Émile Allais
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men’s Alpine Skiing | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Combined | |
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 1937 Chamonix | Downhill | |
| Gold | 1937 Chamonix | Slalom | |
| Gold | 1937 Chamonix | Combined | |
| Gold | 1938 Engelberg | Combined | |
| Silver | 1935 Mürren | Downhill | |
| Silver | 1935 Mürren | Combined | |
| Silver | 1938 Engelberg | Downhill | |
| Silver | 1938 Engelberg | Slalom | |
Émile Allais (born in February 25, 1912 in Megève) is a former French Alpine skiier who realised at hat-trick of victories in the 1937 championships in Chamonix. He is considered as the very first well-known French Alpine skiier.
[edit] Biography
He won Bronze medals in downhill and slalom at the Garmisch winter olympics held in 1936, the first to feature downhill skiing disciplines. In 1937 he was world champion at Chamonix. He created the École Française de Ski which taught innovative French methods characterised by parallel turns and which is still now the biggest Ski school in the world in terms of numbers ski teachers. It is present in every single French ski resort and even abroad.
After a spell in North and South America (Squaw Valley and Portillo) Allais held the post of technical director at Courchevel from 1954 to 1964 where he introduced many ideas from the USA regarding slope preparation and piste security. He later worked as a technical consultant for other resorts, notably La Plagne and Flaine. One of the Saulire couloirs at Courchevel is named after Allais.
In December 2005, 93 year old Allais made the trip to the French Senate in Paris where he was honoured along with a number of other ski instructors. His whole life has been all about skiing. He learned his skiing early. He raced all over Europe then coached the French Olympic skiing team for seven years. He fought World War II on skis. He even courted his wife at a ski meet.
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1931: Walter Prager | 1932: Gustav Lantschner | 1933: Walter Prager | 1934: David Zogg | 1935: Franz Zingerle | 1936: Rudolf Rominger | 1937: Émile Allais | 1938: James Couttet | 1939: Hellmut Lantschner | 1948: Henri Oreiller | 1950: Zeno Colò | 1952: Zeno Colò | 1954: Christian Pravda | 1956: Anton Sailer | 1958: Anton Sailer | 1960: Jean Vuarnet | 1962: Karl Schranz | 1964: Egon Zimmermann | 1966: Jean-Claude Killy | 1968: Jean-Claude Killy | 1970: Bernhard Russi | 1972: Bernhard Russi | 1974: David Zwilling | 1976: Franz Klammer | 1978: Josef Walcher | 1980: Leonhard Stock | 1982: Harti Weirather | 1985: Pirmin Zurbriggen | 1987: Peter Müller | 1989: Hans-Jörg Tauscher | 1991: Franz Heinzer | 1993: Urs Lehmann | 1996: Patrick Ortlieb | 1997: Bruno Kernen | 1999: Hermann Maier | 2001: Hannes Trinkl | 2003: Michael Walchhofer | 2005: Bode Miller | 2007: Aksel Lund Svindal
1931: David Zogg | 1932: Friedl Däuber | 1933: Anton Seelos | 1934: Franz Pfnür | 1935: Anton Seelos | 1936: Rudolph Matt | 1937: Émile Allais | 1938: Rudolf Rominger | 1939: Rudolf Rominger | 1948: Edy Reinalter | 1950: Georges Schneider | 1952: Othmar Schneider | 1954: Stein Eriksen | 1956: Toni Sailer | 1958: Josef Rieder | 1960: Ernst Hinterseer | 1962: Charles Bozon | 1964: Josef Stiegler | 1966: Carlo Senoner | 1968: Jean-Claude Killy | 1970: Jean-Noël Augert | 1972: Francisco Fernández Ochoa | 1974: Gustav Thöni | 1976: Piero Gros | 1978: Ingemar Stenmark | 1980: Ingemar Stenmark | 1982: Ingemar Stenmark | 1985: Jonas Nilsson | 1987: Frank Wörndl | 1989: Rudolf Nierlich | 1991: Marc Girardelli | 1993: Kjetil André Aamodt | 1996: Alberto Tomba | 1997: Tom Stiansen | 1999: Kalle Palander | 2001: Mario Matt | 2003: Ivica Kostelić | 2005: Benjamin Raich | 2007: Mario Matt
1932: Otto Furrer | 1933: Anton Seelos | 1934: David Zogg | 1935: Anton Seelos | 1936: Rudolf Rominger | 1937: Émile Allais | 1938: Émile Allais | 1939: Josef Jennewein | 1948: Henri Oreiller | 1954: Stein Eriksen | 1956: Toni Sailer | 1958: Toni Sailer | 1960: Guy Périllat | 1962: Karl Schranz | 1964: Ludwig Leitner | 1966: Jean-Claude Killy | 1968: Jean-Claude Killy | 1970: Billy Kidd | 1972: Gustav Thöni | 1974: Franz Klammer | 1976: Gustav Thöni | 1978: Andreas Wenzel | 1980: Phil Mahre | 1982: Michel Vion | 1985: Pirmin Zurbriggen | 1987: Marc Girardelli | 1989: Marc Girardelli | 1991: Stephan Eberharter | 1993: Lasse Kjus | 1996: Marc Girardelli | 1997: Kjetil André Aamodt | 1999: Kjetil André Aamodt | 2001: Kjetil André Aamodt | 2003: Bode Miller | 2005: Benjamin Raich | 2007: Daniel Albrecht
