Célia Aymonier (born 5 August 1991) is a former French cross-country skier and biathlete. She competed as a cross-country skier at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, competing in the skiathlon and the 10 km classical.[1]

Célia Aymonier
Aymonier in Quebec in 2012
Personal information
Born (1991-08-05) 5 August 1991 (age 33)
Pontarlier, France
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Websiteceliaymonier.fr
Professional information
SportBiathlon
Cross-country skiing
ClubEMHM – Les Fourgs
SkisFischer
World Cup debut18 December 2010
Olympic Games
Teams1 (2018) (biathlon)
1 (2014) (skiing)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams4 (2016-2020) (biathlon)
2 (2013, 2015) (skiing)
Medals1
World Cup
Seasons5 (2015/16-2019/20) (biathlon)
4 (2010/11, 2012/13–2014/15) (skiing)
All victories3
Medal record
Representing  France
Women's biathlon
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place  2017 Hochfilzen   4 × 6 km relay 
Women's cross-country skiing
U23 World Championships
Silver medal – second place  2014 Val di Fiemme   10 km classical 

Ahead of the 2015–16 season, Aymonier changed sport to biathlon and became a part of the French elite biathlon team.[2] She competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics. She retired after the 2019–20 season.

Biathlon results

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Olympic Games

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Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
  2018 Pyeongchang 48th  —  —  —  —  —

World Championships

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1 medal (1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
  2016 Oslo Holmenkollen 64th
  2017 Hochfilzen 25th 9th 9th 17th Bronze
  2019 Östersund 20th 23rd 18th 20th 8th
  2020 Antholz-Anterselva 28th 15th 30th 11th 14th
*The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

World Cup

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World Cup rankings
Season Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start
Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position
2015–16 - 48th - 61st - 39th - 47th - 36th
2016–17 - 22nd - 49th - 12th - 15th - 32nd
2017–18 - 24th - 44th - 23rd - 27th - 23rd
2018–19 - 24th - 31st - 16th - 18th - 31st
2019–20 - 28th - 37th - 22nd - 27th - 35th
Relay victories
 
Simon / Bescond / Aymonier / Braisaz finishing 3rd at Oberhof on 11th January 2020

3 victories

No. Season Date Location Discipline Level Team
1 2017–18 7 January 2018   Oberhof Relay Biathlon World Cup Bescond / Chevalier / Aymonier / Braisaz
2 17 March 2018   Oslo Holmenkollen Relay Biathlon World Cup Chevalier / Aymonier / Dorin Habert / Bescond
3 2018–19 17 February 2019   Salt Lake City Mixed Relay Biathlon World Cup Fillon Maillet / Desthieux / Aymonier / Chevalier

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]

Olympic Games

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 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2014 22 25 20 39 4 11

World Championships

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 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2013 21 36 36 6 10
2015 23 18 27 28 8 6

World Cup

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Season standings
 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
2011 19 NC NC
2013 21 56 46 55 DNF
2014 22 64 46 63 26 32
2015 23 37 32 24 30

References

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  1. ^ "Celia Aymonier". sochi2014. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Pas de révolution mais l'arrivée de Celia Aymonier, transfuge du fond!" [No revolution, but the arrival of Celia Aymonier]. Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 6 May 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015. (in French)
  3. ^ "AYMONIER Celia". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
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