Marielle Thompson (born June 15, 1992) is a Canadian freestyle skier specializing in ski cross. She is the 2014 Winter Olympic and 2019 World champion in women's ski cross, as well as a three-time FIS World Cup Crystal Globe winner as the top-ranked athlete in that discipline (for the 2011–2012, 2013–2014, and 2016–17 seasons) and the 2013 Junior World champion.
Career She debuted in the World Cup on December 18, 2010. Thompson placed third on December 17, 2011 in San Candido, Italy. In the 2010–11 World Cup season she placed 50th in Overall Freestyle standings and at 17th place in ski cross standings. Thompson was again a strong contender during the 2013–14 season going into the Winter Olympics, leading the way in the standings again. At the end of the 2014 season, she won the World Cup Overall title in an exciting finish in La Plagne, France. Marielle is still the only Canadian to win a Crystal Globe, and now she has received the prestigious award twice.
At the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thompson qualified third, going into the elimination rounds for ski cross. Her teammate and compatriot, Kelsey Serwa, qualified in first place just ahead of Ophelie David of France. Thompson made her way into the finals, where Serwa also made the final in a near photo finish. In the big final, Thompson led nearly the entire way, and Serwa trailed just behind after a fall by David. The Canadians would end the race in the one and two positions, securing gold and silver. After the race, Thompson said that "It's crazy. I don't think it's even sunk in yet. I just had a big wave of emotion. I'm so, so happy, especially to be up there with my teammate. We're just having fun all day. I know Kelsey, and we tried to help each other all the way down the course."
While training for the 2018 Winter Olympics in October 2017, Thompson crashed and ruptured her ACL and injured her MCL, putting her participation in the games in jeopardy. However, she ultimately was able to participate in the Olympic ski cross event, having undergone an accelerated rehabilitation program. Thompson placed first in the seeding runs on February 22. She was eliminated in the first heat after falling and finishing third. The event was instead won by teammate Serwa, with another teammate, Brittany Phelan, taking the silver medal.
Thompson finished third in the standings in the following two seasons on the World Cup circuit, and in 2019 won the women's ski cross title at the 2019 World Championships in Deer Valley.
On January 24, 2022, Thompson was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team. She won the silver medal in the women's ski cross event.
Named to the Canadian team for the 2026 Winter Olympics in northern Italy, Thompson served as one of Canada's flag bearers at the opening ceremony, alongside fellow freestyle skier Mikaël Kingsbury. .
Personal life She is the sister of alpine skier Broderick Thompson.
Results Olympic results Year Ski Cross2014 Sochi 12018 Pyeongchang 172022 Beijing 22026 Milano, Cortina 14
World Championships results Year Ski Cross2011 Deer Valley 152013 Voss 22015 Kreischberg 82017 Sierra Nevada 52019 Deer Valley 1
World Cup results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Season standings Season OverallSki CrossCross Alps Tour 2011 50 16 2012 3 1 2013 36 7 2014 4 1 2015 34 8 2016 6 2 2017 3 1 1 2018 injured: did not compete 2019 8 3 3 2020 6 3 3 2021 3 2 2022 3 3 2023 3 2 2024 1
Race Podiums 36 wins – (36 SX) 73 podiums – (73 SX) No. Season Date Location Discipline Place 1 2011–12December 17, 2011 Innichen, Italy Ski Cross 3rd 2 January 11, 2012 Alpe d'Huez, FranceSki Cross 2nd 3 January 19, 2012 Blue Mountain, Canada Ski Cross 1st 4 February 26, 2012 Bischofswiesen, Germany Ski Cross 3rd 5 March 3, 2012 Branäs, Sweden Ski Cross 1st 6 March 10, 2012 Grindelwald, Switzerland Ski Cross 1st 7 2012–13February 19, 2013 Sochi, Russia Ski Cross 2nd 8 March 17, 2013 Åre, Sweden Ski Cross 2nd 9 2013–14December 7, 2013 Nakiska, Canada Ski Cross 1st 10 December 22, 2013 Innichen, Italy Ski Cross 2nd 11 January 17, 2014 Val Thorens, France Ski Cross 1st 12 January 25, 2014 Kreischberg, Austria Ski Cross 3rd 13 March 15, 2014 Åre, Sweden Ski Cross 2nd 14 March 23, 2014 La Plagne, FranceSki Cross 1st 15 2014–15December 6, 2014 Nakiska, CanadaSki Cross 1st 16 January 9, 2015 Val Thorens, France Ski Cross 1st 17 January 10, 2015 Ski Cross 1st 18 2015–16December 5, 2015 Montafon, AustriaSki Cross 1st 19 January 17, 2016 Watles, ItalySki Cross 1st 20 January 23, 2016 Nakiska, CanadaSki Cross 1st 21 February 13, 2016 Idre Fjäll, Sweden Ski Cross 2nd 22 February 14, 2016 Ski Cross 1st 23 March 4, 2016 Arosa, Switzerland Ski Cross 2nd 24 2016–17December 9, 2016 Val Thorens, FranceSki Cross 1st 25 December 12, 2016 Arosa, SwitzerlandSki Cross 1st 26 December 17, 2016 Montafon, AustriaSki Cross 1st 27 December 21, 2016 Innichen, Italy Ski Cross 2nd 28 January 15, 2017 Watles, ItalySki Cross 1st 29 February 12, 2017 Idre Fjäll, SwedenSki Cross 1st 30 February 25, 2017 Sunny Valley, RussiaSki Cross 1st 31 March 5, 2017 Blue Mountain, Canada Ski Cross 1st 32 2018–19December 17, 2018 Arosa, Switzerland Ski Cross 3rd 33 December 22, 2018 Innichen, Italy Ski Cross 2nd 34 January 19, 2019 Idre Fjäll, Sweden Ski Cross 2nd 35 January 26, 2019 Blue Mountain, Canada Ski Cross 2nd 36 March 17, 2019 Veysonnaz, SwitzerlandSki Cross 1st 37 2019–20December 14, 2019 Montafon, Austria Ski Cross 1st 38 December 17, 2019 Arosa, Switzerland Ski Cross 1st 39 December 22, 2019 Innichen, Italy Ski Cross 2nd 40 January 26, 2020 Idre Fjäll, Sweden Ski Cross 3rd 41 February 1, 2020 Megève, France Ski Cross 1st 42 2020–21 December 16, 2020 Arosa, Switzerland Ski Cross 2nd 43 December 20, 2020 Val Thorens, France Ski Cross 3rd 44 December 21, 2020 Ski Cross 3rd 45 January 20, 2021 Idre Fjäll, Sweden Ski Cross 2nd 46 January 24, 2021 Ski Cross 3rd 47 2021–22December 12, 2021 Val Thorens, France Ski Cross 3rd 48 December 14, 2021 Arosa, Switzerland Ski Cross 1st 49 December 20, 2021 Innichen, Italy Ski Cross 3rd
References
External links
Marielle Thompson at Alpine Canada
Marielle Thompson at Milano Cortina 2026