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J.O. - Jean-Luc Crétier et la folie de l'or olympique : "A mon retour, je me suis caché une nuit à Annecy avec ma femme" - Eurosport
![Olympic skiing champion Jean-Luc Cretier (R) talks to his mobile phone next to his wife Francoise after returning at home in Bourg-Saint-Maurice , French Alps, December 20. Cretier crashed and went to Olympic skiing champion Jean-Luc Cretier (R) talks to his mobile phone next to his wife Francoise after returning at home in Bourg-Saint-Maurice , French Alps, December 20. Cretier crashed and went to](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D55TEX/olympic-skiing-champion-jean-luc-cretier-r-talks-to-his-mobile-phone-next-to-his-wife-francoise-after-returning-at-home-in-bourg-saint-maurice-french-alps-december-20-cretier-crashed-and-went-to-hospital-with-a-suspected-career-threatening-knee-during-a-world-cup-downhill-on-the-saslong-piste-at-val-gardena-italy-on-december-19-2D55TEX.jpg)
Olympic skiing champion Jean-Luc Cretier (R) talks to his mobile phone next to his wife Francoise after returning at home in Bourg-Saint-Maurice , French Alps, December 20. Cretier crashed and went to
![Olympic skiing champion Jean-Luc Cretier looks at his injured left leg after returning at home in Bourg-Saint-Maurice , French Alps, December 20. Cretier crashed and went to hospital with a suspected career-threatening Olympic skiing champion Jean-Luc Cretier looks at his injured left leg after returning at home in Bourg-Saint-Maurice , French Alps, December 20. Cretier crashed and went to hospital with a suspected career-threatening](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D5654F/olympic-skiing-champion-jean-luc-cretier-looks-at-his-injured-left-leg-after-returning-at-home-in-bourg-saint-maurice-french-alps-december-20-cretier-crashed-and-went-to-hospital-with-a-suspected-career-threatening-knee-during-a-world-cup-downhill-on-the-saslong-piste-at-val-gardena-italy-on-december-19-2D5654F.jpg)
Olympic skiing champion Jean-Luc Cretier looks at his injured left leg after returning at home in Bourg-Saint-Maurice , French Alps, December 20. Cretier crashed and went to hospital with a suspected career-threatening
![Jean-Luc Cretier of France is airborne on his way to third place in a two-run World Cup sprint downhill race January 23. [Switzerland's Didier Cuche clocked an overall time of 2:31.55 minutes Jean-Luc Cretier of France is airborne on his way to third place in a two-run World Cup sprint downhill race January 23. [Switzerland's Didier Cuche clocked an overall time of 2:31.55 minutes](https://c8.alamy.com/compfr/2d58fpd/jean-luc-cretier-of-france-is-airborne-on-his-way-to-third-place-in-a-two-run-world-cup-sprint-downhill-race-january-23-switzerlands-didier-cuche-clocked-an-overall-time-of-2-31-55-minutes-in-two-heats-and-won-the-race-ahead-of-nicolas-burtin-and-cretier-of-france-2d58fpd.jpg)
Jean-Luc Cretier of France is airborne on his way to third place in a two-run World Cup sprint downhill race January 23. [Switzerland's Didier Cuche clocked an overall time of 2:31.55 minutes
![Jean-Luc Cretier of France is held aloft holding a French flag as he celebrates winning the gold medal in the men's Olympic Downhill race February 13. Cretier, who has never won a Jean-Luc Cretier of France is held aloft holding a French flag as he celebrates winning the gold medal in the men's Olympic Downhill race February 13. Cretier, who has never won a](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D57H6J/jean-luc-cretier-of-france-is-held-aloft-holding-a-french-flag-as-he-celebrates-winning-the-gold-medal-in-the-mens-olympic-downhill-race-february-13-cretier-who-has-never-won-a-race-or-a-medal-in-11-years-in-the-sport-won-in-a-time-of-one-minute-5011-seconds-2D57H6J.jpg)
Jean-Luc Cretier of France is held aloft holding a French flag as he celebrates winning the gold medal in the men's Olympic Downhill race February 13. Cretier, who has never won a
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J.O. - Jean-Luc Crétier et la folie de l'or olympique : "A mon retour, je me suis caché une nuit à Annecy avec ma femme" - Eurosport
Nagano 1998. Jean-Luc Crétier, alpine skiing (downhill) © Jean-Louis Fel/L'Équipe February 5, 1998.This was Jean-Luc Crétier's first time down the Hakuba piste, for training purposes, but the weather was to become cloudy
![Jean-Luc Cretier of France celebrates winning the gold medal in the men's Olympic Downhill race February 13. Cretier who has never won a race or a medal in 11 years in the Jean-Luc Cretier of France celebrates winning the gold medal in the men's Olympic Downhill race February 13. Cretier who has never won a race or a medal in 11 years in the](https://c8.alamy.com/compfr/2d5a16w/jean-luc-cretier-of-france-celebrates-winning-the-gold-medal-in-the-mens-olympic-downhill-race-february-13-cretier-who-has-never-won-a-race-or-a-medal-in-11-years-in-the-sport-set-a-time-of-one-minute-50-11-seconds-2d5a16w.jpg)
Jean-Luc Cretier of France celebrates winning the gold medal in the men's Olympic Downhill race February 13. Cretier who has never won a race or a medal in 11 years in the
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J.O. - Jean-Luc Crétier et la folie de l'or olympique : "A mon retour, je me suis caché une nuit à Annecy avec ma femme" - Eurosport
![Jean-Luc Cretier of France in action during the men's World Cup downhill race in Wengen, January 17. Cretier clocked the second best time of 2:29.29 Stock Photo - Alamy Jean-Luc Cretier of France in action during the men's World Cup downhill race in Wengen, January 17. Cretier clocked the second best time of 2:29.29 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D5ATP7/jean-luc-cretier-of-france-in-action-during-the-mens-world-cup-downhill-race-in-wengen-january-17-cretier-clocked-the-second-best-time-of-22929-2D5ATP7.jpg)
Jean-Luc Cretier of France in action during the men's World Cup downhill race in Wengen, January 17. Cretier clocked the second best time of 2:29.29 Stock Photo - Alamy
![Jean-Luc Cretier of France leaves the start for the first official practice of the men's Olympic downhill course February 5. [Werner Franz of Austria clocked the fastest time of 1:52.80 while Cretier Jean-Luc Cretier of France leaves the start for the first official practice of the men's Olympic downhill course February 5. [Werner Franz of Austria clocked the fastest time of 1:52.80 while Cretier](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D5FDM3/jean-luc-cretier-of-france-leaves-the-start-for-the-first-official-practice-of-the-mens-olympic-downhill-course-february-5-werner-franz-of-austria-clocked-the-fastest-time-of-15280-while-cretier-placed-the-11th-best-time-in-15416-2D5FDM3.jpg)