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Born | 7 May 1991 Blois, France | (age 33)
Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) |
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
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Country | Malta |
Élise Pellegrin (born 7 May 1991) is a Maltese- French alpine skier who has competed since 2006. [1] Pellegrin was born in Blois, France, [2] and qualified to compete for Malta at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, becoming the first Winter Olympian to represent the country. [3] Although Pellegrin was born in France, her great-grandfather had moved to France from Malta, which gave her the opportunity to compete for the country. [3] Pellegrin was also the flagbearer for Malta at the opening ceremony. [4] [5]
In the giant slalom, Pellegrin completed the first run in 1:36.85 to finish 72nd from 88 starters. In the second run, she recorded a slightly faster time of 1:36.27 for an aggregate time of 3:13.12 that enabled her to climb up the rankings and finish 65th of the 67 skiers who completed both runs. [6]
In her preferred discipline, [6] the slalom, Pellegrin completed the opening run in 1:07.10 to finish 52nd from 86 starters. She then showed a remarkable improvement in her second run, completing the course in 1:02.73 for an overall 2:09.83. This lifted her in the final standings to 42nd [7] out of 49 skiers who completed both runs. [8]
Personal information | |
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Born | 7 May 1991 Blois, France | (age 33)
Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) |
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Malta |
Élise Pellegrin (born 7 May 1991) is a Maltese- French alpine skier who has competed since 2006. [1] Pellegrin was born in Blois, France, [2] and qualified to compete for Malta at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, becoming the first Winter Olympian to represent the country. [3] Although Pellegrin was born in France, her great-grandfather had moved to France from Malta, which gave her the opportunity to compete for the country. [3] Pellegrin was also the flagbearer for Malta at the opening ceremony. [4] [5]
In the giant slalom, Pellegrin completed the first run in 1:36.85 to finish 72nd from 88 starters. In the second run, she recorded a slightly faster time of 1:36.27 for an aggregate time of 3:13.12 that enabled her to climb up the rankings and finish 65th of the 67 skiers who completed both runs. [6]
In her preferred discipline, [6] the slalom, Pellegrin completed the opening run in 1:07.10 to finish 52nd from 86 starters. She then showed a remarkable improvement in her second run, completing the course in 1:02.73 for an overall 2:09.83. This lifted her in the final standings to 42nd [7] out of 49 skiers who completed both runs. [8]