Benjamin Thomsen

Benjamin Thomsen
— Alpine skier —
Disciplines Downhill, Super G,
Combined
Club Windermere Valley SC
Born August 25, 1987
Invermere, B.C., Canada
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
World Cup debut March 6, 2010 (age 22)
Website www.benjamin-thomsen.ca
Olympics
Teams 0
World Championships
Teams 1 – (2011)
Medals 0
World Cup
Seasons 2nd – (2011–12)
Wins 0
Podiums 1 – (1 DH)
Overall titles 0 – (42nd in 2012)
Discipline titles 0 – (15th in DH, 2012)

Benjamin Thomsen (born August 25, 1987) is a World Cup alpine ski racer from Canada. Born in Invermere, British Columbia, he primarily competes in the speed events of Downhill and Super G. Thomsen made his World Cup debut in March 2010 and his first podium in February 2012, a second place finish at the pre-Olympic downhill in Russia. [1][2]

Thomsen's father Glenn is a former national team coach for Alpine Canada.[3]

World Cup top twenty finishes

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
2011 18 Dec 2010 Italy Val Gardena, Italy Downhill 16th
11 Mar 2011 Norway Kvitfjell, Norway Downhill 18th
2012 3 Feb 2012 France Chamonix, France Downhill 11th
4 Feb 2012 Downhill 5th
11 Feb 2012 Russia Krasnaya Polyana, Russia Downhill 2nd
3 Mar 2012 Norway Kvitfjell, Norway Downhill 9th
14 Mar 2012 Austria Schladming, Austria Downhill 10th

References

  1. ↑ Ski Racing.com – Feuz first, Thomsen second in Sochi Olympic test – 2012-02-11
  2. ↑ Universal Sports.com – Former bricklayer Benjamin Thomsen scores first podium in Sochi – 2012-02-11
  3. ↑ Vancouver Sun.com – Invermere skier comes from out of nowhere – 2011-02-09

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