Skis Rossignol
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Skis Rossignol S.A., or simply Rossignol, is a French manufacturer of alpine
, snowboard
, and Nordic
equipment, as well as related outerwear and accessories, located in Isère
, France
. Rossignol was one of the first companies to produce plastic
skis. The company also owns the brand Dynastar
as well as LOOK. In 2005, Rossignol was bought by the boardsport
equipment manufacturer Quiksilver
for $560 million. In 2008, Quiksilver made a deal to sell Rossignol for $147 million to a former chief executive, Bruno Cercley.
and ski manufacturer. Rossignol, a committed skier, used his carpentry skills to make a pair of skis out of solid wood. In 1937, Émile Allais
of France became triple world champion on Rossignol Olympic 41 skis.
When Laurent Boix Vives bought the company in 1956, the company only focused on skiing equipment and began to sell them worldwide. Rossignol had a breakthrough during the 1960 Winter Olympics
in Squaw Valley, California
, USA, when Jean Vuarnet
of France won the downhill on Allais 60s, the world's first all-metal skis.
In 1964, Rossignol released the Strato, the first fiberglass
ski.
In the 1970s, Rossignol began selling in the U.S., launching its first Nordic skis and soon became the world's largest ski manufacturer. At the 1988 Winter Olympics
in Calgary
, Alberta
, Canada
, Rossignol triumphed winning six out of ten gold medals in alpine events.
In 1990, Rossignol launched a product line of alpine ski boots, as well as developing a bindings range and soon after moved into snowboards and mountain clothing.
Athletes using Rossignol products won at both the Winter Olympic games in Albertville
and in Lillehammer
.
Alberto Tomba
of Italy
, the dominant technical skier of the late 1980s and 1990s, raced on Rossignol skis.
Rossignol
is the French
word for nightingale
.
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...
, snowboard
Snowboard
Snowboards are boards, usually with a width the length of one's foot, with the ability to glide on snow. Snowboards are differentiated from monoskis by the stance of the user...
, and Nordic
Nordic skiing
Nordic skiing is a winter sport that encompasses all types of skiing where the heel of the boot cannot be fixed to the ski, as opposed to Alpine skiing....
equipment, as well as related outerwear and accessories, located in Isère
Isère
Isère is a department in the Rhône-Alpes region in the east of France named after the river Isère.- History :Isère is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Dauphiné...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. Rossignol was one of the first companies to produce plastic
Plastic
A plastic material is any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic solids used in the manufacture of industrial products. Plastics are typically polymers of high molecular mass, and may contain other substances to improve performance and/or reduce production costs...
skis. The company also owns the brand Dynastar
Dynastar
Dynastar is a winter sports company based in Sallanches, France. Founded in 1963, the name Dynastar was born when Les Plastiques Synthétiques, manufacturers of Starflex skis, collaborated with Dynamic on a new compound ski....
as well as LOOK. In 2005, Rossignol was bought by the boardsport
Boardsport
Boardsports are sports that are played with some sort of board as the primary equipment. These sports take place on a variety of terrain, from paved flat-ground and snow covered hills to water and air. Most boardsports are considered action sports or extreme sports, and thus often appeal to youth...
equipment manufacturer Quiksilver
Quiksilver
Quiksilver, Inc. , is an American company based in Huntington Beach, California, one of the world's largest manufacturers of surfwear and other boardsport-related equipment...
for $560 million. In 2008, Quiksilver made a deal to sell Rossignol for $147 million to a former chief executive, Bruno Cercley.
History
The company was founded in 1907 by Abel Rossignol as a textileTextile manufacturing
Textile manufacturing is a major industry. It is based in the conversion of three types of fibre into yarn, then fabric, then textiles. These are then fabricated into clothes or other artifacts. Cotton remains the most important natural fibre, so is treated in depth...
and ski manufacturer. Rossignol, a committed skier, used his carpentry skills to make a pair of skis out of solid wood. In 1937, Émile Allais
Émile Allais
Émile Allais is a former champion alpine ski racer from France; he won all three events at the 1937 world championships in Chamonix and the gold in the combined in 1938...
of France became triple world champion on Rossignol Olympic 41 skis.
When Laurent Boix Vives bought the company in 1956, the company only focused on skiing equipment and began to sell them worldwide. Rossignol had a breakthrough during the 1960 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held in Squaw Valley, California, U.S.A., from February 20–26, 1960.These were the last Olympics with times recorded in tenths of a second; times in 1964 were recorded in hundredths....
in Squaw Valley, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, USA, when Jean Vuarnet
Jean Vuarnet
Jean Vuarnet is a former ski racer from France.- Career :The high point of his career came in the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, where he won the gold medal in the downhill....
of France won the downhill on Allais 60s, the world's first all-metal skis.
