Mireille Richard (born 4 May 1989) is a

Swiss Swiss most commonly refers to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland * Swiss people Swiss may also refer to: Places * Swiss, Missouri * Swiss, North Carolina * Swiss, West Virginia * Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses * Swiss Café, an old café located ...

ski mountaineer Ski mountaineering (abbreviated to skimo) is a skiing discipline that involves climbing mountains either on skis or carrying them, depending on the steepness of the ascent, and then descending on skis. There are two major categories of equipment ...

. Mireille was born and lives in

Evionnaz Evionnaz is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Saint-Maurice (district), Saint-Maurice in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Valais in Switzerland. History Evionnaz is first mentioned in 1263 as ''Eviona''. It be ...

. She started ski mountaineering in 1994, and competed first in the 2003 ''Diamir race''. She has been member of the Swiss team since 2005.

Selected results

* 2005: ** 1st (juniors),

Trophée des Gastlosen The Trophée des Gastlosen ("trophy of the Gastlosen") is a Swiss competition of ski mountaineering, which is carried out annually in the Gastlosen, near Jaun Jaun (; ; ) is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Gru ...

* 2010: ** 7th (and 1st in the espoirs ranking), Trophée des Gastlosen (ISMF World Cup), together with Victoria Kreuzer * 2011: ** 1st,

World Championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game ...

, relay, together with

Nathalie Etzensperger Nathalie Etzensperger-Nanzer, née Nanzer (born 6 August 1968), is a female Swiss ski mountaineer and long-distance runner. Etzensperger was born in Gamsen, where she grew up. She started top-class sports at the age of 24 years, and is married ...

and Gabrielle Gachet ** 4th, World Championship, sprint ** 4th, World Championship, team, together with

Émilie Gex-Fabry Émilie Gex-Fabry (born 21 May 1986) is a Swiss ski mountaineer. Gex-Fabry was born in Vevey. She started ski mountaineering in 1991, and competed first in the 2000 Trophée des Gastlosen event. She has been member of the Swiss team since 2003, ...

** 6th, World Championship, combination ranking ** 7th, World Championship, individual * 2012: ** 1st,

European Championship A European Championship is the top level international sports competition between European athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs. In the plural, the European Championships also refers t ...

, sprint ** 1st, European Championship, relay, together with

Séverine Pont-Combe Séverine Pont-Combe (born 28 June 1979) is a Swiss ski mountaineer and long-distance runner. She was born in Meyrin. She currently lives in Bernex.

and Émilie Gex-Fabry ** 10th, European Championship, combination ranking

Pierra Menta

* 2010: 6th, together with Simone Hammer * 2011: 5th, together with Martina Valmassoi * 2012: 3rd, together with Gabrielle Gachet

External links

Mireille Richard
Skimountaineering.org

References

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