Cynthia Jennifer "Cici" Denzler[3][1][4] (born May 12, 1983[2] in Santa Ana, California[1][4]) is a Colombian–American–Swiss[4] alpine skier. She competed for Colombia at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the women's slalom and giant slalom skiing competitions.[2][4] Denzler was the first athlete to represent Colombia at the Winter Olympic Games.[3]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 12, 1983 Santa Ana, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Alpine skier |
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)[2] |
| Skiing career | |
| Disciplines | Giant slalom, slalom |
| Club | Club Deportivo Davoss Pereira[1] |
| Website | colombiaski |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 1 – (2010) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 1 – (2009) |
| Medals | 0 |
Personal life
editDenzler was born in Santa Ana, California, on May 12, 1983. Her parents are Swiss.[4] Denzler and her parents moved to Switzerland, where she still lives, when she was four years old.[4] Denzler began skiing when she was eight years old.[4]
Denzler's father, who is also her coach, first arrived to Colombia in 2000 to open a clothes factory. Denzler acquired her Colombian citizenship through her father's residence and activities in Colombia.[5]
She is a graduate of California Coast University.
Denzler's nickname is "Cici". She gained this nickname from a Swiss nanny who found that she could not pronounce Cynthia and decided to call Denzler "Cici" instead.[4]
Skiing career
editUnited States
editDenzler debuted internationally for the USA as an alpine skier in 1998.[1]
Colombia
editDenzler started representing Colombia from 2008.[1] In 2010, Cynthia Denzler competed as part of Colombia's Winter Olympics delegation which consisted of her father Hanspeter, and his brother Fabian, both of which served as coaches.[6][7] Cynthia Denzler said, "it is an honour to compete for Colombia and I am happy to do so. Representing the country during the Winter Olympics is a good thing and a dream come true."[8] She carried the Colombian flag at the opening ceremony.[9]
Alpine skiing results
editAll results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[10]
Olympic results
edit| Year | |||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team Event | |
| 2010 | 26 | 51 | DNF | — | — | — | — |
World Championship results
edit| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 25 | DNF1 | DNF1 | — | — | — |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "Biography – DENZLER Cynthia". Switzerland: Fédération Internationale de Ski. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
- ^ a b c Infostrada Sports (2010). "Cynthia Denzler, Alpine Skiing". Vancouver: Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on May 13, 2010. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
- ^ a b Diego Bolaños Estrada (February 16, 2010). "Cynthia Denzler calificó de interesante representar a Colombia en Olímpicos de Invierno" [Cynthia Denzler classified representing Colombia at the Winter Olympics as interesting]. WRadio.com.co (in Spanish). Bogotá: WRadio. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "La representante de Colombia en Vancouver-2010 ajena a la guayaba y el café" [Guavas and coffee unknown to the representative of Colombia in Vancouver-2010]. Vanguardia.com (in Spanish). Vancouver. AFP. February 18, 2010. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
- ^ Rengifo, Lisandro (February 21, 2010). "Cynthia Denzler, la única representante de Colombia en los Juegos de Invierno" [Cynthia Denzler, the only representative of Colombia in the Winter Games]. Eltiempo.com (in Spanish). Casa Editorial El Tiempo. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
- ^ "Une Suissesse de Gryon offre les J.O. d'hiver à la Colombie" (PDF). Le Régional. August 19, 2009. p. 26. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ^ "Cynthia Denzler". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on December 19, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ^ "Cynthia Denzler, la única representante de Colombia en los Juegos de Invierno". El Tiempo (in Spanish). February 11, 2010. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ^ "The Flagbearers of the Vancouver 2010 Closing Ceremony" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. February 28, 2010. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ^ "Cynthia Denzler". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
External links
edit- Cynthia Denzler at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Cynthia Denzler at Olympics.com
- Cynthia Denzler at Olympedia (archive)
- Cynthia Denzler at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Colombian Ski Team
- Cynthia's Page at McBoard | Paragon Sport
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