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| Born | (1989-10-04)4 October 1989 (age 35) Annemasse,Haute-Savoie,France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Giant slalom,super-G,combined | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | EMHM –Grand Bornand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 4 February2006 (age 16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | tessaworley.net | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 3 – (2010,2018,2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 8 – (2009–2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 6 (4 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 18 – (2006–2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 16 – (16GS) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 36 – (36 GS) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 –(6th in2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 2 – (2GS;2017,2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tessa Worley (born 4 October 1989) is a French formerWorld Cupalpine ski racer andnon-commissioned officer.[1] She previously competed in all five alpine disciplines and specialisedingiant slalom.
Born inAnnemasse, in thedépartement ofHaute-Savoie, Worley's father Steve isAustralian and her mother Madeleine isFrench, as such she possesses both French and Australian citizenships.[2] She grew up skiing year-round, inFrance andNew Zealand, and her homeski area is theresort ofLe Grand-Bornand.[3]
Worley made herWorld Cup debut at age 16 in February2006, and finished in 29th place in a giant slalom inOfterschwang, Germany.[4] She was fifth in the first race of the2009 season, a giant slalom inSölden, Austria, in October 2008. A month later, she gained her first World Cup victory (and first podium) in giant slalom atAspen, United States.
Early in the2011 season, Worley won three consecutive giant slalom races before January. In February, she won a gold medal in theteam event at theWorld Championships inGarmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, and was also the bronze medalist in thegiant slalom. At the next edition in2013 atSchladming, Worley won both runs of thegiant slalom to claim the worldtitle.[5]
Two days after her eighth World Cup win, Worley was injured in aslalom in France in December 2013.Caught on the tails of her skis in the first run atCourchevel, shetore theanterior cruciate ligament in her right knee and also had somelateral meniscus damage. It ended Worley's 2014 World Cup season and kept her out of the2014 Olympics.[6]
| Season | |
| Discipline | |
| 2017 | Giant slalom |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Giant slalom |
| Season | |||||||
| Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined | |
| 2006 | 16 | 118 | — | 57 | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 17 | ||||||
| 2008 | 18 | 42 | — | 14 | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 19 | 39 | — | 11 | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 20 | 37 | 37 | 13 | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 21 | 16 | 34 | 2 | 43 | — | 27 |
| 2012 | 22 | 11 | 27 | 3 | 37 | 39 | 23 |
| 2013 | 23 | 11 | 38 | 4 | 22 | — | 25 |
| 2014 | 24 | 40 | — | 16 | 22 | — | — |
| 2015 | 25 | 46 | — | 13 | 34 | — | — |
| 2016 | 26 | 27 | — | 11 | 21 | 35 | 11 |
| 2017 | 27 | 6 | — | 1 | 9 | — | 32 |
| 2018 | 28 | 13 | — | 2 | 18 | 50 | — |
| 2019 | 29 | 14 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 30 | 29 | — | 8 | 30 | — | — |
| 2021 | 31 | 12 | — | 3 | 17 | — | — |
| 2022 | 32 | 8 | — | 1 | 13 | — | |
| 2023 | 33 | 16 | — | 8 | 12 | — | |
| Season | ||||
| Date | Location | Discipline | Place | |
| 2009 | 20 Nov 2008 |  Aspen, USA | Giant slalom | 1st |
| 2010 | 12 Dec 2009 |  Åre, Sweden | Giant slalom | 1st |
| 2011 | 27 Nov 2010 | Aspen, USA | Giant slalom | 1st |
| 12 Dec 2010 |  St. Moritz, Switzerland | Giant slalom | 1st | |
| 28 Dec 2010 |  Semmering, Austria | Giant slalom | 1st | |
| 2012 | 28 Dec 2011 | Lienz, Austria | Giant slalom | 3rd |
| 21 Jan 2012 |  Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | Giant slalom | 1st | |
| 12 Feb 2012 |  Soldeu, Andorra | Giant slalom | 1st | |
| 2013 | 9 Dec 2012 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | Giant slalom | 3rd |
| 16 Dec 2012 |  Courchevel, France | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 28 Dec 2012 | Semmering, Austria | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 17 Mar 2013 | Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 2014 | 15 Dec 2013 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | Giant slalom | 1st |
| 2017 | 26 Nov 2016 | Killington, USA | Giant slalom | 1st |
| 10 Dec 2016 |  Sestriere, Italy | Giant slalom | 1st | |
| 27 Dec 2016 | Semmering, Austria | Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 28 Dec 2016 | Giant slalom | 2nd | ||
| 7 Jan 2017 | Maribor, Slovenia | Giant slalom | 1st | |
| 24 Jan 2017 | Kronplatz, Italy | Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 10 Mar 2017 | Squaw Valley, USA | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 2018 | 28 Oct 2017 | Sölden, Austria | Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 19 Dec 2017 | Courchevel, France | Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 6 Jan 2018 | Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 27 Jan 2018 | Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Giant slalom | 1st | |
| 2019 | 27 Oct 2018 | Sölden, Austria | Giant slalom | 1st |
| 21 Dec 2018 | Courchevel, France | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 28 Dec 2018 | Semmering, Austria | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 15 Jan 2019 | Kronplatz, Italy | Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 2020 | 26 Oct 2019 | Sölden, Austria | Giant slalom | 3rd |
| 2021 | 14 Dec 2020 | Courchevel, France | Giant slalom | 3rd |
| 16 Jan 2021 | Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 26 Jan 2021 | Kronplatz, Italy | Giant slalom | 1st | |
| 2022 | 28 Dec 2021 | Lienz, Austria | Giant slalom | 1st |
| 8 Jan 2022 | Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 25 Jan 2022 | Kronplatz, Italy | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 6 Mar 2022 | Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Giant slalom | 1st |
| Year | ||||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel | Team event | |
| 2009 | 19 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 21 | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 2013 | 23 | — | 1 | 27 | — | — | QF | |
| 2015 | 25 | — | 13 | 24 | — | — | QF | |
| 2017 | 27 | — | 1 | 8 | — | — | 1 | |
| 2019 | 29 | — | 6 | 16 | — | — | QF | |
| 2021 | 31 | — | 7 | 13 | — | — | 3 | — |
| 2023 | 33 | — | DNF2 | 9 | — | DNS SL | — | — |
| Year | ||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined | |
| 2010 | 20 | — | 16 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 24 | Injured, did not compete | ||||
| 2018 | 28 | — | 7 | 28 | — | — |
| 2022 | 32 | — | DNF2 | 19 | — | — |
(in French)| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by | French Sportswoman of the Year 2017 | Succeeded by |
| Olympic Games | ||
| Preceded by | Flagbearer for France (withKevin Rolland) Beijing 2022 | Succeeded by Incumbent |
