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My Take
Grospiron is the kind of champion I find genuinely romantic: a kid from an Alpine corner of Haute-Savoie who won moguls gold at his home Albertville Games in 1992, then took bronze in Lillehammer two years later. Winning Olympic gold in front of your own country is about the highest pressure a sport can offer, and he delivered. What I admire even more is the second act, leading the French youth team and steering the Annecy Olympic bid. A Legion of Honour recipient who stayed devoted to the movement that made him. That blend of mountain-born nerve and lasting service is exactly my kind of hero.
Overview
Edgar Grospiron (French pronunciation: [ɛdɡaʁ ɡʁospiʁɔ̃]; born 17 March 1969) is a French freestyle skier and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville. He received a bronze medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. At the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics he was Chef de mission for the French Team. He was in charge of the Annecy bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Edgar Grospiron
- Name (Japanese)
- エドガー・グロスピロン
- Reading
- えどがー・ぐろすぴろん
- Born
- March 17, 1969 (age 57)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rooster
- Origin
- Saint-Julien-en-Genevois, Haute-Savoie, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- freestyle skier
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1992 Knight of the Legion of Honour
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.