Vincent Vittoz

Vincent Vittoz
Vincent Vittoz
Country	France
Born	17 July 1975; Annecy, France
Ski club	Défense EMHM La Clusaz
World Cup career
Seasons	1996–2011
Individual wins	8
Team wins	1
Indiv. podiums	26
Team podiums	7
Indiv. starts	215
Team starts	37
Overall titles	0 – (2nd in 2005)
Discipline titles	0
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing France
World Championships

Vincent Vittoz (born 17 July 1975 in Annecy, Haute-Savoie) is a French former cross-country skier, non-commissioned officer[1] and coach.[2] He grew up in the town of La Clusaz in the Northern French Alps and has been competing since 1982. He made his FIS Cross-Country World Cup debut in January 1996 in Nové Město na Moravě, finishing 22nd in a 15 km classical race.[3] He won a gold medal in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit at the 2005 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf. As of 2018 Vittoz is the only French cross-country skiing world champion.[3]

Vittoz's best overall team finish at the Winter Olympics was a fourth place in the 4 × 10 km relay events in Turin in the 2006 and in Vancouver in 2010. His best individual finish in Turin was sixth in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit in. He finished fifth in the 15 km free event in Vancouver. He competed in four Olympic Games in total, in 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010.[3]

Vittoz won seven World Cup individual events and one World Cup team event. He was ranked second in the overall classification of the 2005 World Cup.

Vittoz served as an ambassador for Annecy's bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics.[4]

He retired from competition at the end of the 2010-11 season, taking up a position as coach of the French national under-23 cross-country ski team in the spring of 2011.[2] Seven years later, he was appointed as the coach of the French national biathlon team.[5]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[6]

Olympic Games

Year	Age	10 km	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	50 km	Sprint	4 × 10 km relay	Team sprint
1998	23	24	N/A	19	—	21	N/A	13	N/A
2002	27	N/A	—	13	11	—	—	8	N/A
2006	31	N/A	14	6	N/A	9	—	4	—
2010	35	N/A	5	15	N/A	13	—	4	7

World Championships

1 medal – (1 gold)

Year	Age	10 km	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	50 km	Sprint	4 × 10 km relay	Team sprint
1997	22	28	N/A	28	16	—	N/A	—	N/A
1999	24	45	N/A	DNF	—	—	N/A	15	N/A
2001	26	N/A	21	19	—	DNF	30	—	N/A
2003	28	N/A	—	28	DNF	6	—	11	N/A
2005	30	N/A	6	Gold	N/A	—	—	6	5
2007	32	N/A	DNF	10	N/A	—	—	5	—
2009	34	N/A	23	6	N/A	9	—	9	—
2011	36	N/A	—	34	N/A	22	—	11	—

Season standings

Season	Age	Season standings					Ski Tour standings
Season	Age	Overall	Distance	Long Distance	Middle Distance	Sprint	Nordic Opening	Tour de Ski	World Cup Final
1996	21	67	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
1997	22	37	N/A	57	N/A	26	N/A	N/A	N/A
1998	23	54	N/A	NC	N/A	44	N/A	N/A	N/A
1999	24	35	N/A	68	N/A	31	N/A	N/A	N/A
2000	25	31	N/A	78	22	18	N/A	N/A	N/A
2001	26	16	N/A	N/A	N/A	37	N/A	N/A	N/A
2002	27	24	N/A	N/A	N/A	72	N/A	N/A	N/A
2003	28	8	N/A	N/A	N/A	NC	N/A	N/A	N/A
2004	29	19	15	N/A	N/A	64	N/A	N/A	N/A
2005	30			N/A	N/A	60	N/A	N/A	N/A
2006	31	5		N/A	N/A	—	N/A	N/A	N/A
2007	32	6		N/A	N/A	NC	N/A	19	N/A
2008	33	11	4	N/A	N/A	53	N/A	DNF
2009	34	10	11	N/A	N/A	NC	N/A	17
2010	35	9	5	N/A	N/A	NC	N/A	18	5
2011	36	23	20	N/A	N/A	NC	—	11	22

