Isabel Derungs
.jpg) Isabel Derungs in 2011 | |||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
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| Born | July 17, 1987 Suraua, Switzerland | ||||||||
| Education | ETH Zurich (2012–present) | ||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 128 lb (58 kg) | ||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||
| Country | Switzerland | ||||||||
| Sport | Snowboarding | ||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||
| Olympic finals | 2014 | ||||||||
Medal record
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Isabel Derungs (born 17 July 1987) is a Swiss snowboarder, competing in slopestyle.[1]
Derungs qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics and showed the best result in her heat in the qualification round (the fourth best result in the qualification), directly qualifying for the final.[2] In the final, she fell in both runs and was classified 8th.
As of 2012, Derungs was a student at ETH Zurich working on the master's degree in environmental sciences. Before 2011, she was playing football and made it to U-19 Swiss National Team. Then she switched to snowboard.[3] At FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2013 Derungs finished 7th. Her best World Cup result finish before the 2014 Olympics was the second-place finish in Copper Mountain on December 22, 2013. Her only other podium finish was also in Copper Mountain on January 11, 2013.[1]
References
- ^ a b Isabel Derungs at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- ^ "Snowboard – Derungs and Gasser star, GB's Jones misses out in slopestyle". Reuters. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ Bischofberger, Emil (10 January 2012). "Die Liebe der NLA-Fussballerin zum Fliegen und zum Schnee" (in German). Tages-Anzeiger. Retrieved 7 February 2014.