Vincent Vittoz
Country France
Born (1975-07-17) 17 July 1975 (age 48)
Annecy, France
Ski clubDéfense EMHM La Clusaz
World Cup career
Seasons16 – (1996–2011)
Starts215
Podiums26
Wins8
Overall titles0 – (2nd in 2005)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  France
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Oberstdorf 30 km skiathlon

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 22 24 — 19 — 21 — 13 —
2002 26 — — 13 11 — — 8 —
2006 30 — 14 6 — 9 — 4 —
2010 34 — 5 15 — 13 — 4 7

World Championships

 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
1997 21 28 — 28 16 — — — —
1999 23 45 — DNF — — — 15 —
2001 25 — 21 19 — DNF 30 — —
2003 27 — — 28 DNF 6 — 11 —
2005 29 — 6 Gold — — — 6 5
2007 31 — DNF 10 — — — 5 —
2009 33 — 23 6 — 9 — 9 —
2011 35 — — 34 — 22 — 11 —

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening 		Tour de
Ski 		World Cup
Final
1996 20 67 — — — — — — —
1997 21 37 — 57 — 26 — — —
1998 22 54 — NC — 44 — — —
1999 23 35 — 68 — 31 — — —
2000 24 31 — 78 22 18 — — —
2001 25 16 — — — 37 — — —
2002 26 24 — — — 72 — — —
2003 27 8 — — — NC — — —
2004 28 19 15 — — 64 — — —
2005 29 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) — — 60 — — —
2006 30 5 2nd place, silver medalist(s) — — — — — —
2007 31 6 2nd place, silver medalist(s) — — NC — 19 —
2008 32 11 4 — — 53 — DNF 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2009 33 10 11 — — NC — 17 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2010 34 9 5 — — NC — 18 5
2011 35 23 20 — — NC — 11 22

Individual podiums

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

Team podiums

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

References

  1. ^ Vittoz, Vincent, Équipe de France Militaire de Ski 2011
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ a b c 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.
  6. ^ "Athlete : VITTOZ Vincent". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 March 2018.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vincent Vittoz.
World champions in men's cross-country combined/double pursuit
Authority control databases
Categories