Justin Murisier (born 8 January 1992) is a Swiss World Cup alpine ski racer who competes in giant slalom and the speed disciplines of downhill and super-G. Earlier, he also competed in slalom.
 Murisier in 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 8 January 1992 Martigny, Valais, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Giant slalom, super-G, Downhill, combined | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Bagnes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 10 January 2010 (age 18) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | justinmurisier.ch | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (2014, 2018, 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 5 – (2011, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 9 – (2010-2011, 2014–2018, 2020-2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 1 – (1 GS) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (17th in 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (7th in GS, 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editBorn in Martigny, Valais, Murisier has competed at three Winter Olympics[1] and five World Championships. His first World Cup podium came in December 2020 at Alta Badia, Italy.
Murisier's father is a cousin of alpine ski racer William Besse (b.1968).[2]
World Cup results
editSeason standings
edit| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 2011 | 19 | 85 | 32 | 45 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 22 | 100 | — | — | — | — | 16 |
| 2015 | 23 | 96 | 50 | 31 | — | — | 21 |
| 2016 | 24 | 46 | — | 12 | — | — | 19 |
| 2017 | 25 | 36 | — | 13 | — | — | 4 |
| 2018 | 26 | 30 | — | 7 | — | — | 9 |
| 2019 | 27 | ||||||
| 2020 | 28 | 52 | — | 26 | — | — | 12 |
| 2021 | 29 | 37 | — | 10 | 31 | — | — |
| 2022 | 30 | 17 | — | 9 | 16 | 52 | |
| 2023 | 31 | 26 | — | 32 | 7 | 28 | |
| 2024 | 32 | 19 | — | 30 | 16 | 14 | |
- Standings through 21 February 2024
Race podiums
edit- 0 wins
- 1 podium (1 GS); 9 top fives, 41 top tens
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 Dec 2020 |  Alta Badia, Italy |
Giant slalom | 3rd |
World Championship results
edit| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 19 | 25 | 13 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 23 | 13 | 30 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 25 | — | 8 | — | — | 6 |
| 2021 | 29 | — | DNF1 | — | — | 8 |
| 2023 | 31 | — | — | — | 12 | DNF2 |
Olympic results
edit| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Mixed
Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 22 | DNF2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 26 | — | DNF1 | — | — | DNF2 | — |
| 2022 | 30 | — | DNF1 | — | — | 4 | 6 |
References
edit- ^ "Justin Murisier". Sochi2014.com. Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ Bärtsch, Philipp (15 November 2014). "Skifahren nur noch am Limit" [Skiing only at the limit]. Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 18 March 2018.
External links
edit- Justin Murisier at FIS (alpine)
- Justin Murisier at Olympics.com
- Justin Murisier at Olympedia
- Justin Murisier at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Justin Murisier at the Swiss Olympic Association (in German)
- Justin Murisier at the Swiss Ski Team Archived 2018-01-09 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
- Official website
