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Benjamin Thomsen

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Ben Thomsen
Podium finish in February 2012
Personal information
Full nameBenjamin Thomsen
Born (1987-08-25) August 25, 1987 (age 37)
Invermere, B.C., Canada
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill, Super G
ClubWindermere Valley SC
World Cup debutMarch 6, 2010 (age 22)
Olympics
Teams2 – (2014, 2018)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams5 – (201115, 2019)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons10th – (20112020)
Wins0
Podiums1 – (1 DH)
Overall titles0 – (42nd in 2012)
Discipline titles0 – (15th in DH, 2012)

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]

World Cup results

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Season standings

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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

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  • 1 podium – (1 DH)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
2012 4 Feb 2012 France Chamonix, France Downhill 5th
11 Feb 2012 Russia Sochi, Russia Downhill 2nd
3 Mar 2012 NorwayKvitfjell, Norway Downhill 9th
14 Mar 2012 Austria Schladming, Austria Downhill 10th
2015 21 Feb 2015 Austria Saalbach, Austria Downhill 8th
2016 29 Dec 2015 Italy Santa Caterina, Italy Downhill 8th
2019 15 Dec 2018 Italy Val Gardena, Italy Downhill 10th
28 Dec 2018 Italy Bormio, Italy Downhill 10th

World Championship results

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  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

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  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
2014 26 19
2018 30 28 DNS2

References

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  1. ^ Vancouver Sun.com[permanent dead link] – Invermere skier comes from out of nowhere – 2011-02-09
  2. ^ Ski Racing.com – Feuz first, Thomsen second in Sochi Olympic test – 2012-02-11
  3. ^ Universal Sports.com[permanent dead link] – Former bricklayer Benjamin Thomsen scores first podium in Sochi – 2012-02-11
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