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.

Mathieu Faivre
Faivre in 2019
Personal information
Born (1992-01-18) 18 January 1992 (age 32)
Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesGiant slalom
ClubDouanes / C.S. Isola
World Cup debut12 March 2010 (age 18)
Olympics
Teams3 – (2014, 2018, 2022)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams6 – (20132023)
Medals3 (3 gold)
World Cup
Seasons12 – (20102021)
Wins2 – (2 GS)
Podiums10 – (10 GS)
Overall titles0 – (14th in 2017)
Discipline titles0 – (2nd in GS, 2017)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing Giant slalom
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 St. Moritz Team event
Gold medal – first place 2021 Cortina d'Ampezzo Giant slalom
Gold medal – first place 2021 Cortina d'Ampezzo Parallel
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Les Houches Giant slalom
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Crans Montana Giant slalom

Career

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Born 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

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Faivre 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

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Season standings

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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

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  • 2 wins – (2 GS)
  • 10 podiums – (10 GS); 43 top tens
Season Date Location Discipline Place
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

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  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

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  Year    Age   Slalom  Giant
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined Team
event
2014 22 24
2018 26 7
2022 30 3 5

References

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  1. ^ FIS Biography
  2. ^ "Sochi 2014 profile". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  3. ^ Higgins, Sean (13 Feb 2016). "Pinturault prevails in tough Yuzawa Naeba GS". Ski Racing. Retrieved 14 Feb 2016.
  4. ^ "Fanara tops all-French podium in giant slalom at WCup finals". Yahoo News. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
  5. ^ "Alpine Skiing: Leader Boards - FIS-SKI". FIS-SKI. Archived from the original on 2018-01-28. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
  6. ^ Newman, Richard (13 February 2022). "Marco Odermatt claims Giant Slalom gold at Winter Olympics as blizzard causes havoc in Beijing". Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  7. ^ Paumgarten, Nick (November 27, 2017). "Mikaela Shiffrin, the best slalom skier in the world". The New Yorker.
  8. ^ "The best ski racer in the world is single again". TheC5.com. October 14, 2019.
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