Individual podiums

8 victories – (7 WC, 1 SWC)
26 podiums – (23 WC, 3 SWC)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	2000–01	8 December 2000	Santa Caterina, Italy	15 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
2	2000–01	16 December 2000	Brusson, Italy	10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/F	World Cup	3rd
3	2002–03	23 November 2002	Kiruna, Sweden	10 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
4	2002–03	17 December 2002	Davos, Switzerland	15 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
5	2003–04	6 December 2003	Toblach, Italy	30 km Mass Start F	World Cup	3rd
6	2003–04	6 February 2004	La Clusaz, France	15 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
7	2004–05	27 November 2004	Rukatunturi, Finland	15 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
8		11 December 2004	Lago di Tesero, Italy	15 km + 15 km Pursuit C/F	World Cup	3rd
9		18 December 2004	Ramsau, Austria	30 km Mass Start F	World Cup	1st
10		15 January 2005	Nové Město, Czech Republic	15 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
11	2005–06	27 November 2005	Rukatunturi, Finland	15 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
12		15 December 2005	Canmore, Canada	15 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
13		31 December 2005	Nové Město, Czech Republic	15 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
14		5 February 2006	Davos, Switzerland	15 km Individual C	World Cup	3rd
15	2006–07	26 November 2006	Rukatunturi, Finland	15 km Individual C	World Cup	2nd
16		2 January 2007	Oberstdorf, Germany	10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/F	Stage World Cup	1st
17		3 February 2007	Davos, Switzerland	15 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
18		16 February 2007	Changchun, China	15 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
19	2007–08	16 March 2008	Bormio, Italy	15 km Pursuit F	World Cup	1st
20	2008–09	24 January 2009	Otepää, Estonia	15 km Individual C	World Cup	3rd
21		22 March 2009	Falun, Sweden	15 km Pursuit F	Stage World Cup	2nd
22		18–22 March 2009	World Cup Final	Overall Standings	World Cup	2nd
23	2009–10	21 November 2009	Beitostølen, Norway	15 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
24		13 March 2010	Oslo, Norway	50 km Mass Start F	World Cup	2nd
25		21 March 2010	Falun, Sweden	15 km Pursuit F	Stage World Cup	3rd
26	2010–11	12 March 2011	Lahti, Estonia	10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/F	World Cup	3rd

Team podiums

1 victory – (1 RL)
7 podiums – (7 RL)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammates
1	2003–04	7 February 2004	La Clusaz, France	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Rousselet / Perrillat-Collomb / Jonnier
2	2004–05	21 November 2004	Gällivare, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Perrillat-Collomb / Jonnier / Chauvet
3	2004–05	12 December 2004	Val di Fiemme, Italy	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Perrillat-Collomb / Jonnier / Rousselet
4	2005–06	20 November 2005	Beitostølen, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Rousselet / Perrillat-Collomb / Jonnier
5	2006–07	4 February 2007	Davos, Switzerland	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Gaillard / Jonnier / Rousselet
6	2006–07	25 March 2007	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Perrillat-Collomb Gaillard / Jonnier
7	2008–09	7 December 2008	La Clusaz, France	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Gaillard / Manificat / Jonnier

References

Vittoz, Vincent, Équipe de France Militaire de Ski 2011
Prato, Benoît (16 August 2011). "Vincent Vittoz : "À eux de construire leur histoire"" [Vincent Vittoz: "It's up to them to build their story"]. Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2019.
Prato, Benoît (10 December 2018). "Smirnov, larmes, stand de tir : les premières fois de Vincent Vittoz" [Smirnov, tears, shooting range: the first times of Vincent Vittoz]. Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2019.
"Vincent Vittoz : « J'ai cherché à donner mon meilleur »" [Vincent Vittoz: "I tried to give my best"]. [French National Olympic and Sports Committee]] (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2019.
Prato, Benoît (14 June 2018). "Vincent Vittoz : "Coacher Martin Fourcade est une belle opportunité"" [Vincent Vittoz: "To coach Martin Fourcade is a great opportunity"]. Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2019.
"Athlete : VITTOZ Vincent". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 March 2018.

External links

Vincent Vittoz at the International Ski Federation

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[1] Vittoz, Vincent, Équipe de France Militaire de Ski 2011

[u23-2] Prato, Benoît (16 August 2011). "Vincent Vittoz : "À eux de construire leur histoire"" [Vincent Vittoz: "It's up to them to build their story"]. Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2019.

[first-3] Prato, Benoît (10 December 2018). "Smirnov, larmes, stand de tir : les premières fois de Vincent Vittoz" [Smirnov, tears, shooting range: the first times of Vincent Vittoz]. Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2019.

[4] "Vincent Vittoz : « J'ai cherché à donner mon meilleur »" [Vincent Vittoz: "I tried to give my best"]. [French National Olympic and Sports Committee]] (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2019.

[5] Prato, Benoît (14 June 2018). "Vincent Vittoz : "Coacher Martin Fourcade est une belle opportunité"" [Vincent Vittoz: "To coach Martin Fourcade is a great opportunity"]. Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). Retrieved 26 January 2019.

[FISprofile-6] "Athlete : VITTOZ Vincent". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 March 2018.

World champions in men's cross-country combined/double pursuit
10 km + 15 km combined	1993: Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR) 1995: Vladmir Smirnov (KAZ) 1997: Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR) 1999: Thomas Alsgaard (NOR)
10 km + 10 km combined	2001: Per Elofsson (SWE)
10 km + 10 km double	2003: Per Elofsson (SWE)
15 km + 15 km double	2005: Vincent Vittoz (FRA) 2007: Axel Teichmann (GER) 2009: Petter Northug (NOR) 2011: Petter Northug (NOR) 2013: Dario Cologna (SUI) 2015: Maxim Vylegzhanin (RUS) 2017: Sergey Ustiugov (RUS) 2019: Sjur Røthe (NOR)