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.
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| Country |  Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 June 1992 North Vancouver, B.C., Canada[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | BC Ski Cross Whistler Mountain SC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 13 – (2011–2017, 2019–present) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Starts | 136 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 67 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (3rd in 2012, 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 4 – (Ski cross: 2012, 2014, 2017, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editShe 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. At 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 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]
On January 24, 2022, Thompson was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[10][11][12] Thompson would go onto win the silver medal in the women's ski cross event.[13]
Personal life
editShe is the sister of alpine skier Broderick Thompson.[14]
Results
editOlympic results
edit| Year | Ski Cross |
|---|---|
| 2014 Sochi | 1 |
| 2018 Pyeongchang | 17 |
| 2022 Beijing | 2 |
World Championships results
edit| Year | Ski Cross |
|---|---|
| 2011 Deer Valley | 15 |
| 2013 Voss | 2 |
| 2015 Kreischberg | 8 |
| 2017 Sierra Nevada | 5 |
| 2019 Deer Valley | 1 |
World Cup results
editAll results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[15]
Season standings
edit| Season | Overall | Ski Cross | Cross Alps Tour |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 50 | 16 | — |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 2013 | 36 | 7 | — |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 2015 | 34 | 8 | — |
| 2016 | 6 | 2 | — |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | injured: did not compete | ||
| 2019 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | — | 3 | 2 |
| 2022 | — | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | — | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | — | 1 | — |
Race Podiums
edit| No. | Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2011–12 | December 17, 2011 | Innichen, Italy | Ski Cross | 3rd |
| 2 | January 11, 2012 | Alpe d'Huez, France | Ski Cross | 2nd | |
| 3 | January 19, 2012 | Blue Mountain, Canada | Ski Cross | 1st | |
| 4 | February 26, 2012 | Bischofswiesen, Germany | Ski Cross | 3rd | |
| 5 | March 3, 2012 | Branäs, Sweden | Ski Cross | 1st | |
| 6 | March 10, 2012 | Grindelwald, Switzerland | Ski Cross | 1st | |
| 7 | 2012–13 | February 19, 2013 | Sochi, Russia | Ski Cross | 2nd |
| 8 | March 17, 2013 | Åre, Sweden | Ski Cross | 2nd | |
| 9 | 2013–14 | December 7, 2013 | Nakiska, Canada | Ski Cross | 1st |
| 10 | December 22, 2013 | Innichen, Italy | Ski Cross | 2nd | |
| 11 | January 17, 2014 | Val Thorens, France | Ski Cross | 1st | |
| 12 | January 25, 2014 | Kreischberg, Austria | Ski Cross | 3rd | |
| 13 | March 15, 2014 | Åre, Sweden | Ski Cross | 2nd | |
| 14 | March 23, 2014 | La Plagne, France | Ski Cross | 1st | |
| 15 | 2014–15 | December 6, 2014 | Nakiska, Canada | Ski Cross | 1st |
| 16 | January 9, 2015 | Val Thorens, France | Ski Cross | 1st | |
| 17 | January 10, 2015 | Ski Cross | 1st | ||
| 18 | 2015–16 | December 5, 2015 | Montafon, Austria | Ski Cross | 1st |
| 19 | January 17, 2016 | Watles, Italy | Ski Cross | 1st | |
| 20 | January 23, 2016 | Nakiska, Canada | Ski Cross | 1st | |
| 21 | February 13, 2016 | Idre Fjäll, Sweden | Ski Cross | 2nd | |
| 22 | February 14, 2016 | Ski Cross | 1st | ||
