Mathilde Gremaud

Mathilde Gremaud (born 8 February 2000) is an Olympic Swiss freestyle skier and seven time X Games medalist.

Mathilde Gremaud
Gremaud in 2016
Personal information
NationalitySwiss
Born (2000-02-08) 8 February 2000
Fribourg, Switzerland
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Websitewww.mathildegremaud.ch
Sport
CountrySwitzerland
SportFreestyle skiing
Event(s)Slopestyle
ClubLa Berra
Medal record
Women's freestyle skiing
Representing  Switzerland
Olympic Games
2022 BeijingSlopestyle
2018 PyeongchangSlopestyle
2022 BeijingBig air
World Championships
2021 AspenSlopestyle
Winter X Games
2017 NorwayBig air
2019 AspenBig air
2021 AspenBig air
2020 AspenBig air
2020 NorwaySlopestyle
2019 NorwayBig air

Early life

Gremaud was born on February 8, 2000, in Fribourg, Switzerland.[1]

Career

Gremaud competed in the World Championships 2017. She competed at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2021, winning a silver medal in Slopestyle.

She competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics[2] and took the silver medal in women's Slopestyle.[3]

Gremaud won gold in big air at the Winter X Games in 2017, 2019, and 2021. She won silver medals in big air and slopestyle in 2020. In 2019, she won bronze in big air.

In 2020, Gremaud became the first woman to land a switch double cork 1440 in competition history.[4]

At the 2022 Winter Olympics, Gremaud won the gold medal in slopestyle and the bronze medal in big air.[5]

Gremaud was coached by Swiss freeski coach Misra Noto Torniainen for the 2018 Winter Olympics.[6][7] Torniainen would later coach China's Eileen Gu for the 2022 Winter Olympics.[8]

References
  1. "Mathilde Gremaud". Fribourg Région (in French). Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  2. "Athlete profile – Mathilde Gremaud". pyeongchang2018.com. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  3. "Incertaine de pouvoir concourir samedi matin, Mathilde Gremaud décroche la médaille d'argent" (in French). Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  4. "Mathilde Gremaud - World First Trick". Faction Skis US. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  5. "Medals update: Swiss Mathilde Gremaud edges Ailing (Eileen) Gu for gold in women's freeski slopestyle". olympics.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  6. "Anzeiger Bezirk Affoltern: Gold-Trainer aus Mettmenstetten". www.affolteranzeiger.ch. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  7. "Sarah Höfflin et Mathilde Gremaud, ensemble c'est tout". Le Temps (in French). 18 February 2018. ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  8. "Olympics freeski star Eileen Gu's delicate balancing act between China and the U.S." ESPN. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.


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