| JACOT Michele (FRA) |
05.01.1952 Pont de Beauvoisin(Chamonix Argentiere)
162cm / 54kg
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SKI: Dinamic
1975. retired
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| Photo: Hiro Yakushi |
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World Cup Ranking
General
1968/34th, 1969/8th, 1970/1st, 1971/2nd, 1972/11th, 1973/-, 1974/26th,
1975/20th,
Special
1969 GS/2nd, 1970 DH/4th,
SL/2nd, GS/1st, 1971 DH/6th, SL/5th, GS/2nd,
1972 SL/8th.
World Championships
1970 Val Gardena SL/3rd,
GS/4th, K/1st
1974 St.Moritz SL/2nd,
Olympic Games
1976 Innsbruck GS/13th.
World Cup - 10 w. (1 DH, 6 GS, 3 SL)
| 1. |
DH: |
Schruns 71, |
| GS: |
Mt.Ste.Anne 69, Oberstaufen 70, Vancouver
70, Oberstaufen 71,
Oberstaufen 71, Sugarloaf 71, |
| SL: |
Val d'Isere 70, Grindelwald 70, Oberstaufen 71, |
| 2. |
GS: |
Lienz 70, Grindelwald 71, Abetone 71, Maribor
72, |
| 3. |
DH: |
Jackson Hole 70, Garmisch 70, Val d'Isere
71, |
| GS: |
Val d'Isere 70, |
| SL: |
Val Gaedena 70, |
| 4. |
DH: |
Grindelwald 69, Pra loup 71, Badgastein 72,
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| GS: |
Val Gaedena 70, St.Gervais 71, |
| SL: |
Vipiteno 69, Lienz 70, Sestriere 72, Naeba 75, |
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| The French women where the dominating force in the early 1960's at major
events like Olympics and World Championships. They also celebrated numerous
victories in World Cup races but there wasn't a French women's Overall
World Cup champion until 1970. In fact, Michele Jacot, only 18 that winter,
is the only French to win the big Crystal Cup in the 20th Century! A smooth
slalom specialist in 1968 when she broke in, Michele became a very complete
skier in the next two years. She excelled on tough and icy courses. In
1970, Jacot dominated the technical events and also became FIS World Champion
in combined at Val Gardena before grabbing the Overall World Cup title.
She remained on a very high level in 1971, winning three consecutive races
in three disciplines in January. But at the end of the season, she seemed
to run out of steam and Austria's more powerful Annemarie Proell, dominated
the end of the season. It was the start of an amazing career for the racer
from Salzburg who clinched a total of six Overall World Cup through 1979.
On her side, the graceful Michele Jacot never regained that level of excellence.
She raced until 1976 but had only one more victory when she won a silver
medal at the 1974 FIS World Championships. She retired at just 24 years
old, became a mother and ski instructor. She now lives and works at the
French Ski School in Chamonix. |
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Biorama Basel |
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