Dominique Gisin (; born 4 June 1985) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from Switzerland. She is the older sister of alpine ski racers Marc and Michelle Gisin.
Career Born in Visp in the canton of Valais, Gisin made her World Cup debut in December 2005. Her first podium was in Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, Austria, where she placed second in the downhill on 13 January 2007. Two years later in January 2009, she gained her first World Cup victory, also a downhill at Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, with the same time as Anja Pärson.
At the Winter Olympics in 2014, she tied for first in the downhill with Tina Maze and both were awarded gold medals. It was the first-ever tie for gold in an alpine event at the Olympics, though several times previously competitors have tied for second, so that two silver medals were awarded (and no bronze). As a result, Gisin was named as Swiss Sportswoman of the Year for 2014.
Through March 2014, Gisin has 3 World Cup victories, 7 podiums, and 42 top ten finishes.Ski-db.com – Dominique Gisin – profile Her younger siblings Marc and Michelle also compete as alpine ski racers.
In March 2015 Gisin announced her retirement from competition at the World Cup Finals meeting at Méribel.
Away from skiing, Gisin learned to fly as a teenager and joined the Swiss Air Force to train as a fighter pilot, before being released due to knee injuries incurred through her skiing career.
World Cup results
Season standings Season Age Overall Slalom Giantslalom Super-G Downhill Combined 2007 21 34 – – – 10 38 2008 22 47 – – 44 26 25 2009 23 21 – – 44 4 19 2010 24 24 – – 12 14 28 2011 25 17 – – 6 9 11 2012 26 25 – 31 22 12 — 2013 27 15 54 10 15 19 24 2014 28 11 – 15 12 9 14 2015 29 16 – 19 14 16 6
Race podiums 3 wins – (2 DH, 1 SG) 7 podiums – (5 DH, 2 SG) Season Date Location Discipline Place2007 13 Jan 2007 Zauchensee, Austria Downhill 2nd2009 18 Jan 2009 Zauchensee, Austria Downhill 1st24 Jan 2009 Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy Downhill 1st20107 Mar 2010 Crans-Montana, Switzerland Super-G 1st2011 4 Dec 2010 Lake Louise, Canada Downhill 3rd9 Jan 2011 Zauchensee, Austria Super-G 3rd 20122 Dec 2011 Lake Louise, Canada Downhill 3rd
World Championship results Year Age Slalom Giant slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 2007 21 — — — 5 DNF 2009 23 — — — DNF — 2011 25 — — DNF 8 4 2013 27 — DNF1 10 DNF 10 2015 29 — 19 — — —
Olympic results Year Age Slalom Giant slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 2010 24 — — — DNF — 2014 28 — 10 DNF 1 5
See also List of Olympic medalist families
References
External links
Dominique Gisin World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
home page – Swiss Ski team – official site – – Dominique Gisin