Clara DIREZ
FranceEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Alpine Skiing |
Women's Giant Slalom | 19 | |
| Mixed Team Parallel | 5 |
Schedule
Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| Youth Olympic Games | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| 1 | Giant Slalom | 2012 | Innsbruck, AUT | 00:01:56.130 |
| 3 | Team | 2012 | Innsbruck, AUT | |
| 4 | Super G | 2012 | Innsbruck, AUT | 00:01:06.090 |
| 6 | Super Combined | 2012 | Innsbruck, AUT | 00:01:42.310 |
| DNF | Slalom | 2012 | Innsbruck, AUT | |
| World Championship | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| 8 | Giant Slalom Ladies | 2019 | Are, SWE | 2:04.18 |
| World Cup Rankings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | All | Giant Slalom | Parallel |
| 2021/2022 | 81 | 36 | 22 |
| 2019/2020 | 36 | 18 | |
| 2018/2019 | 101 | 39 | |
| 2017/2018 | 128 | 54 | |
| 2015/2016 | 102 | 42 | |
| World Cup - Best Achievements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Giant Slalom | Parallel | Parallel Giant Slalom |
| 2021/2022 | 1 x 20th | 1 x 22nd | |
| 2019/2020 | 1 x 7th | 1 x 1st | |
| 2018/2019 | 1 x 20th | ||
| 2017/2018 | 1 x 28th | ||
| 2015/2016 | 2 x 24th | ||
| Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Season | Location | Result |
| 20 | Giant Slalom | 2021/2022 | Lienz, AUT | 2:05.94 |
| 21 | Giant Slalom | 2021/2022 | Kranjska Gora, SLO | 2:19.39 |
| 22 | Parallel | 2021/2022 | Lech / Zuers, AUT | 49.40 |
| 38 | Giant Slalom | 2021/2022 | Courchevel, FRA | |
Climbing, ski mountaineering, airplane pilot. (Athlete, 27 Aug 2021)
Athlete
Has a degree in mathematics and physics, and a private pilot certification. (Athlete, 27 Aug 2021)
Father, Lionel. Mother, Agnes.
French, English
Douanes Les Saisies
National: Lionel Pellicier (FRA)
2010 FIS event in Val Thorens (Giant slalom - 31st)
2013 World Cup in Maribor (Giant slalom - DNQ1)
27 September 2020: Double pulmonary embolism, taking a break from ski racing while she was taking an anticoagulant. In January, she made the decision to not come back for the season. (Athlete, 27 Aug 2021; tellerreport.com, 8 Jan 2021)
February 2017: Ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in a Europa Cup slalom in Austria, undergoing surgery with Dr. Sonnery-Cottet. Returned to racing in November. During her rehabilitation period, she earned her private pilot certification at the Aeroclub de Megeve. (Athlete, 27 Aug 2021; claradirez.wordpress.com, 20 Sep 2017)
2011
Was on skis early as a child with parents who were both ski instructors. (Athlete, 27 Aug 2021)
When she was learning to ski as a child, racing was what excited her the most. (Athlete, 27 Aug 2021)
"Growing up as a person, getting medals as an athlete." (Athlete, 27 Aug 2021)
Tries to spend as much of her training time as possible in the mountains. (Athlete, 27 Aug 2021)
After knocking out Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) in the round of 16, she went on to score her first World Cup podium, winning a parallel giant slalom in Sestriere. (tpportal.hr, 19 Jan 2020)
Alpine skier Jean Baptiste Grange (FRA), three-time Olympian (2006, 2014, 2018), two-time World Championships medallist.
Julien Lizeroux (FRA), three-time Olympian, three-time World Championships medallist. (Athlete, 27 Aug 2021)
"Everyone should have fun." (Athlete, 27 Aug 2021)
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- Gold Medal Event
