Armand MARCHANT
BelgiumEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Alpine Skiing |
Men's Slalom | 22 |
Schedule
Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| World Championship | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| 10 | Slalom Men | 2021 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA | 1:48.22 |
| 15 | Team Parallel Mixed | 2021 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA | |
| 15 | Alpine combined Men | 2021 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA | 2:11.85 |
| 41 | Giant Slalom Men | 2015 | Vail / Beaver Creek, USA | 2:45.12 |
| World Cup Rankings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | All | Slalom | Parallel |
| 2021/2022 | 68 | 25 | 16 |
| 2020/2021 | 109 | 37 | |
| 2019/2020 | 87 | 30 | |
| 2016/2017 | 129 | 49 | |
| World Cup - Best Achievements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Slalom | Alpine combined | Parallel |
| 2021/2022 | 1 x 7th | 1 x 16th | |
| 2020/2021 | 1 x 16th | ||
| 2019/2020 | 1 x 5th | 1 x 33rd | |
| 2016/2017 | 1 x 18th | ||
| Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Season | Location | Result |
| 7 | Slalom | 2021/2022 | Val d'Isere, FRA | 1:32.54 |
| 14 | Slalom | 2021/2022 | Madonna di Campiglio, ITA | 1:36.18 |
| 16 | Parallel | 2021/2022 | Lech / Zuers, AUT | |
| 18 | Slalom | 2021/2022 | Wengen, SUI | 1:43.16 |
Manman (Athlete, 27 Jun 2021)
Motocross, mountain biking , karting. (Athlete, 27 Jun 2021)
Athlete
Mother, Veronique Bourdon. Sister, Alba.
French, English
BE Ski Team
Personal: Raphael Burtin (FRA)
Mother, Veronique Bourdon (Climber): Climbed Mont Blanc in July 2021.
2013 FIS event in Geilo (Slalom - 42nd)
2014 World Cup in Alta Badia (Giant slalom - DNF1)
April 2021: Right knee surgery to have a piece of bone removed that was causing some irritation on a tendon. Managed to finish the season but it made some races difficult. (then24.com, 30 May 2021)
January 2017: Serious left leg tibia fracture and knee injury (anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus tear) a result of a crash in the Adelboden World Cup giant slalom, and was evacuated by helicopter to the local hospital where the first of seven surgeries took place. Was out of action for two full seasons, returning in August 2019. (focusonbelgium.be, 9 Jan 2020; fis-ski.com)
2015
His parents put him on skis at two and a half years old, taking him and his older sister to the Vosges mountains in eastern France on weekends. At seven he joined the Malmedy Ski Club, continuing to ski for fun, but progressing rapidly. Eventually, his parents, and others, formed the BE Ski Team in 2010 with former French ski racer Raphael Burtin as coach. (lalibre.be, 24 Oct 2015)
Loves to feel the speed and turn close to the snow. "My parents are two mountain lovers and passed this on to me.” (Athlete, 27 Jun 2021)
After missing the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games, he is looking for success in Beijing in 2022. "The Winter Olympics are a goal. I’m not going there just to compete. It is not my intention to just show on Instagram that I was in Beijing. Then I would rather give my place to another skier.” (then24.com, 30 May 2021)
Matching the best Belgian result ever in a World Cup, finishing fifth in the Zagreb slalom in January 2020. (Athlete, 27 Jun 2021)
Alpine skier Ivica Kostelic (CRO), four-time Olympic silver medallist. (Athlete, 27 Jun 2021)
His personal trainer/coach, Raphael Burtin (FRA), 2006 Olympian (21st in giant slalom). (Athlete, 27 Jun 2021)
None. (Athlete, 27 Jun 2021)
"A winner is a dreamer who never gives up." (Athlete, 27 Jun 2021)
Plus du Sport Award, from the APFJS (Association Professionnele Francophone des Journalistes Sportifs) (2020); acknowledged for his positive attitude and his ability to relaunch his young career despite multiple knee operations. (rtbf.be, 1 Jun 2021)
Selected as an Opening Ceremony flagbearer for Belgium at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.
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