Alpine Skiing
Blaise Giezendanner
- Downhill
- Super-G
- Nationality
- France
- Hometown
- Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France
- Height
- 181 cm
- Born
- 29 November 1991
- Turned pro
- 2013
- Primary discipline
- Downhill
About Blaise Giezendanner
French World Cup alpine ski racer specializing in downhill and super-G, racing for Club des Sports Chamonix-Mont-Blanc and the French Armed Forces elite-sport program. Won gold in the super-G and silver in the downhill and combined at the 2013 Winter Universiade. Competed at the 2017 World Championships and the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, finishing 4th in the super-G (from bib 43). Scored his sole World Cup podium, 3rd, in the Kitzbuehel downhill on 21 Jan 2022, and remains an active member of France's speed group in his 13th World Cup season.
13 World Cup seasons (2013, 2015-2026). Best Olympic result: 4th, super-G, 2018 Pyeongchang. Sole World Cup podium: 3rd, downhill, Kitzbuehel, 21 Jan 2022. Doesn't come from a family of skiers; joined the French Ski Federation's downhill group at age 20.
Sponsors: Represents Club des Sports Chamonix-Mont-Blanc and the French Armed Forces top-sport program. Equipment: Atomic (skis and boots) - per FIS official athlete biography (manufacturer-updated field) and Atomic's own official athlete page.
Setup
5 items
Skis
Atomic Redster FIS DH
- Downhill
Giezendanner's DH ski; brand Atomic confirmed via FIS official athlete biography and Atomic's own official athlete page.
FIS race-stock World Cup downhill ski; Revoshock spring-steel damping plates plus Carbon Boost heel insert for high-speed stability
Atomic Redster FIS SG
- Super-G
Giezendanner's SG ski; brand Atomic confirmed via FIS official athlete biography and Atomic's own official athlete page.
FIS race-stock World Cup super-G ski from Atomic's Redster race line
Atomic Redster G9 Revoshock S + I 12 GW
Alternate- All-mountain
Consumer/recreational ski shown on Giezendanner's own official Atomic athlete page; likely an endorsed retail model rather than his exact FIS race-stock ski. Alt/collector entry, not race-stock.
Consumer/team giant-slalom race ski with Revoshock S dampening system
Boots
Atomic Redster World Cup 150/170
Giezendanner's boot; brand Atomic confirmed via FIS.
Elite World Cup race boot line, 95mm race last, Carbon Spine construction, flex options roughly 130-170
Atomic Redster TR F5
AlternateConsumer/recreational boot shown on Giezendanner's own official Atomic athlete page; likely a retail model rather than his exact elite World Cup race boot. Alt/collector entry, not race-stock.
Race boot line
Setup verified 7 July 2026