Mathieu Faivre (born 18 January 1992) is a French World Cup alpine ski racer,[1][2] and specializes in giant slalom. He has competed for France in two Winter Olympics and six World Championships. In 2021, he won two gold medals for world titles in giant slalom and parallel giant slalom.
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| Born | 18 January 1992 Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Disciplines | Giant slalom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Douanes / C.S. Isola | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 12 March 2010 (age 18) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (2014, 2018, 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 6 – (2013–2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 3 (3 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 12 – (2010–2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 2 – (2 GS) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 10 – (10 GS) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (14th in 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (2nd in GS, 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editBorn in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Faivre made his World Cup debut at age 18 in March 2010 and gained his first World Cup podium in February 2016 in a giant slalom at Naeba, Japan.[3] Faivre's second podium came a month later at the World Cup finals in St. Moritz, Switzerland, part of an all-French podium, having led after the first run for the first time in his career.[4] He ended the season at a career-high position of fourth in the final giant slalom standings.[5] Faivre's first World Cup victory came on home country snow in December 2016 at Val-d'Isère.
Despite not being a big favorite entering the 2021 World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Faivre won two gold medals. He took the inaugural parallel giant slalom, and the giant slalom three days later, where he was in fourth place after the first run, more than a half-second back. To date, these two world titles are his standout racing achievements. A week later, he gained his second World Cup win at Bansko, Bulgaria, after a runner-up finish the day before.
Faivre represented France in the giant slalom at the 2022 Winter Olympics. He finished his first run in third position and, despite falling behind Žan Kranjec on his second run, maintained his position to take the bronze medal after a mistake from Stefan Brennsteiner.[6]
Personal life
editFaivre was in a relationship with Olympic and World Cup champion Mikaela Shiffrin beginning in the summer of 2017,[7] but it ended in 2019.[8]
World Cup results
editSeason standings
edit| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 18 | 117 | — | 36 | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 19 | 135 | — | — | — | — | 35 | |
| 2012 | 20 | 126 | — | 44 | — | — | — | |
| 2013 | 21 | 78 | — | 25 | — | — | — | |
| 2014 | 22 | 44 | — | 11 | — | — | — | |
| 2015 | 23 | 61 | — | 16 | — | — | — | |
| 2016 | 24 | 21 | — | 4 | — | — | — | |
| 2017 | 25 | 14 | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | 26 | 48 | — | 12 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | 27 | 35 | — | 9 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | 28 | 29 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 23 |
| 2021 | 29 | 16 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 10 |
| 2022 | 30 | 46 | — | 13 | 36 | — | — | |
| 2023 | 31 | 93 | — | 31 | — | — | — |
Race podiums
edit- 2 wins – (2 GS)
- 10 podiums – (10 GS); 43 top tens
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
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| 2016 | 13 Feb 2016 |  Naeba, Japan |
Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 19 Mar 2016 |  St. Moritz, Switzerland |
Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 2017 | 4 Dec 2016 |  Val-d'Isère, France |
Giant slalom | 1st |
| 18 Dec 2016 |  Alta Badia, Italy |
Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 18 Mar 2017 |  Aspen, USA |
Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 2019 | 19 Dec 2018 |  Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria |
Giant slalom | 3rd |
| 2020 | 27 Oct 2019 | Sölden, Austria |
Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 2021 | 27 Feb 2021 |  Bansko, Bulgaria |
Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 28 Feb 2021 | Giant slalom | 1st | ||
| 20 Mar 2021 | Lenzerheide, Switzerland |
Giant slalom | 3rd |
World Championships results
edit| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel | Team event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 21 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 23 | — | DNF1 | — | — | — | 5 | |
| 2017 | 25 | — | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 2019 | 27 | — | 17 | — | — | — | 5 | |
| 2021 | 29 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 2023 | 31 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
Olympic results
edit| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team event |
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| 2014 | 22 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 26 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 30 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 5 |
References
edit- ^ FIS Biography
- ^ "Sochi 2014 profile". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
- ^ Higgins, Sean (13 Feb 2016). "Pinturault prevails in tough Yuzawa Naeba GS". Ski Racing. Retrieved 14 Feb 2016.
- ^ "Fanara tops all-French podium in giant slalom at WCup finals". Yahoo News. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing: Leader Boards - FIS-SKI". FIS-SKI. Archived from the original on 2018-01-28. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
- ^ Newman, Richard (13 February 2022). "Marco Odermatt claims Giant Slalom gold at Winter Olympics as blizzard causes havoc in Beijing". Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ Paumgarten, Nick (November 27, 2017). "Mikaela Shiffrin, the best slalom skier in the world". The New Yorker.
- ^ "The best ski racer in the world is single again". TheC5.com. October 14, 2019.
External links
edit- Mathieu Faivre at FIS (alpine)
- Mathieu Faivre at Olympics.com
- Mathieu Faivre at Olympedia
- Mathieu Faivre at the French Olympic and Sports Committee (archived) (in French)
- Mathieu Faivre at Team France (in French)
- Mathieu Faivre at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- French Ski Team – 2023 men's A team (in French)
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