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During the finals of the World Cup of M & eacute; ribel, on the eve of the women's super-G that disputer & agrave; Tomorrow, the French Marie Marchand-Arvier announced the & rsquo; s going to hang the skis to the nail.
Wednesday 18 March 2015 5 minutes reading time
& Ldquo; A decision made from the heart and the body I have meditated for two years because of the suffering and not be pi & ugrave; at high levels - said Marie -. I'm happy to stop in France in front of my family and my fans and I thank all the staff who supported me. Maybe & egrave; a decision a bit & rsquo; premature but I have no regrets & rdquo ;.
Born l & rsquo; April 8, 1985 in Laxou, near Nancy, in the department of Merthe and Moselle, but resident in Les Contamines-Montjoe, department of & rsquo; Haute Savoie, and belonging propeio skiing club Douanes-M & eacute; ribel, Marie Marchand -Arvier from quest & rsquo; year had added to his double surname that of her husband Jay Vincent, Olympic champion in biathlon sprint in Vancouver in 2010, with which you & egrave; married last June. His first FIS the dispute in December 2000, in the European Cup debut in January 2002, in the continental event will win & agrave; only one race, the super-G in Crans Montana on 20 December 2012. At the World Championships of 2003 and 2004 competed in all specialties & agrave; but does not get significant results, the best & egrave; an eighth place in the downhill in 2004.
On January 14 of that & rsquo; year debuted in the World Cup super-G in Cortina d & rsquo; Ampezzo, tomorrow at M & eacute; ribel disputer & agrave; his 177th race in Circus Rosa. Just in the Pearl of the Dolomites three years after winning the first of his placings in the top ten that & egrave; also the first of his five podiums, as lies third in the downhill on & rsquo; Olympia delle Tofane January 20, 2007, placing repeated March 14 of that year always downhill in Lenzerheide. On 31 May 2010 in the super-G in St. Moritz and 3 December 2011 in the downhill in Lake Louise gets two second places that are his best results in the cup. In the circuit greater competed mostly downhill, super-G and super combined, with some rare foray into giant until 2009.
L & rsquo; last podium & egrave; third place acciuffata own M & eacute; ribel downhill February 23, 2013, l & rsquo; last top ten in ninth place in the super-G in Val d & rsquo; Is & egrave; re of last December 21. He participated in the last three editions of the Olympic Winter Games finishing seventh in descent in 2010. But its result pi & ugrave; important was l & rsquo; silver in super-G won the second of the five World Cups played, those of 2009 in Val d & rsquo; Is & egrave; re, where he was also fifth the super combined and sixth downhill: it was undoubtedly the best time of his career during which fortunately has not suffered serious injuries too despite some spectacular fall, for example that of & rsquo; last year in Val d & rsquo; Is & egrave; re the cost & ograve; three weeks to stop for a bruised shoulder. Even Marie goes our luck for his future life without ski racing.
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