Benjamin Thomsen (born August 25, 1987), also known as Ben Thomsen, is a World Cup alpine ski racer from Canada. Born in Invermere, British Columbia, he primarily competes in the speed events of Downhill and Super G. Thomsen's father Glenn is a former national team coach for Alpine Canada.[1] Thomsen made his World Cup debut in March 2010; his only podium came in February 2012, a second-place finish at the pre-Olympic downhill at Rosa Khutor in Russia.[2][3]
 Podium finish in February 2012 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamin Thomsen |
| Born | August 25, 1987 Invermere, B.C., Canada |
| Occupation | Alpine skier |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Skiing career | |
| Disciplines | Downhill, Super G |
| Club | Windermere Valley SC |
| World Cup debut | March 6, 2010 (age 22) |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 2 – (2014, 2018) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 5 – (2011–15, 2019) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 10th – (2011–2020) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 – (1 DH) |
| Overall titles | 0 – (42nd in 2012) |
| Discipline titles | 0 – (15th in DH, 2012) |
World Cup results
editSeason standings
edit| Season | |||||||
| Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined | |
| 2011 | 23 | 109 | — | — | — | 37 | 54 |
| 2012 | 24 | 42 | — | — | 58 | 15 | — |
| 2013 | 25 | 77 | — | — | 50 | 30 | — |
| 2014 | 26 | 97 | — | — | 43 | 39 | — |
| 2015 | 27 | 73 | — | — | — | 25 | — |
| 2016 | 28 | 81 | — | — | — | 28 | — |
| 2017 | 29 | no World Cup points | |||||
| 2018 | 30 | 88 | — | — | 42 | 32 | — |
| 2019 | 31 | 52 | — | — | 42 | 17 | — |
| 2020 | 32 | 99 | — | — | — | 39 | — |
- Standings through 10 December 2019
Top ten results
edit- 1 podium – (1 DH)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
| 2012 | 4 Feb 2012 |  Chamonix, France
|
Downhill | 5th |
| 11 Feb 2012 |  Sochi, Russia
|
Downhill | 2nd | |
| 3 Mar 2012 |  Kvitfjell, Norway
|
Downhill | 9th | |
| 14 Mar 2012 |  Schladming, Austria
|
Downhill | 10th | |
| 2015 | 21 Feb 2015 | Saalbach, Austria
|
Downhill | 8th |
| 2016 | 29 Dec 2015 |  Santa Caterina, Italy
|
Downhill | 8th |
| 2019 | 15 Dec 2018 | Val Gardena, Italy
|
Downhill | 10th |
| 28 Dec 2018 | Bormio, Italy
|
Downhill | 10th |
World Championship results
edit| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 23 | — | — | 19 | 18 | — | |
| 2013 | 25 | — | — | 19 | 17 | — | |
| 2015 | 27 | — | — | 27 | 18 | — | |
| 2017 | 29 | Injured: did not compete | |||||
| 2019 | 31 | — | — | 17 | 7 | — | |
Olympic results 
edit
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 26 | — | — | — | 19 | — |
| 2018 | 30 | — | — | — | 28 | DNS2 |
References
edit- ^ Vancouver Sun.com[permanent dead link] – Invermere skier comes from out of nowhere – 2011-02-09
- ^ Ski Racing.com – Feuz first, Thomsen second in Sochi Olympic test – 2012-02-11
- ^ Universal Sports.com[permanent dead link] – Former bricklayer Benjamin Thomsen scores first podium in Sochi – 2012-02-11
External links
edit- Benjamin Thomsen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Benjamin Thomsen World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Benjamin Thomsen at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Benjamin Thomsen at Olympics.com
- Benjamin Thomsen at Alpine Canada
- Ben Thomsen at Team Canada
- Ben Thomsen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Ben Thomsen at Head Skis
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