Mathieu Faivre

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
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 – (2013–2023)
Medals3 (3 gold)
World Cup
Seasons12 – (2010–2021)
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 place2022 BeijingGiant slalom
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 St. MoritzTeam event
Gold medal – first place2021 Cortina d'AmpezzoGiant slalom
Gold medal – first place2021 Cortina d'AmpezzoParallel
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 Les HouchesGiant slalom
Bronze medal – third place2011 Crans MontanaGiant slalom

Career

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

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

Season standings

Season Age  Overall  Slalom Giant
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombinedParallel
20101811736
20111913535
20122012644
2013217825
2014224411
2015236116
201624214
201725142
2018264812
201927359
20202829723
20212916510
202230461336
2023319331

Race podiums

  • 2 wins – (2 GS)
  • 10 podiums – (10 GS); 43 top tens
Season Date Location Discipline Place
201613 Feb 2016Japan Naeba, JapanGiant slalom2nd
19 Mar 2016 Switzerland  St. Moritz, SwitzerlandGiant slalom3rd
20174 Dec 2016France Val-d'Isère, FranceGiant slalom1st
18 Dec 2016Italy Alta Badia, ItalyGiant slalom2nd
18 Mar 2017United States Aspen, USAGiant slalom3rd
201919 Dec 2018Austria Saalbach-Hinterglemm, AustriaGiant slalom3rd
202027 Oct 2019Austria Sölden, AustriaGiant slalom2nd
202127 Feb 2021Bulgaria Bansko, BulgariaGiant slalom2nd
28 Feb 2021Giant slalom1st
20 Mar 2021 Switzerland Lenzerheide, SwitzerlandGiant slalom3rd

World Championships results

  Year   Age  Slalom Giant
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombinedParallelTeam
 event 
20132121
201523DNF15
20172591
201927175
20212911
20233119

Olympic results

  Year   Age  Slalom Giant
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombinedTeam
event
20142224
2018267
20223035

References

  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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