The competition is part of the DNA of the resort, as evidenced by the list of champions aligned at the start of the world competitions. Le Grand-Bornand is the most regularly represented resort on the World Cup ski circuits in all disciplines.
Le Grand-Bornand, Land of champions.
11 CHAMPIONS
16 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC MEDALS
35 WORLD MEDALS
INCLUDING 16 WORD CHAMPIONS
7 CRYSTAL GLOBES
16 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC MEDALS
35 WORLD MEDALS
INCLUDING 16 WORD CHAMPIONS
7 CRYSTAL GLOBES
SNOWBOARDCROSS
Chloé PASSERAT : Member of the French Junior Snowboard Cross Team.
Léo LE BLÉ-JAQUES: Member of the French Snowboardcross Team, Bronze medal at the 2021 World Team Championships.
Benjamin GATTAZ : Member of the French Junior Snowboard Cross Team.
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
Lucas CHANAVAT: 3rd overall Sprint World Cup 2018 and World Champion Sprint U23 in 2016.
Léna QUINTIN: Member of the French Cross-country Ski Team, French champion of Sprint 2021.
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING & BIATHLON HANDI
Benjamin DAVIET: 6 times medalist at the Paralympic Games in Sochi 2014 and Pyeongchang 2018, including three titles in Sprint, Middle and Open relay.
Triple Biathlon World Champion (Individual, 10km Skate and Open relay), Winner of the overall World Cup 2017, winner of the 2019 Biathlon World Cup, 3rd on Cross-Country Ski World Cup Overall Ranking in 2019 and 3rd in the overall ranking of the 2021 Para Ski Nordic World Cup.
Chloé PASSERAT : Member of the French Junior Snowboard Cross Team.
Léo LE BLÉ-JAQUES: Member of the French Snowboardcross Team, Bronze medal at the 2021 World Team Championships.
Benjamin GATTAZ : Member of the French Junior Snowboard Cross Team.
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
Lucas CHANAVAT: 3rd overall Sprint World Cup 2018 and World Champion Sprint U23 in 2016.
Léna QUINTIN: Member of the French Cross-country Ski Team, French champion of Sprint 2021.
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING & BIATHLON HANDI
Benjamin DAVIET: 6 times medalist at the Paralympic Games in Sochi 2014 and Pyeongchang 2018, including three titles in Sprint, Middle and Open relay.
Triple Biathlon World Champion (Individual, 10km Skate and Open relay), Winner of the overall World Cup 2017, winner of the 2019 Biathlon World Cup, 3rd on Cross-Country Ski World Cup Overall Ranking in 2019 and 3rd in the overall ranking of the 2021 Para Ski Nordic World Cup.
If there is a resort where the expression "Land of Champions" makes sense, it is in Le Grand-Bornand. The resort has thus signed the prowess to gather, on March 31, 2017, the "Legends of Ski" (Jean-Claude Killy, Marielle Goitschel, Annie Famose ...), the most beautiful French ski plateau, on the occasion of the return of the champions in Le Grand-Bornand.
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PALMARIES OF NON-ACTIVE CHAMPIONS
ALPINE SKIING
Steve MISSILIER:
- Silver medalist at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi (Russia) in Giant Slalom
Tessa WORLEY: World Giant Champion in 2013, 2017 and 2021, double World Team Event Champion in 2011 and 2017, Winner of the overall Giant World Cup 2017, 13 Giant World Cup victories and 3rd in the overall ranking of the 2020-2021 Giant Slalom World Cup.
Steve MISSILIER:
- Silver medalist at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi (Russia) in Giant Slalom
Tessa WORLEY: World Giant Champion in 2013, 2017 and 2021, double World Team Event Champion in 2011 and 2017, Winner of the overall Giant World Cup 2017, 13 Giant World Cup victories and 3rd in the overall ranking of the 2020-2021 Giant Slalom World Cup.
