Benjamin Thomsen (born August 25, 1987), also known as Ben Thomsen, is a World Cup alpine ski racer from Canada. Born in Invermere, British Columbia, he primarily competes in the speed events of Downhill and Super G. Thomsen's father Glenn is a former national team coach for Alpine Canada.Vancouver Sun.com – Invermere skier comes from out of nowhere – 2011-02-09 Thomsen made his World Cup debut in March 2010; his only podium came in February 2012, a second-place finish at the pre-Olympic downhill at Rosa Khutor in Russia.Ski Racing.com – Feuz first, Thomsen second in Sochi Olympic test – 2012-02-11Universal Sports.com – Former bricklayer Benjamin Thomsen scores first podium in Sochi – 2012-02-11
World Cup results Season standings SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiantSlalomSuper GDownhillCombined 2011 23 109 — — — 37 54 2012 24 42 — — 58 15 — 2013 25 77 — — 50 30 — 2014 26 97 — — 43 39 — 2015 27 73 — — — 25 — 2016 28 81 — — — 28 — 2017 29 no World Cup points 2018 30 88 — — 42 32 — 2019 31 52 — — 42 17 — 2020 32 99 — — — 39 —
Top ten results 1 podium – (1 DH) Season Date Location Discipline Place 2012 4 Feb 2012 Chamonix, France Downhill 5th 11 Feb 2012 Sochi, Russia Downhill 2nd3 Mar 2012 Kvitfjell, Norway Downhill 9th14 Mar 2012 Schladming, Austria Downhill 10th 2015 21 Feb 2015 Saalbach, Austria Downhill 8th 2016 29 Dec 2015 Santa Caterina, Italy Downhill 8th 2019 15 Dec 2018 Val Gardena, Italy Downhill 10th28 Dec 2018 Bormio, Italy Downhill 10th
World Championship results Year Age Slalom Giant slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 2011 23 — — 19 18 — 2013 25 — — 19 17 — 2015 27 — — 27 18 — 2017 29 Injured: did not compete 2019 31 — — 17 7 —
Olympic results Year Age Slalom Giant slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 2014 26 — — — 19 — 2018 30 — — — 28 DNS2
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External links
Benjamin Thomsen at Alpine Canada (archived)