In 1964, Rossignol released the Strato, the first fiberglass
Fiberglass
Glass fiber is a material consisting of numerous extremely fine fibers of glass.Glassmakers throughout history have experimented with glass fibers, but mass manufacture of glass fiber was only made possible with the invention of finer machine tooling...
ski.
In the 1970s, Rossignol began selling in the U.S., launching its first Nordic skis and soon became the world's largest ski manufacturer. At the 1988 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics consisted of ten events, held near Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The ten events were held at the Nakiska ski area in Kananaskis from February 15-27, 1988....
in Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, Rossignol triumphed winning six out of ten gold medals in alpine events.
In 1990, Rossignol launched a product line of alpine ski boots, as well as developing a bindings range and soon after moved into snowboards and mountain clothing.
Athletes using Rossignol products won at both the Winter Olympic games in Albertville
1992 Winter Olympics
The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 8 to 23 February 1992 in Albertville, France. They were the last Winter Olympics to be held the same year as the Summer Olympics, and the first where the Winter Paralympics...
and in Lillehammer
1994 Winter Olympics
The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer, Norway. Lillehammer failed to win the bid for the 1992 event. Lillehammer was awarded the games in 1988, after having beat...
.
Alberto Tomba
Alberto Tomba
Alberto Tomba is an Italian retired alpine ski racer. He was the dominant technical skier in the late 1980s and 1990s. Tomba won three Olympic gold medals, two World Championships, and nine World Cup season titles; four in slalom, four in giant slalom, and one overall title...
of Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, the dominant technical skier of the late 1980s and 1990s, raced on Rossignol skis.
Rossignol
Rossignol
Rossignol is a French word meaning nightingale. It may also refer to:People* The Rossignols, a family of French cryptographers* André Rossignol* Felix Rossignol* Jean Antoine Rossignol* Jim Rossignol* Jules Rossignol* Michelle Rossignol...
is the French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
word for nightingale
Nightingale
The Nightingale , also known as Rufous and Common Nightingale, is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae...
.
| Discipline | Athlete |
|---|---|
| Freestyle Freestyle skiing Freestyle skiing is form of skiing which used to encompass two disciplines: aerials, and moguls. Except the two disciplines mentioned earlier Freestyle Skiing now consists of Skicross, Half Pipe and Slope Style... |
Mike Hopkins |
| Olivier Meynet | |
| Xavier Bertoni Xavier Bertoni Xavier Bertoni is a French Freestyle skiier,. He started skiing when he was 2 years old and has been with Rossignol since 2004.-Results:*3rd 2010 14th X Games, Aspen, Colorado, Superpipe... |
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| Sage Cattabriga | |
| Lynsey Dyer | |
| Manu Gaidet | |
| Kattia Griffiths | |
| Andreas Håtveit Andreas Håtveit Andreas Håtveit , is a Norwegian freestyle skier. He won a gold medal in Ski Slopestyle at the 2008 Winter X Games XII in Aspen, Colorado.... |
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| JF Houle | |
| Ian Mcintosh | |
| Kevin Rolland | |
| Kye Petersen Kye Petersen Kye Petersen isa pro skier, sponsored by Monster Energy, Skis Rossignol, Oakley, Inc., Giro , and Leki Poles who was born on January 18, 1990... |
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| Dan Treadway | |
| Alpine Alpine skiing Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four... |
Pierrick Bourgeat Pierrick Bourgeat Pierrick Bourgeat is a French alpine skier.He was born in Grenoble.Bourgeat represented France at the 2006 Winter Olympics. He also won a bronze medal in team competition at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2005.... |
| John Clarey | |
| Didier Défago Didier Défago Didier Défago is analpine ski racer on the World Cup circuit. He was Swiss national champion in downhill and Giant Slalom... |
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| Gauthier De Tessieres | |
| Jean-Baptiste Grange Jean-Baptiste Grange Jean-Baptiste Grange is a French alpine ski racer.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. On February 17, 2007, he won the bronze medal in the slalom at the 2007 World Championships in Åre, Sweden... |
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| Mattias Hargin | |
| Werner Heel Werner Heel Werner Heel is an Italian alpine ski racer.Born in Meran, Heel grew up in St. Leonhard in Passeier and currently resides in Meran, where he works as a police officer. He began skiing at the age of four. His main disciplines are downhill and super-G. In order to be competitive in super combined he... |
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| Jan Hudec | |
| Christof Innerhofer Christof Innerhofer Christof Innerhofer is a World Cup alpine ski racer from Italy. He skis in all five alpine disciplines and specializes in the speed events of downhill and super-G.Innerhofer lives in Gais, South Tyrol... |
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| Mike Janyk | |
| Lars Elton Myhre Lars Elton Myhre Lars Elton Myhre is a Norwegian alpine skier. He participated in slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. He represented Norway at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-References:... |
