Léa Casta
{{Short description|French snowboarder (born 2006)}}
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| event = Snowboard cross
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{{MedalCompetition|Winter Youth Olympics}}
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Léa Casta (born 10 February 2006) is a French snowboarder who specializes in snowboard cross.
Career
In January 2024, Casta represented France at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics where she served as the flag bearer during the opening ceremony and won a gold medal in the mixed team snowboard cross and a bronze medal in the snowboard cross events.{{cite web |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/gangwon-2024-dominant-french-reign-supreme-in-snowboard-cross |title=Gangwon 2024 update: France triumph in snowboard cross with stellar medal haul, including mixed team gold and silver |website=olympics.com |first=Chloe |last=Merrell |date=22 January 2024 |access-date=7 April 2025}} In April 2024, she then competed at the FIS Snowboarding Junior World Championships where she won gold medals in the snowboard cross and snowboard cross team events.{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/snowboard-cross/news/2023-24/young-talents-shone-at-the-fis-snowboard-cross-junior-world-championships-in-gudauri-geo |title=Young talents shone at the FIS Snowboard Cross Junior World Championships in Gudauri |website=fis-ski.com |date=15 April 2024 |access-date=7 April 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://sporteurope.org/lea-casta-france-shining-star/ |title=Léa Casta, France shining star |website=sporteurope.org |date=17 December 2024 |access-date=7 April 2025}}
Casta represented France at the 2025 Snowboarding World Championships and finished in fourth place in the mixed snowboard team cross event and fifth place in the snowboard cross events.{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/snowboard-cross/news/2024-25/france-take-snowboard-cross-mixed-team-title-as-switzerland-seize-home-bronze |title=France take Snowboard Cross Mixed Team title as Switzerland seize home bronze |website=fis-ski.com |date=29 March 2025 |access-date=7 April 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/snowboard-cross/news/2024-25/moioli-and-grondin-claim-debut-snowboard-cross-world-titles-in-thrilling-racing |title=Moioli and Grondin claim debut Snowboard Cross world titles in thrilling racing |website=fis-ski.com |date=28 March 2025 |access-date=7 April 2025}} During the 2024–25 FIS Snowboard World Cup, Casta won the crystal globe in the snowboard cross with 805 points, becoming the fourth French woman to win the crystal globe in the discipline.{{cite web |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/snowboard/snowboardcross-la-francaise-lea-casta-remporte-la-coupe-du-monde-a-seulement-19-ans-02cb78e2-123c-11f0-95ee-d86636cacd85 |title=Snowboardcross. La Française Léa Casta remporte la Coupe du monde à seulement 19 ans |newspaper=Ouest-France |date=5 April 2025 |access-date=7 April 2025 |language=French}}{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/snowboard-cross/news/2024-25/casta-and-grondin-cap-off-snowboard-cross-crystal-globes-with-final-wins |title=Casta and Grondin cap off Snowboard Cross Crystal Globes with final wins |website=fis-ski.com |date=6 April 2025 |access-date=7 April 2025}} Charlotte Bankes was the discipline leader for the majority of the World Cup, however, she missed the last two races after suffering a broken collarbone in a season-ending training crash on 4 April 2025.{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/snowboard-cross/news/2024-25/crystal-globes-safe-for-grondin-and-casta-but-dusek-wins-bataille-royale |title=Crystal Globes safe for Grondin and Casta – but Dusek wins Bataille Royale |website=fis-ski.com |date=5 April 2025 |access-date=7 April 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/auvergne-rhone-alpes/haute-savoie/je-n-en-reviens-pas-a-19-ans-lea-casta-remporte-son-premier-titre-de-championne-du-monde-de-snowboardcross-3134581.html |title="Je n'en reviens pas" : à 19 ans, Léa Casta remporte son premier titre de championne du monde de snowboardcross |publisher=France 3 |first=Antoine |last=Belhassen |date=7 April 2025 |access-date=7 April 2025 |language=French}}
References
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External links
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{{Footer Youth Olympic Champions Snowboarding Ski Snowboard Cross Team}}
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Category:French female snowboarders
Category:Snowboarders at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
Category:Youth Olympic gold medalists for France