Olivier Jenot (born 28 February 1988 in Monaco) is an

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from Monaco. He competed for Monaco at the 2014 Winter Olympics in four alpine skiing events. Jenot was also selected to carry the

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during the

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2006 Winter Olympics

Jenot made his Olympic debut as an 18-year-old at the

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, Italy. Jenot finished in 48th place in the super-G, 34th in the slalom, and did not finish the giant slalom. Jenot also qualified for the

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in Vancouver, Canada, but dislocated his shoulder and broke his

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bone near the

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. This meant he could not compete at the Games.

World championships

Jenot competed at the

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in slalom and giant slalom in

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and

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. In 2011 he finished 34th in the slalom and 44th in the giant slalom. In 2013 he did not finish the slalom and scored another 44th place in the giant slalom.

2013 Winter Universiade

Jenot who was Monaco's only representative, won gold in the combined race at the

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, Italy. By doing so he became the first athlete from Monaco to ever win a

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medal.

2014 Winter Olympics

At the 2014 Winter Olympics Jenot finished 28th in the combined, 35th in the

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, and failed to finish in the slalom and

giant slalom Giant slalom (GS) is an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding competitive discipline. It involves racing between sets of poles ("gates") spaced at a greater distance from each other than in Slalom skiing, slalom but less than in Super-G. Giant sl ...

2017 Alpine World Ski Championships

The former gold medallist lost balance before turning midair and landing heavily on his back. The skier received immediate medical attention for internal bleeding and a punctured lung. The 28-year-old was lifted via a helicopter to a hospital in Chur where he was later confirmed as being in a stable condition.

2018 Winter Olympics

At the 2018 Winter Olympics Jenot finished 28th in the combined

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jenot, Olivier 1988 births Monegasque male alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers for Monaco Winter World University Games medalists in alpine skiing Living people Universiade medalists for Monaco Competitors at the 2013 Winter Universiade