Vincent Vittoz (born 17 July 1975 in Annecy, Haute-Savoie) is a French former cross-country skier, non-commissioned officer, Équipe de France Militaire de Ski 2011 and coach. He grew up in the town of La Clusaz in the Northern French Alps and has been competing since 1982. He made his FIS Cross-Country World Cup debut in January 1996 in Nové Město na Moravě, finishing 22nd in a 15 km classical race. He won a gold medal in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit at the 2005 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf. As of 2018 Vittoz is the only French cross-country skiing world champion.
Vittoz's best overall team finish at the Winter Olympics was a fourth place in the 4 × 10 km relay events in Turin in the 2006 and in Vancouver in 2010. His best individual finish in Turin was sixth in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit in. He finished fifth in the 15 km free event in Vancouver. He competed in four Olympic Games in total, in 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010.
Vittoz won seven World Cup individual events and one World Cup team event. He was ranked second in the overall classification of the 2005 World Cup.
Vittoz served as an ambassador for Annecy's bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics.
He retired from competition at the end of the 2010-11 season, taking up a position as coach of the French national under-23 cross-country ski team in the spring of 2011. Seven years later, he was appointed as the coach of the French national biathlon team.
Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games Year Age 10 km 15 km Pursuit 30 km 50 km Sprint 4 × 10 km relay Team sprint 1998 22 24 19 — 21 13 2002 26 — 13 11 — — 8 2006 30 14 6 9 — 4 — 2010 34 5 15 13 — 4 7
World Championships 1 medal – (1 gold) Year Age 10 km 15 km Pursuit 30 km 50 km Sprint 4 × 10 km relay Team sprint 1997 21 28 28 16 — — 1999 23 45 — — 15 2001 25 21 19 — 30 — 2003 27 — 28 6 — 11 2005 29 6 Gold — — 6 5 2007 31 10 — — 5 — 2009 33 23 6 9 — 9 — 2011 35 — 34 22 — 11 —
World Cup
Season standings Season Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standingsOverallDistanceLong DistanceMiddle DistanceSprintNordicOpeningTour deSkiWorld CupFinal 1996 20 67 1997 21 37 57 26 1998 22 54 44 1999 23 35 68 31 2000 24 31 78 22 18 2001 25 16 37 2002 26 24 72 2003 27 8 2004 28 19 15 64 2005 29 60 2006 30 5 — 2007 31 6 19 2008 32 11 4 53 2009 33 10 11 17 2010 34 9 5 18 5 2011 35 23 20 — 11 22
Individual podiums 8 victories – (7 , 1 ) 26 podiums – (23 , 3 ) No. Season Date Location Race Level Place1 2000–01 8 December 2000 Santa Caterina, Italy 15 km Individual F World Cup 2nd2 16 December 2000 Brusson, Italy 10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/F World Cup 3rd3 2002–03 23 November 2002 Kiruna, Sweden 10 km Individual F World Cup 1st4 17 December 2002 Davos, Switzerland 15 km Individual F World Cup 2nd5 2003–04 6 December 2003 Toblach, Italy 30 km Mass Start F World Cup 3rd6 6 February 2004 La Clusaz, France 15 km Individual F World Cup 2nd7 2004–05 27 November 2004 Rukatunturi, Finland 15 km Individual F World Cup 1st8 11 December 2004 Lago di Tesero, Italy 15 km + 15 km Pursuit C/F World Cup 3rd9 18 December 2004 Ramsau, Austria 30 km Mass Start F World Cup 1st10 15 January 2005 Nové Město, Czech Republic 15 km Individual F World Cup 1st11 2005–06 27 November 2005 Rukatunturi, Finland 15 km Individual F World Cup 2nd12 15 December 2005 Canmore, Canada 15 km Individual F World Cup 2nd13 31 December 2005 Nové Město, Czech Republic 15 km Individual F World Cup 1st14 5 February 2006 Davos, Switzerland 15 km Individual C World Cup 3rd15 2006–07 26 November 2006 Rukatunturi, Finland 15 km Individual C World Cup 2nd16 2 January 2007 Oberstdorf, Germany 10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/F Stage World Cup 1st17 3 February 2007 Davos, Switzerland15 km Individual F World Cup 1st18 16 February 2007 Changchun, China 15 km Individual F World Cup 2nd19 2007–0816 March 2008 Bormio, Italy 15 km Pursuit F World Cup 1st20 2008–09 24 January 2009 Otepää, Estonia 15 km Individual C World Cup 3rd21 22 March 2009 Falun, Sweden 15 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 2nd22 18–22 March 2009 World Cup Final Overall Standings World Cup 2nd23 2009–10 21 November 2009 Beitostølen, Norway 15 km Individual F World Cup 2nd24 13 March 2010 Oslo, Norway 50 km Mass Start F World Cup 2nd25 21 March 2010 Falun, Sweden 15 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 3rd26 2010–11 12 March 2011 Lahti, Estonia 10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/F World Cup 3rd
Team podiums 1 victory – (1 ) 7 podiums – (7 ) No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates12003–04 7 February 2004 La Clusaz, France 4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup 1st Rousselet / Perrillat-Collomb / Jonnier2 2004–05 21 November 2004 Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Perrillat-Collomb / Jonnier / Chauvet3 12 December 2004 Val di Fiemme, Italy 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Perrillat-Collomb / Jonnier / Rousselet4 2005–06 20 November 2005 Beitostølen, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Rousselet / Perrillat-Collomb / Jonnier5 2006–07 4 February 2007 Davos, Switzerland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Gaillard / Jonnier / Rousselet6 25 March 2007 Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Perrillat-Collomb Gaillard / Jonnier 7 2008–09 7 December 2008 La Clusaz, France 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Gaillard / Manificat / Jonnier
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