Perrine Pelen

Perrine Marie Pelen (born 3 July 1960) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from France. Born at Boulogne-Billancourt near Paris, she made her World Cup debut at age 16 in December 1976 and won three slalom races that

Pelen won the bronze medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics in giant slalom; in 1984, she won the silver medal in slalom and another bronze in giant slalom. At the World Championships, she won the silver medal in combined in 1982 and the gold in slalom in 1985.

Pelen won fifteen World Cup races and the season title in the slalom in the 1980. She was runner-up in the slalom standings in 1977 and 1978, and took third in 1981, 1984, 1985, and 1986.

After ten seasons on the World Cup circuit, Pelen retired from competition following the 1986 season.

Perrine Pelen graduated from HEC Paris in 1988.

World Cup results Season titles Season Discipline 1980 Slalom

Season standings Season Age Overall Slalom GiantSlalom Super G Downhill Combined 1977 16 7 2 12 notrun — notawarded 1978 17 6 2 11 — 1979 18 9 4 13 — 1980 19 4 1 2 — 14 1981 20 6 3 9 — 8 1982 21 8 5 6 — 14 1983 22 16 11 16 notawarded(w/ GS) — — 1984 23 10 3 9 — — 1985 24 12 3 19 — — 1986 25 13 3 12 — — 22

Individual races 15 wins – (15 SL) 43 podiums – (7 GS, 36 SL) Season Date Location Discipline 1977 26 Jan 1977 Crans-Montana, Switzerland Slalom 28 Jan 1977 Saint-Gervais, France Slalom 5 Mar 1977 Sun Valley, USA Slalom 1978 10 Dec 1977 Cervinia, Italy Slalom 8 Feb 1978 Saint-Gervais, France Slalom 5 Mar 1978 Stratton Mountain, USA Slalom 1979 18 Mar 1979 Furano, Japan Slalom 1980 9 Jan 1980 Berchtesgaden, West Germany Slalom 25 Jan 1980 Saint-Gervais, France Slalom 29 Feb 1980 Waterville Valley, USA Slalom 8 Mar 1980 Vysoké Tatry, Czechoslovakia Slalom 1981 18 Dec 1980 Altenmarkt, Austria Slalom 21 Dec 1980 Bormio, Italy Slalom 1984 14 Jan 1984 Badgastein, Austria Slalom 1985 1 Dec 1984 Courmayeur, Italy Slalom

World Championship results Year Age Slalom Giant Slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 1978 17 4 8 not run — — 1980 19 DNF2 3 — — 1982 21 — DNF — 2 1985 24 1 — — — From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing. At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980, the combined was a "paper race" using the results of the three events (DH, GS, SL).

Year Age Slalom Giant Slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 1980 19 DNF2 3 not run — not run 1984 23 2 3 —