Roger Vidosa

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Roger Vidosa
CountryAndorra
Full nameRoger Vidosa Riba
Born (1984-02-29) February 29, 1984 (age 40)
La Massana, Andorra
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Ski clubArinsal Pal
Roger Vidosa
Personal information
OccupationAlpine skier
Skiing career
DisciplinesGiant slalom, Slalom, Super Combined, Super G, Downhill
RetiredApril 2013

Roger Vidosa Riba[a] (born February 29, 1984, in La Massana) was an Andorran alpine skier.[1] He represented Andorra at the 2006 Winter Olympics and at the 2010 Winter Olympics.[2][3]

Best results[edit]

FIS Race results[edit]

Slalom

1st place - 5 times
2nd place - 9 times
3rd place - 3 times

Giant slalom

1st place - 5 times
2nd place - 7 times
3rd place - 1 time

FIS World Cup[edit]

Super Combined - 22
Downhill - 46
Super G - 33

Olympic Games[edit]

2006 Winter Olympics

Combined - 28
Downhill - 50
Slalom - 27

2010 Winter Olympics

Downhill - 48
Super G - 33
Super combined - 25

World Ski Championships[edit]

2005 Bormio World Ski Championships

Giant slalom - 39
Slalom - 36

2007 Are World Ski Championships

Downhill - 46
Super G - 55
SuperCombined - 28

After retirement[edit]

Vidosa retired as an Alpine Skier in April 2013. After retirement he became a Ski Instructor in Andorra for 5 months and then in Leeds, United Kingdom for 10 months. He took up the job of a Personal Trainer in July 2013 at The Gym Group in Leeds, UK for a year.

He studied at Paul Sabatier University for a year and became Strength and Conditioning Coach at Track League of Midi-Pyrenees, Toulouse Area, France in December 2014 where he works till date.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Vidosa and the second or maternal family name is Riba; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".

References[edit]

  1. ^ "VIDOSA Roger - Athlete Information". www.fis-ski.com.
  2. ^ "Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics - results & video highlights". International Olympic Committee. June 19, 2019.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Roger Vidosa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Full name: Roger Vidosa Riba

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