Skip to main content
12221
Back to International Paralympic Committee homepage Go to Alpine Skiing World Cup 2017-2018
Contrast:
High Contrast
Normal Contrast
Enlargement:
Larger Font Size
Default Font Size
Smaller Font Size
    • Home
    • News
    • Schedule & Results
    • Videos
    • Athletes
    • St Moritz
    • Kuhtai
    • Zagreb-Sljeme
    • Kranjska Gora
    • Veysonnaz
    • Tignes
    • Kimberley
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Instagram

    Frederic Francois secures career-first World Cup win in Zagreb

    09.01.2018

    France’s 40-year-old alpine skier clocks sensational final run to snatch victory in men’s sitting

    © •
    By IPC
    Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker

    Frederic Francois achieved the first World Para Alpine Skiing World Cup victory of his career as competition concluded in Zagreb, Croatia, on 9 January, with slalom races across all men’s and women’s categories.

    The 40-year-old sit skier (1:51.95) was in fourth position in the overall standings after clocking 56.63 in the first run but pulled it out of the bag in a dramatic second run, ending as the fastest with a time of 55.32 to jump three places and reach the top of the podium.

    There was a French 1-2 as Yohann Taberlet (1:52.24) ended in second place ahead of Poland’s Igor Sikorski (1:53.89), who could not repeat his triumph from the first day and finished third.

    France’s dominance of day two continued in the women’s standing, as four-time Paralympic champion Marie Bochet (1:59.90) won her second gold of the week. The victory extends her unbeaten run to six after sweeping all her races at the season’s first two World Cups.

    Neutral athlete Varvara Voronchikhina (2:03.90) finished second and Slovakia’s Petra Smarzova (2:10.62) third.

    Another skier who performed a clean sweep in Zagreb was two-time Paralympic champion Claudia Loesch as she stormed to gold in the women’s sitting with a time of 2:06.00. It was the Austrian’s fourth World Cup win of the season. Switzerland’s Stephani Victor (2:44.74) grabbed silver.

    Neutral athlete Aleksei Bugaev (1:46.56) also won both races in Zagreb in the men’s standing, this time with a 3.53s difference from France’s two-time Tarvisio 2017 world champion Arthur Bauchet (1:50.09). It was the fourth World Cup win of the season for Bugaev.

    Finland’s Santeri Kiiveri (1:50.76) collected bronze.

    There was a shock in the women’s visually impaired as Slovakia’s Henrieta Farkasova missed out on the podium after failing to complete her first run. Australia’s Melissa Perrine (2:01.64) took gold, adding to her win at the Kuhtai World Cup. South Korea’s Jae Rim Yang (2:05.25) sealed silver.

    None of the category’s big names such as Italy’s Giacomo Bertagnolli and Slovakia’s Jakub Krako reached the podium in the men’s equivalent.

    Instead it was neutral athlete Ivan Frantsev (1:57.95) who claimed his first World Cup win of the season ahead of Austria’s Gernot Morgenfurt (2:00.01) and South Korean skier Mingyu Hwang (2:09.66).

    There is not long for skiers to recover before the next World Cup of the season. Kranjska Gora in Slovenia is the next stop, with competition getting underway on Thursday (11 January).

    Live streaming, highlights and complete live results are available on a dedicated World Para Alpine Skiing World Cup website.

    Broadcasters and news agencies interested in the 2018 World Para Alpine Skiing World Cup footage and interviews can contact Alexis Vapaille.

    Related News
    PyeongChang 2018 Sport Weeks: Introduction to alpine skiing
    Marie Bochet in unstoppable form at Zagreb World Cup
    PyeongChang 2018 Sport Weeks: Alpine Skiing Ones to Watch
    • Tweet
      • print
      • send
    LATEST NEWS
    VISTA 2019: A personal story 22.02.2019 VISTA 2019: A personal story
    Vanessa Low ready for Grand Prix return 22.02.2019 Vanessa Low ready for Grand Prix return
    Prince George 2019: The flying Frenchman! 22.02.2019 Prince George 2019: The flying Frenchman!
    Prince George 2019: Fantastic four 21.02.2019 Prince George 2019: Fantastic four
    Abdellatif Baka breaking new ground 21.02.2019 Abdellatif Baka breaking new ground
    More news...following the link
    Worldwide Paralympic Partners
    Go to Atos partner page
    Go to Bridgestone partner page
    Go to OttoBock partner page
    Go to Panasonic partner page
    Go to Samsung partner page
    Go to Toyota partner page
    Go to Visa partner page
    International Partners
    Go to Allianz partner page
    Go to BP partner page
    Go to Citi partner page
    • FAQ
    • Privacy
    • Imprint
    • Jobs
    Powered by Go to Atos. Worldwide IPC partner page
    The Paralympic Games
    Summer Games
    Winter Games
    Sochi 2014
    Rio 2016
    All the results & medallist since 1960
    Games video archive
    About the IPC
    Who we are
    Anti-Doping
    Medical
    Partners
    IPC Strategic Plan 2015-2018
    IPC Handbook
    Publications and Documents
    Media Centre
    News
    Features & Interviews
    The Paralympian
    Videos
    Athlete of the Month
    Media Office
    Sports
    Summer Sports
    Winter Sports
    Biographies
    NPCS
    Africa
    America
    Asia
    Europe
    Oceania
    Go to International Paralympic Committee homepage
    Official Website of the Paralympic Movement • IPC
    Homepage
    Paralympic Games
    The IPC
    Results, Ranking & Records
    Media Centre
    Videos
    Sports
    International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
    Adenauerallee 212-214, 53113 Bonn, Germany
    Telephone: +49-228-2097-200 • Fax: +49-228-2097-209 • E-mail: info@paralympic.org
    17:54:13