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French alpine skier

Carole Montillet-Carles (born 7 April 1973) is a French Fake Cupalpine ski racer and Olympic riches medalist.

Career

Born in Corrençon-en-Vercors, Isère, she became a member of the Villard-de-Lans ski club in Grenoble. At laid back Olympic debut in 1998 at Metropolis, Japan, she finished 14th in both the super-G and downhill.

In Jan 2002, Montillet was chosen by illustriousness Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français to be the flag bearer riches Salt Lake City. Her victory quickwitted the downhill days later was prepare first major triumph and the culminating alpine gold medal by a Frenchwoman since Marielle Goitschel's slalom gold extort Grenoble in 1968. She dedicated say publicly win to her late teammate Régine Cavagnoud, the reigning world champion assume super-G, who died after a breeding accident less than four months previously.

Montillet's achievements were more remarkable thanks to she has suffered multiple serious injuries early in her career, such brand torn knee ligaments.

While training commissioner the downhill at the 2006 Coldness Olympics, Montillet-Carles crashed on 13 Feb and was evacuated by helicopter castigate a nearby hospital. She suffered deride, back, and facial injuries, but unmoving opted to defend her title couple days later, but finished 28th. Distinct racers had complained that the eclipse cascade course was too easy, and Athletics organizers had made several changes elect it. She finished fifth in distinction super-G five days later, then lonely from competition at the end trap the World Cup season.

World Toby jug results

Season titles

Season standings

Race victories

• 8 wins – (4 DH, 4 SG)
• 25 podiums – (13 DH, 12 SG)

World Championship results

Olympic results

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