Corinne Favre

Corinne Favre
Born	December 15, 1970
Medal record Representing  France Ski mountaineering 2002 World Championship Team 2007 European Championship Team 2007 European Championship Relay 2003 European Championship Team 2006 World Championship Team 2006 World Championship Relay 2008 World Championship Relay 2009 European Championship Relay Mountain running 2005 Skyrunner World Series Champion of the year 2008 Skyrunner World Series Champion of the year

Corinne Favre (born December 15, 1970) is a French professional ski instructor, competitive ski mountaineer,^[1] and champion mountain runner.^[2]

In November 2008 she and an accompanying Sherpa suffered a serious accident while descending from the Pumori mountain during an expedition in Nepal.^[3] After convalescing, she returned to action in the Championnat de France Vertical Race in January 2009.^[4]

Selected results

Ski mountaineering

• 1998:
  • 3rd, Trofeo Kima^[5]
• 1999:
  • 1st, Tour du Rutor (together with Gloriana Pellissier)^[6]
  • 3rd, French national ranking^[7]
• 2001:
  • 3rd, French national ranking^[8]
  • 4th, European Championship (team race together with Nathalie Bourillon)
• 2002:
  • 1st, Trofeo Kima^[5]
  • 1st, Tour du Rutor (together with Carole Toïgo)^[6]
  • 2nd, World Championship (team race)
  • 4th, World Championship combined ranking
  • 5th, World Championship single race
• 2003:
  • 3rd, European Championship (team race together with Véronique Lathuraz)
  • 5th, European Championship (single race)
  • 5th, European Championship (combined ranking)
• 2004:
  • 1st, Trofeo Kima^[5]
  • 7th, World Championship (combined ranking)
  • 10th, World Championship single race
• 2006:
  • 1st, Trofeo Kima^[5]
  • 3rd, World Championship team race (together with Carole Toïgo)
  • 3rd, World Championship relay race (together with Carole Toïgo, Véronique Lathuraz and Nathalie Bourillon)
  • 5th, World Championship vertical race
• 2007:
  • 1st, Trofeo Kima^[5]
  • 2nd, European Championship team race (together with Véronique Lathuraz)
  • 2nd, European Championship relay race (together with Véronique Lathuraz and Laëtitia Roux)
  • 7th, European Championship vertical race
• 2008:
  • 3rd, World Championship relay race (together with Nathalie Bourillon, Véronique Lathuraz and Valentine Fabre)
  • 4th, World Championship team race (together with Nathalie Bourillon)
  • 5th, World Championship vertical race
  • 10th, World Championship combined ranking
• 2009:
  • 3rd, European Championship relay race (together with Véronique Lathuraz and Laëtitia Roux)
• 2012:
  • 4th, European Championship relay, together with Émilie Favre and Laëtitia Roux
  • 7th, European Championship vertical race

Pierra Menta

• 1997: 4th, together with Nathalie Bourillon
• 1998: 3rd, together with Jana Heczková
• 1999: 2nd, together with Gloriana Pellissier
• 2001: 2nd, together with Carole Toïgo
• 2003: 3rd, together with Carole Toïgo
• 2004: 2nd, together with Carole Toïgo
• 2005: 3rd, together with Carole Toïgo
• 2006: 4th, together with Carole Toïgo
• 2007: 2nd, together with Nathalie Bourillon
• 2008: 4th, together with Véronique Lathuraz
• 2009: 5th, together with Magali Jacquemoud

Patrouille des Glaciers

• 1998: 3rd, together with Danielle Hacquard and Véronique Lathuraz
• 2006: 2nd (together with Véronique Lathuraz and Nathalie Bourillon)
• 2008: 2nd (together with Laëtitia Roux and Nathalie Bourillon)

Trofeo Mezzalama

• 2007: 2nd, together with Véronique Lathuraz and Nathalie Bourillon
• 2011: 4th, together with Gabrielle Magnenat and Émilie Gex-Fabry^[9]

Sky running

Favre won the Sentiero 4 Luglio SkyMarathon in 2002, 2003, 2007 and 2008. In 2005 she won the Pikes Peak Marathon at her first attempt,^[10] and also won the Buff Skyrunner World Series the same year after winning five of the six races in which she competed.^[11] She had previously finished second in 2003 despite winning three races, more than any other competitor,^[12] and seventh overall in 2004 after placing first and second in the only two races in which she took part.^[13] She won her second Skyrunner Series title in 2008,^[14] and is also a three-time winner of the race from Base Camp to Lukla on Mount Everest.^[15]

External links

• Further race results

References

1. "Ski Mountaineering 2006 - Full Results + World Ranking", UIAA
2. Profile of Corinne Favre, Tenforme.com
3. "Grave accident pour Corinne Favre sur le Pumori (Népal)", Kairn.com, November 5, 2008 (French)
4. "Championnat de France Vertical Race", skimountaineering.org, January 31, 2009 (French)
5. Trofeo Kima
6. Tour du Rutor
7. C.N.S.A. 1999 - Top 25 femme Archived November 28, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.
8. C.N.S.A. 2001 - catégorie femme
9. 2011 Trofeo Mezzalama - women results
10. "Pikes Peak results for ‘Corinne Favre’", Skyrunner.com
11. "General Classification 2005", Buff Skyrunner website
12. "2003 Results", Buff Skyrunner website
13. "General Classification 2004", Buff Skyrunner website
14. "Kilian Jornet and Corinne Favre winners of World Series 2008", Buff Skyrunner website, September 23, 2008
15. "Canadian Mt. Everest 2005; Along a trail as wide as a footstep", EverestNews.com, April 7, 2005