Double giant world champion (2013 and 2017), Worley has started 254 races on the world circuit in more than 17 years of career, for 36 podiums including 16 victories.
"A queen bows out, thank you for everything Tessa Worley," the French Ski Federation wrote on Twitter.
Born in October 1989, Worley has had the longest career in the history of the Women's World Cup circuit, spanning more than 17 years.
She scored her first victory in November 2008 in Aspen (United States), at only 19 years old. Since then, she has not left the circle of the best skiers in the world in giants, her favorite discipline.
Worley has suffered several injuries, including to her right knee in December 2013, which kept her out of the Sochi Olympics (2014) while at the top. Only the Olympic medal is missing from his trophy cabinet filled with four individual world medals: giant gold in 2013 and 2017, giant bronze in 2011, parallel bronze in 2021.
She also has two small globes of the giant, gleaned in 2017 and 2022, the latter during the World Cup finals in France in Meribel last year.
Her retirement leaves a void in the women's France team, which she has carried on her shoulders for several years.
On Sunday, she took 11th place in her last race in Soldeu.
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