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Dominique Gisin is an Olympic Champion, having earned the Gold Medal in Alpine Skiing Downhill at the 2014 Sochi Games.
Dominique’s story has inspired many from all over the globe. During her career, she has overcome multiple set-backs, including recovering from an almost unparalleled series of injuries and nine knee surgeries. Although her career at times seemed to be in peril, she fought her way back to the top several times. Her victory in Sochi was memorable not only because of her incredible performance, but also because for the first time in Olympic history, she won the medal with the exact same time as one of her competitors, Tina Maze, from Slovenia.
From 2007-2015, Dominique Gisin has been a member of the Swiss National Alpine Ski Team, competing with the very best athletes in her sport. Dominique won several world cup races in downhill skiing and super giant slalom (also known as Super-G). She was ranked within the world’s Top 10 for multiple years.
Dominique Gisin was born 1985 into a very sports-driven family. Her younger siblings Marc and Michelle are also professional Alpine Skiers and members of the Swiss National Ski Team. Dominique earned her baccalaureate in 2004 from Engelberg High School; her mother tongue is Swiss German and she is fluent in English and French, with additional language skills in Italian and Rumantsch.
She studied Physics at the Swiss Federal Institute for Technology (ETH) in Zurich and graduated with a BSc. in September 2018. Since October 2018 she is the CEO of the Stiftung Schweizer Sporthilfe.
Whenever Dominique finds time in her busy schedule, she loves to fly small airplanes and she holds a pilot’s license. She proudly calls Engelberg in the Swiss Alps her home.
She gives her lectures together with her sports psychologist Dr. Christian Marcolli.
