Is this you? Or do you exclusively represent this speaker?
Dominique Gisin
About
Engagement Types
Topics
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Biography Highlights
- Dominique Gisin is an Olympic Champion, having earned the Gold Medal in Alpine Skiing Downhill at the 2014 Sochi Games.
Biography
Meet Dominique Gisin
Dominique Gisin is an Olympic Champion, having earned the Gold Medal in Alpine Skiing Downhill at the 2014 Sochi Games.
Dominique’s story has inspired many from all over the globe. During her career, she has overcome multiple set-backs, including recovering from an almost unparalleled series of injuries and nine knee surgeries. Although her career at times seemed to be in peril, she fought her way back to the top several times. Her victory in Sochi was memorable not only because of her incredible performance, but also because for the first time in Olympic history, she won the medal with the exact same time as one of her competitors, Tina Maze, from Slovenia.
From 2007-2015, Dominique Gisin has been a member of the Swiss National Alpine Ski Team, competing with the very best athletes in her sport. Dominique won several world cup races in downhill skiing and super giant slalom (also known as Super-G). She was ranked within the world’s Top 10 for multiple years.
Dominique Gisin was born 1985 into a very sports-driven family. Her younger siblings Marc and Michelle are also professional Alpine Skiers and members of the Swiss National Ski Team. Dominique earned her baccalaureate in 2004 from Engelberg High School; her mother tongue is Swiss German and she is fluent in English and French, with additional language skills in Italian and Rumantsch.
She studied Physics at the Swiss Federal Institute for Technology (ETH) in Zurich and graduated with a MSc. in February 2022.
Whenever Dominique finds time in her busy schedule, she loves to fly, as she holds a commercial pilot’s license and works as a first officer for a boutique airline in Switzerland. She proudly calls Engelberg in the Swiss Alps her home.
Videos
Popular Talks
A True Athlete
After Dominique secured Olympic gold in downhill skiing at Sochi 2014, her sister Michelle mirrored this triumph four years later, seizing Olympic champion status in Alpine combination on February 22, 2018, in Pyeongchang, South Korea. This lecture offers a behind-the-scenes exploration of their remarkable journey, with insights from their coaches, including sports psychologist Dr. Christian Marcolli and Dominique herself.
Additionally, the presentation delves into life post-elite sports, focusing on Dominique’s transition from the Ski World Cup circuit to ETH, and the enriching exchange of experiences with her sister Michelle. Can passion be passed on? And what unfolds when multiple passions converge?
Making It Happen
Through her poignant victory in the challenging downhill skiing event at the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, Dominique Gisin has deeply resonated with people worldwide. The beloved athlete from Engelberg showcased unwavering resilience amidst a tumultuous history of injuries, consistently bouncing back. In her compelling lecture, ‘MAKING IT HAPPEN,’ Gisin shares why she never wavered in self-belief and how she triumphed over adversity to realize her dreams.
Speaker Bureaus and Talent Agencies
