Glenn de Blois

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Glenn de Blois
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1995-09-05) 5 September 1995 (age 26)
Delft, Netherlands
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight84 kg (185 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportSnowboarding
Event(s)Snowboard cross

Glenn de Blois (born 5 September 1995) is a Dutch snowboarder who competes in snowboard cross. He has qualified for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

Career[]

De Blois was born in Delft but grew up in nearby De Lier.[2] He was exposed to skiing from the age of three during winter vacations and began snowboarding at eight.[2] He also did indoor roller skating.[3] When he was 14, he decided to focus on the snowboard cross discipline for competition.[2]

De Blois made his major competitive debut at a European Cup event in Cortina d'Ampezzo on 18 December 2012, finishing 89th in the snowboard cross competition.[4] He also won his first Dutch national title in 2012 and trained with the British national team in the 2015–16 season.[2]

2015–2016[]

De Blois competed in the snowboard cross competition at the 2015 Winter Universiade in Spain, as well as the 2015 and 2016 editions of the FIS Snowboarding Junior World Championships.[5][6]

He made his World Cup debut in January 2016 in Feldberg, where he finished 19th.[7] He earned his top ten finish a few weeks later, finishing sixth at just his third World Cup event in Veysonnaz in March.[7] The following month, he won the Dutch national snowboard cross championship.[8] He was named the Westland Sportsman of the Year at the 2016 Westland Sports Awards for his achievements.[9]

2016–2017[]

De Blois was invited to train with the German national team ahead of the 2016–2017 season due to his performances.[10] On 29 January 2017 he won gold at a European Cup event in Germany,[11] then took silver at a European Cup race in Italy the next month.[12] At the 2017 World Championships in Spain, he finished 37th in the snowboard cross and eighth in the snowboard team cross alongside . Four days later he won bronze at yet another European Cup race in Switzerland.[13]

2018–2019[]

De Blois finished 33rd in the snowboard cross competition at the 2019 World Championships in Canada, missing qualification to the finals by .09 seconds.[14] In the run-up to the competition, he had finished in first and second place in races at the North American Cup.[15]

2019–2020[]

De Blois only had one top ten World Cup finish in the 2019–20 season, an eighth-place performance in Cervinia on 21 December 2019.[4]

2020–2021[]

He won his first World Cup race in Chiesa on 23 January 2021 – the first event of the 2020–21 season.[16] Not only did he become the first Dutch competitor to win a World Cup competition in snowboard cross,[2] but he also secured his qualification to the 2022 Winter Olympics held in Beijing.[17] He placed fourth overall in the 2020–21 World Cup season.[18] He also finished tenth in the snowboard cross race at the 2021 World Championships in Sweden.[19]

De Blois was again nominated for Westland Sportsman of the Year in January 2022.[20]

Personal life[]

De Blois has spent his winters in Austria since the age of 17 and does wakeboarding and surfing back home in the summer.[21][2] He worked many jobs to finance his career in his early years, such as baking pizzas at a restaurant and giving surfing lessons in Ter Heijde.[17]

Results[]

Olympic Winter Games
2022 – Genting, TBA at snowboardcross
FIS World Snowboard Championships[22]
2017 – Sierra Nevada, 37th at snowboardcross
2017 – Sierra Nevada, 8th at snowboardcross team
2019 – Solitude, 33rd at snowboardcross
2021 – Idre, 10th at snowboardcross
World Cup[23]
2021 – Chiesa, 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st at snowboardcross
European Cup[24]
2017 –  [de], 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st at snowboardcross
2017 – Colere, 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd at snowboardcross
2017 – Dolní Morava, 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd at snowboardcross
North American Cup[15]
2019 – Panorama, 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st at snowboardcross
2019 – Panorama, 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd at snowboardcross
FIS Races[25]
2014 – Isola 2000, 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st at snowboardcross
2016 – Dolní Morava, 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st at snowboardcross
2016 – Dolní Morava, 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st at snowboardcross
2016 – Boží Dar, 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st at snowboardcross
2016 – Boží Dar, 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd at snowboardcross
2019 –  [fi], 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd at snowboardcross
2020 – Flumserberg, 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st at snowboardcross
2021 – Crans-Montana, 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st at snowboardcross

World Cup seasonal results[]

Season Points Finish
2015–16 539.4 34th
2016–17 100.1 61st
2017–18 1630.5 21st
2018–19 680 26th
2019–20 618.8 24th
2020–21 247 4th

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Glenn de Blois" (in Dutch). TeamNL. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f ter Huurne, Bart (28 January 2021). "Hoe snowboarder Glenn de Blois historie schreef: 'De eerste winst is het moeilijkst'". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Glenn de Blois is zwaar teleurgesteld maar ook strijdlustig". Rodi.nl (in Dutch). 1 March 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Glenn BLOIS DE – Results". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Glenn DE BLOIS – Universiade". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Glenn DE BLOIS – FIS Junior World Championships". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Rookie Glenn de Blois 6e op WC SBX". ultimate-snowboarding.com (in Dutch). 5 March 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Glenn de Blois uit De Lier Nederlands kampioen snowboarden". Omroep West (in Dutch). 2 April 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Glenn de Blois en Kiki Bertens verkozen tot beste Westlandse Sporters". Omroep West (in Dutch). 1 February 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  10. ^ "De Blois mag met Duitse selectie trainen". WOS.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  11. ^ "Glenn de Blois uit De Lier wint Europa Cup snowboardcross". Omroep West (in Dutch). 29 January 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Glenn de Blois tweede op Europa Cup snowboardcross". WOS.nl (in Dutch). 28 February 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Glenn de Blois derde bij Europa Cup snowboardcross". Rodi.nl (in Dutch). 20 March 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  14. ^ van Schijndel, Pepijn (31 January 2019). "WK snowboard 2019 begonnen en net geen finaleplaats snowboardcross voor Glenn de Blois". wintersport.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  15. ^ a b "Glenn DE BLOIS – Nor-Am Cup". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  16. ^ Houston, Michael (23 January 2021). "De Blois takes shock win and Moioli victorious again at Snowboard Cross World Cup". Inside the Games. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  17. ^ a b Volkers, John (27 January 2021). "Olympische beloning voor volhouder Glenn de Blois op zijn snowboard". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  18. ^ "Glenn de Blois pakt hoogste eindklassering in aanloop naar Olympische Spelen". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 8 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  19. ^ "Snowboarder De Blois laat het liggen in laatste meters en sneuvelt op WK". NOS.nl (in Dutch). 11 February 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  20. ^ "Sportmannen Glenn de Blois, Dylan Hoogerwerf en Ruben Rolvink genomineerd". Rodi.nl (in Dutch). 13 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  21. ^ Borcherts, Reemt (8 February 2021). "Het bijzondere pad naar de top van snowboardcrosser Glenn de Blois" (in Dutch). TeamNL. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  22. ^ "Glenn DE BLOIS – FIS World Snowboard Championships". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  23. ^ "Glenn DE BLOIS – World Cup – Top 3". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  24. ^ "Glenn DE BLOIS – European Cup – Top 3". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  25. ^ "Glenn DE BLOIS – FIS Races – Top 3". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

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