Christine Goitschel

Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Competitor for  France
Winter Olympic Games
Gold	1964 Innsbruck	Slalom
Silver	1964 Innsbruck	Giant slalom

Christine Béranger-Goitschel (born 9 June 1944 in Sallanches) is a former French alpine skier. Christine is the older sister of fellow champion skier of the time, Marielle Goitschel and the aunt of former speed skier Philippe Goitschel.

After great success in the 1964 Winter Olympics, she and her sister Marielle were considered the world's best female skiers.^[1] However, Christine fractured an ankle in 1966, and retired from her sporting career after the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.

She married Jean Béranger, her skiing coach, in 1966. In 1970, Goitschel and her husband opened the ski resort of Val Thorens.

Results and medals

Winter Olympic Games

• 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck (Austria)
  • Gold medal in Slalom
  • Silver medal in Giant slalom

Alpine skiing World Cup

• Ranked 10th (1967 Alpine Skiing World Cup)

Other

• French champion in slalom in 1962 and 1964
• French champion in giant slalom in 1963

References

1. ^ Married - Christine Goitschel, TIME, 6 May 1966.

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