Loan Bozzolo (born 4 May 1999) is a French snowboarder who specializes in snowboard cross. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | French |
| Born | 4 May 1999 Sallanches, France[1] |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Snowboarding |
Early life
editBozzolo was raised in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains. He began skiing at the age of two and started snowboarding at the age of five.[3]
Career
editBozzolo began competing in snowboard cross as a junior in 2014. His first race was at the European Cup in Pitztal, where he finished 49th overall. His first win as a junior was in Grasgehren in 2016.[4]
In 2018, Bozzolo was selected to compete for France at the 2018 Winter Olympics in the snowboard cross. He qualified from his heat in third place. However, he failed to finish in his Quarterfinal race, putting him out of the competition.[2][5]
Bozzolo won European Cup races in 2019 in both Lenk and Sunny Valley.[4] At the FIS Snowboard Cross Junior World Championships, Bozzolo won the men's event, beating Éliot Grondin of Canada,[6] and also won the mixed team competition alongside Chloe Passerat.[7]
Bozzolo competed for France at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the snowboard cross. He qualified from his heat in second place. However, he was eliminated in the quarterfinals, finishing third in his race.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Loan BOZZOLO". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Athlete Profile: Loan BOZZOLO - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ Creech, Hayes (10 February 2022). "Loan Bozzolo: Top things to know about the French snowboard cross star". Olympics. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ a b "BOZZOLO Loan". Fis-ski.com. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Men's Snowboard Cross, Bracket" (PDF).
- ^ "Fischer and Bozzolo claim SBX junior world champs golds in Reiteralm". FIS. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Passerat and Bozzolo of France take junior worlds mixed team gold". FIS. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Snowboard Cross Results" (PDF). FIS. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.