BIATHLON
Sylvie BECAERT :
- Bronze medal at the Winter Olympics in Turin (Italy) in 2006 in Relay
- Bronze medal at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver (Canada) in 2010 in Relay
- Gold medal at the World Championships in Sprint in Khanty-Mansïsk (Russia) in 2003
- Silver medal at the World Championships in Relay in Antholz (Italy) in 2007
- Bronze medal at the World Championships in Relay in Östersund (Sweden) in 2008
- Bronze medal at the World Championships in Relay in Pyeongchang (South Korea) in 2009
- Gold medal at the World Championships in Mixed Relay in Pyeongchang (South Korea) in 2009
Sylvie BECAERT :
- Bronze medal at the Winter Olympics in Turin (Italy) in 2006 in Relay
- Bronze medal at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver (Canada) in 2010 in Relay
- Gold medal at the World Championships in Sprint in Khanty-Mansïsk (Russia) in 2003
- Silver medal at the World Championships in Relay in Antholz (Italy) in 2007
- Bronze medal at the World Championships in Relay in Östersund (Sweden) in 2008
- Bronze medal at the World Championships in Relay in Pyeongchang (South Korea) in 2009
- Gold medal at the World Championships in Mixed Relay in Pyeongchang (South Korea) in 2009
CROSS COUNTRY
Roddy DARRAGON :
- Silver medal at the Winter Olympics in Turin (Italy) in 2006 in Sprint
Ivan PERRILLAT BOITEUX :
- Bronze medal at the Winter Olympics in Sochi (Russia) in 2014 in 4x10 km Relay
Roddy DARRAGON :
- Silver medal at the Winter Olympics in Turin (Italy) in 2006 in Sprint
Ivan PERRILLAT BOITEUX :
- Bronze medal at the Winter Olympics in Sochi (Russia) in 2014 in 4x10 km Relay
SNOWBOARD CROSS
Nelly MOENNE-LOCCOZ:
- Crystal Globe in 2014-2015
- Silver medal at the World Championships in La Molina (Spain) in 2011
- Silver medal at the World Championships in Kreischberg (Austria) in 2015
- Team gold medal at the World Championships in Sierra Nevada (Spain) in 2017
SKICROSS
Bastien MIDOL: Winner of the overall Skicross World Cup 2019, Vice-champion of the world in skicross 2013, 2nd in the X-Games 2016 and 3rd overall in the 2020-2021 Skicross World Cup.
Jonathan MIDOL: Bronze medal in skicross at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, 1 World Cup victory.
Nelly MOENNE-LOCCOZ:
- Crystal Globe in 2014-2015
- Silver medal at the World Championships in La Molina (Spain) in 2011
- Silver medal at the World Championships in Kreischberg (Austria) in 2015
- Team gold medal at the World Championships in Sierra Nevada (Spain) in 2017
SKICROSS
Bastien MIDOL: Winner of the overall Skicross World Cup 2019, Vice-champion of the world in skicross 2013, 2nd in the X-Games 2016 and 3rd overall in the 2020-2021 Skicross World Cup.
Jonathan MIDOL: Bronze medal in skicross at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, 1 World Cup victory.
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THE SKI-CLUB CELEBRATES ITS 100th ANNIVERSARY
12 champions on the starting line of the world's biggest competitions for winter 2023/24: that says a lot about the dynamism of the most regularly represented resort on the international ski circuits, all disciplines combined. A healthy habit and a trademark for the village, which carried a 'historic' delegation of 8 athletes to the Vancouver Olympics in 2010, then 6 to Sochi, 4 of whom returned with medals in 2014... For a long time, Le Grand-Bornand has believed in its young people, who give it back in kind, true to the spirit of the pioneers of the Ski-Club, rightly nicknamed "the school of champions" and several times voted French Champion of the junior category.
the school of champions' and several times voted French Club Champion, which is celebrating its centenary in 2023 at the same time as the retirement of three of its most valiant ambassadors.
three of its most valiant ambassadors, namely Tessa Worley (double Giant World Champion in 2013 and 2017, two Crystal Globes in 2017 and 2022), Jonathan Midol (Skicross bronze medallist at Sochi 2014) and Bastien Midol (Skicross world vice-champion
2013, Crystal Globe 2019).
THE SKI-CLUB CELEBRATES ITS 100th ANNIVERSARY
12 champions on the starting line of the world's biggest competitions for winter 2023/24: that says a lot about the dynamism of the most regularly represented resort on the international ski circuits, all disciplines combined. A healthy habit and a trademark for the village, which carried a 'historic' delegation of 8 athletes to the Vancouver Olympics in 2010, then 6 to Sochi, 4 of whom returned with medals in 2014... For a long time, Le Grand-Bornand has believed in its young people, who give it back in kind, true to the spirit of the pioneers of the Ski-Club, rightly nicknamed "the school of champions" and several times voted French Champion of the junior category.
the school of champions' and several times voted French Club Champion, which is celebrating its centenary in 2023 at the same time as the retirement of three of its most valiant ambassadors.
three of its most valiant ambassadors, namely Tessa Worley (double Giant World Champion in 2013 and 2017, two Crystal Globes in 2017 and 2022), Jonathan Midol (Skicross bronze medallist at Sochi 2014) and Bastien Midol (Skicross world vice-champion
2013, Crystal Globe 2019).