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| Manuel Osborne-Paradis Manuel Osborne-Paradis Manuel Osborne-Paradis is a Canadian alpine skier.He grew up racing for the Whistler Mountain Ski Club. His first World Cup podium came in November 2006 at the Bombardier Winterstart men's downhill in Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada... |
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| Alessanrdo Roberto | |
| Jean-Philippe Roy Jean-Philippe Roy Jean-Philippe Roy is a Canadian alpine skier.Roy's best finish on the World Cup circuit is a 5th place in a giant slalom in Alta Badia... |
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| Matik Skube | |
| Adrien Theaux Adrien Théaux Adrien Théaux is a French alpine skier.He represented France at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, participating in the downhill, super-G and Super Combined.- Race victories :- External links :* official... |
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| Stépane Tissot | |
| Silvan Zurbriggen Silvan Zurbriggen Silvan Zurbriggen is a Swiss alpine skier and a distant cousin of Pirmin Zurbriggen.He was born in Brig, Valais... |
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| Brigitte Acton Brigitte Acton Brigitte Acton is a Canadian alpine skier. Acton competed at the 2006 Winter Games, where she finished 11th in the giant slalom, 17th in the slalom, and 10th in the combined... |
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| Fränzi Aufdenblatten Fränzi Aufdenblatten Fränzi Aufdenblatten is a Swiss alpine skier.-World Cup victories:-External links:* official site*... |
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| Anne-Sophie Barthet | |
| Nkie Bent | |
| Marion Bertrand | |
| Catherine Borghi | |
| Stacey Cook Stacey Cook Stacey Janelle Cook is an elite member of the U.S. Ski Team's alpine skiing program. Cook started skiing at 4 with her father at various Lake Tahoe ski areas and raced in the learn-to-race Buddy Werner League events run by the Truckee-Donner Recreation and Park District. She was a member of the... |
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| Ana Drev Ana Drev Ana Drev is a Slovenian Olympic skier. Drev's first European Cup races were on 24 February 2001. She has won two European Cup races, and her best result at the World Cup is 8th place.- World Championships :... |
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| Allison Forsyth | |
| Maria Pietilä Holmner Maria Pietilä Holmner Maria Pietilä Holmner is a Swedish alpine skier who primarily specialises in slalom and giant slalom. On February 13, 2007, she won the silver medal in Giant Slalom at the 2007 World Championship in Åre, Sweden... |
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| Jessica Kelley | |
| Jessica Lindell-Vikarby Jessica Lindell-Vikarby Jessica Lindell-Vikarby is a Swedish alpine ski racer.She was born in Huddinge, Stockholm County. She won her first World Cup race on January 26, 2009, a Super-G in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.It was her third World Cup podium.... |
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| Christina Lustenberger Christina Lustenberger Christina Lustenberger is a Canadian alpine skier.Lustenberger has one top-ten finish on the Alpine skiing World Cup circuit, a 10th place in a giant slalom at Ofterschwang in 2006... |
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| Tina Maze Tina Maze Tina Maze is a renowned Slovenian alpine ski racer. She is the current world champion in giant slalom.Maze first competed in the 2001 World Championships at age 17 and in the 2002 Winter Olympics the following year. She started her career as a giant slalom specialist but later expanded and... |
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| Urska Rabic | |
| Petra Robnik Petra Robnik Petra Robnik is a Slovenian alpine skier.A member of SK Jesenice, she competes in all disciplines.... |
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| Geneviève Simard Geneviève Simard Geneviève Simard is a Canadian alpine skier. She has appeared in two Winter Olympics in 2002 and 2006.-2006:*Finished 20th in the Super-G*Finished 5th in the Giant Slalom-World championships:... |
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| Vanessa Vidal | |
| Kathrin Wilhelm | |
| Tessa Worley Tessa Worley Tessa Worley is a French alpine ski racer.Worley was born in Annemasse, in the département of Haute-Savoie. Her father Steve is Australian and her mother Mad is French. She grew up skiing year-round, in France and New Zealand... |
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| Veronika Zuzulova Veronika Zuzulová Veronika Zuzulová is the most successful Slovak alpine skier in recent years. She is coached by her father Timotej Zuzula and Vladimír Kovár.She started skiing at the age of 3... |
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| Snowboard Snowboard Snowboards are boards, usually with a width the length of one's foot, with the ability to glide on snow. Snowboards are differentiated from monoskis by the stance of the user... |
Jonas Emery |
| Mathhieu Crepel | |
| Kjersti Buaas | |
| Xavier De Le Rue | |
| Jeremy Jones Jeremy Jones Jeremy Jones may refer to:* Jeremy Jones , snowboarder, big mountain riding, Jones Snowboards* Jeremy Jones , snowboarder, freestyle & jibbing, Burton et al.*Jeremy Jones... |
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| Wyatt Caldwell | |
| Beji Ritche | |
| Doriane Vidal | |
| Erin Valvarde |