Cynthia Denzler

Cynthia Denzler
— Alpine skier —
Disciplines Giant slalom, slalom
Club Club Deportivo Davoss Pereira[1]
Born (1983-05-12) May 12, 1983
Santa Ana, California, United States
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in)[2]
Website http://colombiaski.com/
Olympics
Teams 1
Medals 0 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams 1
Medals 0 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons 0
Wins 0
Podiums 0
Overall titles 0
Discipline titles 0

Cynthia Jennifer[3] "Cici"[1][4] Denzler (born in Santa Ana, California, United States[1][4] on May 12, 1983[2]) is a Colombian/American/Swiss[4] alpine skier. She competed for Colombia at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the women's slalom and giant slalom skiing competitions.[2][4] Denzler was the first athlete to represent Colombia at the Winter Olympic Games.[3]

Personal life

Denzler was born in Santa Ana, California, on May 12, 1983. Her parents are Swiss.[4] Denzler and her parents moved to Switzerland, where she still lives, when she was four years old.[4] Denzler began skiing when she was eight years old.[4]

Denzler's father, who is also her coach, first arrived to Colombia in 2000 to open a clothes factory. Denzler acquired her Colombian citizenship through her father's residence and activities in Colombia.[5]

Denzler's nickname is "Cici". She gained this nickname from a Swiss nanny who found that she could not pronounce Cynthia and decided to call Denzler "Cici" instead.[4]

Skiing career

Denzler debuted internationally as an alpine skier in 1998.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Biography – DENZLER Cynthia". Switzerland: Fédération Internationale de Ski. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 Infostrada Sports (2010). "Cynthia Denzler, Alpine Skiing". Vancouver: Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  3. 1 2 Diego Bolaños Estrada (February 16, 2010). "Cynthia Denzler calificó de interesante representar a Colombia en Olímpicos de Invierno" [Cynthia Denzler classified representing Colombia at the Winter Olympics as interesting]. WRadio.com.co (in Spanish). Bogotá: WRadio. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "La representante de Colombia en Vancouver-2010 ajena a la guayaba y el café" [Guavas and coffee unknown to the representative of Colombia in Vancouver-2010]. Vanguardia.com (in Spanish). Vancouver. AFP. February 18, 2010. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  5. ↑ Rengifo, Lisandro (February 21, 2010). "Cynthia Denzler, la única representante de Colombia en los Juegos de Invierno" [Cynthia Denzler, the only representative of Colombia in the Winter Games]. Eltiempo.com (in Spanish). Casa Editorial El Tiempo. Retrieved February 21, 2010.


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