Thomas Mermillod-Blondin
Mermillod-Blondin in 2014
Personal information
Born (1984-01-03) 3 January 1984
Annecy, Haute Savoie, France
OccupationAlpine skier
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesSuper-G, Combined,
Downhill, Slalom
ClubDouanes SC Grand Bornand
World Cup debut6 January 2007 (age 23)
Retired22 February 2019 (age 35)
Websitethomasmermillod.com
Olympics
Teams2 – (2010, 2014)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams3 – (2009, 2013, 2015)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons9 – (200816)
Wins0
Podiums6 – (1 SG, 5 SC)
Overall titles0 – (28th in 2014)
Discipline titles0 – (2nd in SC in 2016)

Thomas Mermillod-Blondin (born 3 January 1984) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from France. Born in Annecy, Haute-Savoie, he primarily competed in super-G, but his best results were in the super combined event: he took five of his six World Cup podiums in combined, with the other coming in super-G.[1] Mermillod-Blondin made his World Cup debut in 2007 and represented France at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver[2] and the 2011 World Championships. He made a total of 179 World Cup starts in his career. In February 2019 Mermillod-Blondin announced that he would retire from competition following a combined race in Bansko, Bulgaria that month.[1]

World Cup results

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
slalom
Super-GDownhillCombined
2008241136043
20092586374328
20102669442529
20112761443411
2012286039396211
201329313832223
201430283083
201531783117
201632404829502
201733injured
20183411824
20193511113

World Cup podiums

  • 6 podiums – (4 SC, 1 K, 1 SG)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
201126 Feb 2011Bulgaria Bansko, BulgariaSuper combined3rd
201212 Feb 2012Russia Sochi, RussiaSuper combined3rd
201327 Jan 2013Austria Kitzbühel, AustriaCombined3rd
201413 Mar 2014 Switzerland  Lenzerheide, SwitzerlandSuper G2nd
201622 Jan 2016Austria Kitzbühel, AustriaSuper combined3rd
19 Feb 2016France Chamonix, FranceSuper combined3rd

World Championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
2009256
201127
20132921DSQ2
2015319

Olympic results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
20102621DNF119
20143015DNF2

References

  1. 1 2 "179e et dernier départ pour Thomas Mermillod-Blondin à Bansko" [179th and last start for Thomas Mermillod-Blondin in Bansko]. Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 21 February 2019. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  2. "Thomas Mermillod Blondin, Alpine Skiing". Vancouver2010.com. Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 20 February 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2010.


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