Broderick Thompson (alpine skier)

Broderick Thompson (born 19 April 1994 in North Vancouver) is a Canadian World Cup alpine ski racer. During the 2014–15 season, he was the Nor-Am Cup champion in super-G and scored his first World Cup point, finishing thirtieth in a combined event at Wengen.[1]

Broderick Thompson
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1994-04-19) 19 April 1994 (age 30)
Whistler, British Columbia
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight89 kg (196 lb)
Sport
Country Canada
SportAlpine skiing
ClubWhistler Mountain Ski Club[1]

Thompson competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics,[2] and the 2021 World Championships. He is the brother of ski cross racer Marielle Thompson (b.1992).[1]

Thompson scored his first World Cup podium on 2 December 2021, finishing 3rd. Thompson started the Beaver Creek, Colorado super-g with bib 35 and put down a time just under a second back from race winner Marco Odermatt from Switzerland.[citation needed]

In January 2022, Thompson was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[3][4]

World Cup results

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Season standings

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Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super G Downhill Combined
2015 20 151 42
2016 21 146 42
2017 22
2018 23 76 45 10
2019 24 injured, did not compete
2020 25
2021 26 141 51
2022 27 74 20 55
2023 28 74 48 33
Standings through 20 January 2023

Top twenty finishes

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  • 0 wins
  • 1 podium (1 SG), 8 top twenties
Season Date Location Discipline Place
2018 29 Dec 2017   Bormio, Italy Combined 8th
12 Jan 2018     Wengen, Switzerland Combined 17th
2022 2 Dec 2021   Beaver Creek, USA Super-G 3rd
3 Dec 2021 Super-G 20th
6 Mar 2022   Kvitfjell, Norway Super-G 15th
17 Mar 2022   Courchevel, France Super-G 18th
2023 17 Dec 2022   Val Gardena, Italy Downhill 16th
20 Jan 2023   Kitzbühel, Austria Downhill 9th

World Championship results

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  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined Team
event
2021 26 DNF 29 11

Olympic results

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  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined Team
event
2018 23 25 35 23
2022 27 DNF DNF 8

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Broderick Thompson". Alpine Canada Alpin. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Athlete Profile: Broderick THOMPSON - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  3. ^ Nichols, Paula (21 January 2022). "13 alpine skiers and eight ski cross racers nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  4. ^ "21 Alpine Skiing and Ski Cross Athletes Nominated to Compete at Beijing 2022". www.alpinecanada.org/. Alpine Canada. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
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