Jean-Baptiste Grange, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Jean-Baptiste Grange

French alpine skier

Date of Birth: 10-Oct-1984

Place of Birth: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Profession: alpine skier

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Jean-Baptiste Grange

  • Jean-Baptiste Grange (born 10 October 1984) is a French World Cup alpine ski racer.
  • He competes only in slalom.
  • In the past, he had also competed in giant slalom and combined, like his teammate Julien Lizeroux. Born in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Grange grew up in Valloire, Galibier, and made his World Cup debut at age 19 in January 2004.
  • In February 2007, he won the bronze medal in the slalom at the 2007 World Championships in Åre, Sweden.
  • He won his first World Cup race on 17 December 2007, and won the 2009 season title in the slalom.
  • Injured in early December 2009 in a giant slalom at Beaver Creek, he opted for surgery and missed the remainder of the 2010 season, which included the 2010 Winter Olympics.
  • He returned to competition for the 2011 season and won the world championship in the slalom.
  • He won his second slalom world title in Beaver Creek on 15 February 2015. His older brother is François-Cyrille Grange, also an alpine ski racer.

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