Dominique Gisin, born 4 June 1985 in Visp, Valais, is a retired Swiss alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist, and the older sister of racers Marc and Michelle Gisin. She made her World Cup debut in December 2005 and won her first race, a downhill at Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, in January 2009. At the 2014 Winter Olympics she tied with Tina Maze for the downhill gold, the first tie for gold in an Olympic alpine event, and was named Swiss Sportswoman of the Year. She retired in March 2015 and had trained as a fighter pilot in the Swiss Air Force.
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Born 4 June 1985
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At the Winter Olympics in 2014, she tied for first in the downhill with Tina Maze
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