Sophie Villeneuve

Sophie Villeneuve (born 6 November 1969) is a French cross-country skier who competed from 1991 to 1999. Competing in three Winter Olympics, her best career finish was fifth in the 4 × 5 km relay at Albertville in 1992 while her best individual finish was ninth in the 15 km event at Lillehammer in 1994.

Villeneuve's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was ninth in the 15 km event at Trondheim in 1997. Her best World Cup finish was fourth in an individual sprint event in Italy in 1997.

Villeneuve's lone individual victory was in a 10 km Continental Cup event in Italy in 1992. She also competed in the women's cross-country mountain biking event at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games Year Age 5 km 15 km Pursuit 30 km 4 × 5 km relay 1992 22 49 — 31 18 5 1994 24 23 9 10 — 11 1998 28 32 — 27 1711

World Championships Year Age 5 km 10 km 15 km Pursuit 30 km 4 × 5 km relay 1991 21 30 32 — 18 9 1993 23 38 — 20 22 9 1995 25 31 — 18 16 9 1997 27 50 9 20 35 7 1999 29 10 19 10 21 9

World Cup Season standings Season Age OverallLong DistanceSprint 1990 20 1991 21 46 1992 22 1993 23 29 1994 24 21 1995 25 36 1996 26 18 1997 27 1518 14 1998 28 14 17 12 1999 29 18 23 22

Team podiums 1 podium – (1 )

No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate1 1997–98 10 March 1998 Falun, Sweden 6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Laurent Philippot