Antoine Dénériaz


Antoine Dénériaz is a retired French World Cup alpine ski racer. He specialized in the speed events of downhill and super-G and is an Olympic gold medalist.
Dénériaz had three World Cup wins and six podiums, all in downhill. His first two podiums were both victories, at Val Gardena and Kvitfjell, during the 2003 season. He won his Olympic gold medal in the downhill at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, trailed by Austrian Michael Walchhofer and Swiss Bruno Kernen. He also competed in the super-G, where he placed eleventh.
Dénériaz's hometown is Morillon, an alpine village not far from Mont Blanc. He is married to former New Zealand alpine ski racer Claudia Riegler.

World Cup results

Season standings

Race podiums

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
200321 Dec 2002 Val Gardena, ItalyDownhill1
200312 Mar 2003 Kvitfjell, NorwayDownhill1
200429 Nov 2003 Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill3
200420 Dec 2003 Val Gardena, ItalyDownhill1
200412 Mar 2003 Kvitfjell, NorwayDownhill3
200527 Nov 2004 Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill2

World Championship results

Olympic results