Francoise Jacquerod Explained

Françoise Jacquerod^[1] is a Swiss alpine skier and Paralympic curler. She represented Switzerland in Paralympic alpine skiing at the 1988 Paralympic Winter Games, winning two gold medals,^[2] and in wheelchair curling at the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games .

Career

At the 1988 Innsbruck Paralympic Winter Games, Jacquerod took 1st place in the giant slalom in 1:14.65, in front of Marilyn Hamilton, silver medalist, who finished the race in 1:39.48, and Emiko Ikeda, bronze in 1:52.32.^[3] In the women's slalom, she won the gold medal ahead of Emiko Ikeda, and Marilyn Hamilton.^[4] Both races took place in the LW10 class.

At the 2022 Beijing Paralympics, she competed for Switzerland in the wheelchair curling tournament .^[5] The team won only one match and finished 11th out of 11 teams. She tested positive for Hydrochlorothiazide, and accepted a six-month ban.^{[6] [7]}

References

1. Other writing:
2. Web site: All-Time Paralympic Winter Games Multi-Medallists . db.ipc-services.org.
3. Web site: Innsbruck 1988 - alpine-skiing - womens-giant-slalom-lw10 . 2024-07-11 . International Paralympic Committee . en.
4. Web site: Innsbruck 1988 - alpine-skiing - womens-slalom-lw10 . 2024-07-11 . International Paralympic Committee . en.
5. Web site: Personal details . 2024-07-11 . results.worldcurling.org.
6. Web site: 2022-09-17 . Curler allowed to compete at Beijing 2022 despite failed drugs test banned . 2024-07-11 . www.insidethegames.biz.
7. Web site: Wheelchair curler accepts six-month ban for anti-doping rule violation . 2024-07-11 . International Paralympic Committee . en.