Delphine CLAUDEL

France

Cross-Country Skiing

Date of Birth: 23 Mar 1996

Age: 25

Gender: Female

Place of birth: REMIREMONT

Birth Country:

France

Residence: LA FECLAZ

Residence Country:

France

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank
Cross-Country Skiing	Women's 7.5km + 7.5km Skiathlon	9
	Women's 30km Mass Start Free	7
	Women's 4 x 5km Relay FRA France	12

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Women's 7.5km + 7.5km Skiathlon	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Women's 4 x 5km Relay	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Women's 30km Mass Start Free	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location
12	Women's 4 × 5 kilometres Relay	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
57	Women's 10 kilometres, Freestyle	2018	PyeongChang, KOR

World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location
7	Skiathlon 7.5/7.5km C/F Ladies	2021	Oberstdorf, GER
8	Rel 4x5 km M Ladies	2019	Seefeld, AUT
17	30 km C Mst Ladies	2021	Oberstdorf, GER
22	10 km F Ladies	2021	Oberstdorf, GER
31	Skiathlon 7.5/7.5km C/F Ladies	2019	Seefeld, AUT
35	SP F Final Ladies	2019	Seefeld, AUT

World Cup Rankings
Season	All	Sprint	Distance
2021/2022	19		15
2020/2021	26		23
2019/2020	32	67	26
2018/2019	69	53	53

Best performances per season in World Cup events from 2018/2019 - Individual events until 15km

Season	SP C	SP F	10km C	10km F	10km P	15km P	7.5/7.5km C/F
2021/22	1 x 58th	1 x 37th	1 x 24th	1 x 3rd
2020/21	1 x 41st	1 x 37th	1 x 21st	1 x 3rd	1 x 12nd
2019/20	1 x 29th	1 x 23rd	1 x 34th	1 x 13rd	1 x 25th	1 x 28th	1 x 14th
2018/19		1 x 20th	1 x 16th	1 x 21st	1 x 40th

Best performances per season in World Cup events from 2018/2019 - Individual events longer than 15km

Season	>30km F	30km P	Overall
2021/22
2020/21		1 x 50th	1 x 16th
2019/20	1 x 15th		1 x 16th
2018/19			1 x 49th

Best performances in World Cup races from 2018/2019 - Team events

Season	4x5km M
2021/22
2020/21
2019/20	1 x 9th
2018/19

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location
7	10 km F Ladies	2021/2022	Davos, SUI
11	FIS Tour de Ski Ladies	2021/2022	FIS Tour de Ski, FIS
21	10 km F Ladies	2021/2022	Lillehammer, NOR

Hobbies:

Cooking, running.

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Sport Studies, Universite Grenoble-Alpes: UFR Staps Grenoble.

Languages spoken:

French

Club name:

Armees La Bressaude, La Bresse

Coach:

National: Thibaut Chene (FRA)

Debut:

2016 World Cup in la Clusaz (10km - 50th)

Injuries:

May 2021: Cracked rib, popliteal artery entrapment syndrome (knee).

2017: Lower back injury.

National team:

2013

Start:

Encouraged to start cross-country skiing by school friends at age 10. (fasterskier.com; Athlete, May 2021)

Reason:

Likes the atmosphere, being outside, and playing sports for fun. (Athlete, May 2021)

Ambition:

"Have fun, have no regrets, live great emotions and experiences." (Athlete, May 2021)

Hero:

Cross-country skier Vincent Vittoz (FRA), four-time Olympian, 2005 World champion. "No one, in particular, I admire a lot of athletes. I think of Vittoz as a French cross-country skier, but I am a fan of many athletes who go beyond the limits of the sport and their bodies." (Athlete, May 2021)

Influence:

"No one in particular. I am inspired by a lot of athletes who don't necessarily do cross-country skiing. The people who surround me, support me are also personal motivators." (Athlete, May 2021)

Ritual:

"I have a few reassuring rituals but I'm not stuck in pre-race psychology." (Athlete, May 2021)

Philosophy:

"Sport is a pleasure for me, a way of expressing oneself, of living and of being happy."

"Train hard to have easy races, but smart." (Athlete, May 2021)

General Interest

ARMEE DES CHAMPIONS
In October 2020, joined the Army of the Champions (Armee des champions) and represents the French Military team while competing. "The Army of Champions is a turning point in my life as a high-level athlete. The army is my biggest support to date. This allows me to practice my sport 100% while being paid. Before I practised my sport but could not live fully off it, now it is the case. I am part of the army as a top athlete. I represent their values and France in my competitions." (fasterskier.com, 11 May 2021)

COVID-19
Spent the 2020/21 season as the only woman representing France on the World Cup tour, a situation complicated by COVID-19. "I have been alone a lot for these reasons. I am fortunate to have a coach who listens and allows me to feel at ease and relaxed in competitions. The men’s team is great with me too, so I managed to have some fun with them. Now the goal is to build a stronger female team because the competition that we can create between us can only be beneficial for the whole team." (fasterskier.com, 11 May 2021)

Milestones

Made her Olympic Winter Games debut at PyeongChang 2018.

Has two top-10 finishes at two World Championships, her best being seventh in the skiathlon (2021) and eighth in the relay (2019).

Competed at three Junior World Championships (2014-16), with top results in 2016 of sixth in the relay and 19th in the 10km free.

Three top-10 finishes at the U23 World Championships in 2019, her best of sixth in the 10km free (2019), and a pair of ninth's (sprint, 15km mass start).

After 57 World Cup starts, she had her first career podium finish at Val di Fiemme 2021 (third in 10km mass start free) becoming the first French woman on the World Cup podium since 2013.

In 2021, she had her first World Cup podium finish, three top-10 World Cup results, and a top-10 finish at the World Championships (seventh in skiathlon). "My training and my willingness paid off this season, psychological barriers have broken down. A new season will start. I leave [last season] motivated and I am convinced that I can get even better results." (Athlete, May 2021)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event

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