| 23 | March 4, 2016 | Arosa, Switzerland | Ski Cross | 2nd | |
| 24 | 2016–17 | December 9, 2016 | Val Thorens, France | Ski Cross | 1st |
| 25 | December 12, 2016 | Arosa, Switzerland | Ski Cross | 1st | |
| 26 | December 17, 2016 | Montafon, Austria | Ski Cross | 1st | |
| 27 | December 21, 2016 | Innichen, Italy | Ski Cross | 2nd | |
| 28 | January 15, 2017 | Watles, Italy | Ski Cross | 1st | |
| 29 | February 12, 2017 | Idre Fjäll, Sweden | Ski Cross | 1st | |
| 30 | February 25, 2017 | Sunny Valley, Russia | Ski Cross | 1st | |
| 31 | March 5, 2017 | Blue Mountain, Canada | Ski Cross | 1st | |
| 32 | 2018–19 | December 17, 2018 | Arosa, Switzerland | Ski Cross | 3rd |
| 33 | December 22, 2018 | Innichen, Italy | Ski Cross | 2nd | |
| 34 | January 19, 2019 | Idre Fjäll, Sweden | Ski Cross | 2nd | |
| 35 | January 26, 2019 | Blue Mountain, Canada | Ski Cross | 2nd | |
| 36 | March 17, 2019 | Veysonnaz, Switzerland | Ski Cross | 1st | |
| 37 | 2019–20 | December 14, 2019 | Montafon, Austria | Ski Cross | 1st |
| 38 | December 17, 2019 | Arosa, Switzerland | Ski Cross | 1st | |
| 39 | December 22, 2019 | Innichen, Italy | Ski Cross | 2nd | |
| 40 | January 26, 2020 | Idre Fjäll, Sweden | Ski Cross | 3rd | |
| 41 | February 1, 2020 | Megève, France | Ski Cross | 1st | |
| 42 | 2020–21 | December 16, 2020 | Arosa, Switzerland | Ski Cross | 2nd |
| 43 | December 20, 2020 | Val Thorens, France | Ski Cross | 3rd | |
| 44 | December 21, 2020 | Ski Cross | 3rd | ||
| 45 | January 20, 2021 | Idre Fjäll, Sweden | Ski Cross | 2nd | |
| 46 | January 24, 2021 | Ski Cross | 3rd | ||
| 47 | 2021–22 | December 12, 2021 | Val Thorens, France | Ski Cross | 3rd |
| 48 | December 14, 2021 | Arosa, Switzerland | Ski Cross | 1st | |
| 49 | December 20, 2021 | Innichen, Italy | Ski Cross | 3rd |
References
edit- ^ "Bio". Mariellethompson.com. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
- ^ a b "FIS-Ski.com profile". FIS-Ski.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
- ^ "2010–11 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup Standings". FIS. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
- ^ Kate Pettersen (February 21, 2014). "Marielle Thompson, Kelsey Serwa win gold, silver in ski cross". CBC Sports.
- ^ "Olympic ski cross champion Marielle Thompson suffers knee injury". CBC Sports. October 20, 2017.
- ^ "Marielle Thompson aiming for second ski cross gold four months after having knee surgery". The Star. February 21, 2018.
- ^ "Marielle Thompson leads Canadian trio atop skicross seeding standings". Metro News. February 21, 2018.
- ^ "Canada's Kelsey Serwa wins gold, Brittany Phelan grabs silver in women's skicross at Winter Olympics". The Globe and Mail. February 22, 2018.
- ^ Vicki Hall (December 11, 2020). "Ready for anything, Canadian Marielle Thompson accustomed to overcoming odds". CBC Sports.
- ^ Nichols, Paula (January 24, 2022). "Team Canada adds 24 freestyle skiers to the roster for Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ Ewing, Lori (January 24, 2022). "Moguls star Kingsbury leads Canada's Beijing Olympic freestyle team". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ Spyker, Josiah (January 28, 2022). "Three Invermere skiers competing in Olympics". My East Kootenay Now. Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ Mitchell, Kevin (February 17, 2022). "Marielle Thompson collects Olympic silver in Beijing ski cross to go with her 2014 gold". National Post. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ "Broderick Thompson". Alpine Canada Alpin. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ^ "Marielle Thompson". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
