Michelle GISIN

Switzerland
Alpine Skiing
5 Dec 1993
28
Female
SAMEDAN
 
Switzerland
ENGELBERG
 
Switzerland

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
ALP Alpine Skiing Women's Super-G 3 Bronze
Women's Giant Slalom 10
Women's Slalom 6
Women's Alpine Combined 1 Gold

Schedule

Start Time Location Event Status
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Technical
Women's Giant Slalom Run 1
Finished
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Technical
Women's Giant Slalom Run 2
Finished
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Technical
Women's Slalom Run 1
Finished
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Technical
Women's Slalom Run 2
Finished
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Speed
Women's Super-G
Finished
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Speed
Women's Downhill 1st Training
Finished
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Speed
Women's Downhill 2nd Training
Cancelled
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Speed
Women's Downhill 3rd Training
Finished
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Speed
Women's Alpine Combined Downhill 1st Training
Finished
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Speed
Women's Alpine Combined Downhill
Finished
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Technical
Women's Alpine Combined Slalom
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Historical Results

Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocationResult
1Women's Alpine Combined2018PyeongChang, KOR00:02:20.900
8Women's Downhill2018PyeongChang, KOR00:01:40.550
9Women's Super G2018PyeongChang, KOR00:01:21.570
16Women's Slalom2018PyeongChang, KOR00:01:41.850
28Slalom2014Sochi, RUS00:01:57.120
World Championship
RankEventYearLocationResult
2Alpine combined Ladies2017St. Moritz, SUI1:58.93
3Alpine combined Ladies2021Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA2:08.11
5Downhill Ladies2021Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA1:34.77
8Super G Ladies2021Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA1:26.40
8Downhill Ladies2017St. Moritz, SUI1:33.89
11Giant Slalom Ladies2021Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA2:32.47
21Slalom Ladies2017St. Moritz, SUI1:41.52
26Slalom Ladies2013Schladming, AUT1:44.21
32Giant Slalom Ladies2015Vail / Beaver Creek, USA2:26.09
World Cup Rankings
SeasonAllDownhillSlalomGiant SlalomSuper GAlpine Combined
2021/20228207915
2020/20213154413
2019/2020824811178
2018/2019169143724
2017/201876135042
2016/2017272816415
2015/2016441421
2014/2015451838
2013/20148231
2012/20137935
World Cup - Best Achievements
SeasonDownhillSlalomGiant SlalomSuper GAlpine combinedCity EventTeam Parallel Mixed
2021/20221 x 6th1 x 3rd1 x 2nd1 x 3rd
2020/20211 x 7th1 x 1st1 x 2nd1 x 8th
2019/20201 x 3rd1 x 3rd1 x 4th1 x 7th1 x 4th
2018/20191 x 2nd1 x 5th1 x 15th1 x 5th
2017/20181 x 3rd1 x 6th1 x 26th1 x 2nd1 x 2nd
2016/20171 x 7th1 x 6th1 x 17th1 x 2nd
2015/20161 x 7th1 x 46th1 x 12th1 x 9th1 x 1st
2014/20151 x 8th1 x 17th
2013/20142 x 16th
2012/20131 x 9th
Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
RankEventSeasonLocationResult
2Giant Slalom2021/2022Courchevel, FRA
3Giant Slalom2021/2022Courchevel, FRA2:16.43
3Super G2021/2022Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA1:21.22
3Slalom2021/2022Lienz, AUT1:42.78
5Slalom2021/2022Levi, FIN1:46.46
6Downhill2021/2022Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA1:07.42
8Slalom2021/2022Levi, FIN1:47.82
10Giant Slalom2021/2022Courchevel, FRA2:14.81
10Super G2021/2022St. Moritz, SUI58.79
10Downhill2021/2022Val d'Isere, FRA1:43.32
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Windsurfing, yoga, reading books. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2021)

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Athlete

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Attended primary school at the Engelberg Abbey School, the Sportmittelschule Engelberg where she graduated in 2012. (michellegisin.ch)

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Partner, Luca de Aliprandini. Father, Beat Gisin. Mother, Bea Gisin. Brother, Marc Gisin. Sister, Dominique Gisin.

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German, English, French, Italian

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Skiclub Engelberg

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National: Denis Wicki (SUI), Alois Prenn (ITA), Christian Brill (SUI)

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Sister Dominique Gisin (Alpine skiing): Sochi 2014 Olympic downhill champion. Competed at six World Championships, the 2005 Junior World Championships, and had 154 World Cup starts (seven podiums, three victories). Retired in 2015.

Brother Marc Gisin (Alpine skiing): Competed at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games, two Junior World Championships (2007, 2008), and had 88 World Cup starts (eight podiums, three victories). Retired in 2020.

Partner Luca de Aliprandini (Alpine skiing): Competed at two Olympic Winter Games (2014, 2018), two World Championships (2019, 2021) winning giant slalom silver in 2021, and three Junior World Championships (2008-10). In 97 World Cup starts, he has four podiums and one victory.

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2012 World Cup in Semmering (Slalom - DNF2)

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26 January 2019: Ligament damage in her right knee a result of a crash in the Garmisch-Partenkirchen World Cup super-G. Underwent surgery and missed the remainder of the 2018/19 season including the 2019 World Championships. Returned to World Cup racing in October 2019. (espn.com, 28 Jan 2019)

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Began skiing at just one-year-old in her parents' backyard, motivated by her older siblings. As she grew older and began racing, she took great pride in winning the Migros Grand Prix races at the end of each season seven times. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2021; michellegisin.ch)

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"I love being outdoors and going fast on snow." (Athlete, 15 Nov 2021)

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"A huge goal of mine is to be able to achieve a podium or maybe even a victory in every discipline." (fokus.swiss, 23 Jan 2021)

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Winning gold in Alpine combined at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games.

General Interest

A TRUE ATHLETE
Worked with her older sister, 2014 Olympic downhill champion Dominque Gisin on a book, "A True Athlete", that documents Michelle's 30 hours at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games where she crashed hard at the finish line of the downhill and came back 30 hours later to win gold in Alpine combined. (topskinews.com, 21 Nov 2019)

LOVE FOR HER HOME
Grew up in Engelberg, Switzerland, and still calls it home, even as she spends some summer months at her second home at Riva del Garda with Italian ski racer Luca di Aliprandini. "I really appreciate Engelberg because for me it is the most beautiful place in the world. The surroundings, the mountains - it's absolutely breathtaking. I've been to a lot of tourist winter resorts but never has anything excited me as much as our mountain landscape. I also enjoy the community in the village, everyone knows each other." (fokus.swiss, 21 Jan 2021)

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Milestones

OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES
PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games Alpine combined champion, 0.97 seconds ahead of Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) in silver. She is the first-ever female Olympic champion from Switzerland in this discipline. Suffered severe bruises and a concussion after crashing at the finish line of the downhill 30 hours prior. Won gold in Alpine combined and won bronze in the super-G at Beijing 2022.

Along with her sister Dominique, they are the second sisters to ever win Olympic Winter Games gold medals in an individual event after French sisters Christine and Marielle Goitschel.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Two-time World Championships Alpine combined medallist (2017 silver, 2021 bronze). Skied just one event in her debut in 2013 (slalom) and five events in 2021, with three-top 10 finishes (was 11th in the fourth, and did not finish the fifth).

2014 Junior World Championships slalom silver medallist (Mont St. Anne).

WORLD CUP
Has eight World Cup podiums, with three victories, the latest win in 2015 in slalom (Sestriere).

Finished third in the World Cup overall in 2020/21.
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