Vincent Vittoz

Vincent Vittoz (born 17 July 1975 in Annecy, Haute-Savoie) is a French former cross-country skier, non-commissioned officer and coach. He grew up in the town of La Clusaz in the Northern French Alps and has been competing since 1982. He made his FIS Cross-Country World Cup debut in January 1996 in Nové Město na Moravě, finishing 22nd in a 15 km classical race. He won a gold medal in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit at the 2005 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf. As of 2018 Vittoz is the only French cross-country skiing world champion.

He retired from competition at the end of the 2010-11 season, taking up a position as coach of the French national under-23 cross-country ski team in the spring of 2011.

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

Olympic Games Year Age 10 km 15 km Pursuit 30 km 50 km Sprint 4 × 10 km relay Team sprint 1998 22 24 19 — 21 13 2002 26 — 13 11 — — 8 2006 30 14 6 9 — 4 — 2010 34 5 15 13 — 4 7

World Championships 1 medal – (1 gold) Year Age 10 km 15 km Pursuit 30 km 50 km Sprint 4 × 10 km relay Team sprint 1997 21 28 28 16 — — 1999 23 45 — — 15 2001 25 21 19 — 30 — 2003 27 — 28 6 — 11 2005 29 6 Gold — — 6 5 2007 31 10 — — 5 — 2009 33 23 6 9 — 9 — 2011 35 — 34 22 — 11 —

World Cup

Season standings Season Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standingsOverallDistanceLong DistanceMiddle DistanceSprintNordicOpeningTour deSkiWorld CupFinal 1996 20 67 1997 21 37 57 26 1998 22 54 44 1999 23 35 68 31 2000 24 31 78 22 18 2001 25 16 37 2002 26 24 72 2003 27 8 2004 28 19 15 64 2005 29 60 2006 30 5 — 2007 31 6 19 2008 32 11 4 53 2009 33 10 11 17 2010 34 9 5 18 5 2011 35 23 20 — 11 22

Individual podiums 8 victories – (7 , 1 ) 26 podiums – (23 , 3 )

Team podiums 1 victory – (1 ) 7 podiums – (7 )