Patrick Russel

Patrick Russel
Personal information
Born22 December 1946 (1946-12-22) (age 78)
Chamonix, France
OccupationAlpine skier
Skiing career
World Cup debut1968
Retired1872
World Championships
Teams1
Medals2
World Cup
Seasons5
Wins13
Podiums26
Overall titles0 (2nd in 1970)
Discipline titles3
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  France
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 9 1 6
Giant slalom 4 4 2
Total 13 5 8
World Championships
1970 Val GardenaSlalom
1970 Val GardenaCombined

Patrick Russel (born 22 December 1946) is a former French Alpine ski racer and World Cup champion. He specialized in the technical disciplines (giant slalom and slalom) and won three discipline championships in the World Cup: slalom in 1969 and 1970 and giant slalom in 1971. He also won two silver medals in slalom and combined at the 1970 World Championships at Val Gardena, Italy.