Damien TARANTOLA
Introduction :
Damien is a cross country skier Member to the French national Team since U18, he is now in the French National Team B.
Hinterzarten 2010, he competed for the first time in the Junior World Championships. The year after, being in his second year of this category, our ''Chamoniard'' took a great 7th place of the 20km in Skiathlon, to equal the best French performance in a competition of this level.
In 2014, this is the year where ''Tatol'', his surname, confirmed he's a promising athlete for France. After an amazing race, Damien finished second of the U23 World Championship in Skiathlon really close from the first, Adrien Backscheider, his friend who became U23 World Champion.
In the season 2014/2015, he's qualified to compete his first World Cup outside France. It's with pleasure that we hope to see him performed at the best level.
Ranking :
· Pursuit silver medalist in 2014 Val di Fiemme U23 world championships
· 4th place in relay 2011 Hinterzarten junior world championships
· 5th place in individual free technic 2013 Liberec world championships
Highlight :
· 3rd place in 2015 Chamonix OPA cup after a difficult winter due to surgery.
- 7ème en coupe du Monde Longues distances à Autrans (42km) à la World Loppet Cup en Janvier 2016
2018:
- 14th Stage World Cup, Oberstdorf (GER)
- 7th Alpen Cup, Cogne (ITA)
2017:
• 4th OPA (10km), Planica (SLO)
• 3rd OPA (15km), Planica (SLO)
• 45th WC (30km), Falim (SWE)
• 2nd WLC (MI), Oberammergau (GER)
• 12th bid (Sprint), Zwiesel (GER)
• 18th OPA (15km), Zwiesel (GER)
• 10th bid (prosecution), Zwiesel (GER)
• 2nd CISM (15km), Sochi (RUS)
• 10th OPA (15km), St Ulrich (AUT)
• 2nd OPA (30km), St Ulrich (AUT)
• 68th WLC (Marathon), Samedan (SUI)
• 7th OPA (5km), Seefeld (AUT)
• 12th OPA (15km), Seefeld (AUT)
• 13th bid (Pouruite), Seefeld (AUT)
2016:
- 26th ROL (30km), Aure (NOR)
- 87th ROL (sprint) Aure (NOR)
- 62nd ROL (sprint), Aure-Trondheim (NOR)
- 51st ROL (pursuit), Trondheim (NOR)
- 11th FIS (15km), Premanon (FRA)
- 10th OPA (15km), Valdidentro (ITA)
- 8th OPA (15km), Valdidentro (ITA)
- 61th WC (15km), La Clusaz (FRA)
