski coach Markus Anwander during ski training in Pitztal, Austria
and sustained severe brain injuries as a result of the collision. She was evacuated by helicopter to Innsbruck
's university hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries two days later. Her death was the first fatality involving a World Cup skier since the death of Austria's Ulrike Maier
in 1994.
She was buried near her native village at La Clusaz
in the French Alps.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
alpine skier
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...
. The 2001 Super-G World Champion, she was killed in a training accident.
Career
Régine Cavagnoud was born in ThônesThônes
Thônes is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-Geography:The Fier flows northwestward through the middle of the commune and crosses the village.-References:*...
, Haute-Savoie
Haute-Savoie
Haute-Savoie is a French department in the Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France. It borders both Switzerland and Italy. The capital is Annecy. To the north is Lake Geneva and Switzerland; to the south and southeast are the Mont Blanc and Aravis mountain ranges and the French entrance to the Mont...
.
Her career as professional skier was plagued by injuries. She finally secured a World Cup race victory in her 10th year of competition, a downhill
Downhill
Downhill is an alpine skiing discipline. The rules for the Downhill were originally developed by Sir Arnold Lunn for the 1921 British National Ski Championships....
race held in Cortina d'Ampezzo
Cortina d'Ampezzo
Cortina d'Ampezzo is a town and comune in the southern Alps located in Veneto, a region in Northern Italy. Located in the heart of the Dolomites in an alpine valley, it is a popular winter sport resort known for its ski-ranges, scenery, accommodations, shops and après-ski scene...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
on 21 January 1999. That was the first World Cup downhill
Downhill
Downhill is an alpine skiing discipline. The rules for the Downhill were originally developed by Sir Arnold Lunn for the 1921 British National Ski Championships....
race victory by a Frenchwoman in 17 years. All in all, she had nine World Cup victories, four of them Super-G, three downhill
Downhill
Downhill is an alpine skiing discipline. The rules for the Downhill were originally developed by Sir Arnold Lunn for the 1921 British National Ski Championships....
and two giant slalom. Her last World Cup victory occurred on 21 Mar 2001 in the giant slalom in Courchevel
Courchevel
Courchevel is the name of a ski resort located in the commune of Saint-Bon-Tarentaise in the French Alps, in the Tarentaise Valley, Savoie, Rhône-Alpes region. It is a part of Les Trois Vallées, the largest linked ski area in the world...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. She topped the Super-G World Cup rankings in 2001 and was ranked third overall for the World Cup seasons ending in 2000 and 2001. Her career culminated in the 2001 World Alpine Ski Championships held in Sankt Anton
Sankt Anton
Sankt Anton may refer to the following places in Austria:*Sankt Anton am Arlberg, a municipality and ski resort in Tyrol*Sankt Anton im Montafon, a municipality in Vorarlberg*Sankt Anton an der Jeßnitz, a municipality in Lower Austria...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, where on 29 January 2001, she clinched the Super-G title.
On 29 October 2001, Cavagnoud collided with German ski coach Markus Anwander during ski training in Pitztal, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
and sustained severe brain injuries as a result of the collision. She was evacuated by helicopter to Innsbruck
Innsbruck
- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...
's university hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries two days later. Her death was the first fatality involving a World Cup skier since the death of Austria's Ulrike Maier
Ulrike Maier
Ulrike Maier was an Austrian alpine ski racer, two-time Super-G World Alpine Ski Champion.Born in Rauris, Maier won the Super-G gold medal at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in both 1989 and 1991. She also took home the giant slalom silver medal in the 1991 event...
in 1994.
She was buried near her native village at La Clusaz
La Clusaz
La Clusaz is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-Overview:It is a ski resort in the Alps near the Swiss border. The commune of La Clusaz is part of the Haute-Savoie département. An old village, La Clusaz has been hosting winter sports since 1907...
in the French Alps.
Overall
| Season | Discipline |
|---|---|
| 2001 2001 Alpine Skiing World Cup The 35th World Cup season began in October 2000 in Sölden, Austria, and concluded in March 2001 at the World Cup finals at Åre, Sweden. The overall winners were Hermann Maier of Austria and Janica Kostelić of Croatia.... |
Super-G |
Individual races
| Date | Location | Race |
|---|---|---|
| 21 January 1999 |  Cortina d'AmpezzoCortina d'Ampezzo Cortina d'Ampezzo is a town and comune in the southern Alps located in Veneto, a region in Northern Italy. Located in the heart of the Dolomites in an alpine valley, it is a popular winter sport resort known for its ski-ranges, scenery, accommodations, shops and après-ski scene... |
Downhill |
| 23 January 1999 | Cortina d'Ampezzo |
Super-G |
| 19 November 1999 |  Copper MountainCopper Mountain (Colorado) Copper Mountain is a mountain located in Summit County, Colorado, about west of Denver on Interstate 70. Opened in late 1972, its most notable use is as a ski resort, owned and operated by Intrawest until Dec... |
Giant Slalom |
| 22 January 2000 | Cortina d'Ampezzo |
Downhill |
| 15 March 2000 | Bormio Bormio Bormio is a town and comune located in the province of Sondrio, Lombardy region of the Alps in northern Italy. It has a population of 4,200... |
Downhill |
| 6 December 2000 |  Val-d'Isère |
Super-G |
| 13 January 2001 |  Haus im EnnstalHaus im Ennstal Haus im Ennstal is an Austrian village, located in the Liezen district of Styria. As of 2001 it has a population of 2,526 in an area of 8.177 km². The town is an important town on the Enns river.... |
Super-G |
| 20 January 2001 | Cortina d'Ampezzo |
Super-G |
| 24 March 2001 | Courchevel Courchevel Courchevel is the name of a ski resort located in the commune of Saint-Bon-Tarentaise in the French Alps, in the Tarentaise Valley, Savoie, Rhône-Alpes region. It is a part of Les Trois Vallées, the largest linked ski area in the world... |
Giant Slalom |