Mathieu Faivre
{{Short description|French alpine skier (born 1992)}}
{{Infobox alpine ski racer
|name = Mathieu Faivre
|image = Mathieu Faivre en mars 2019 au Super Slalom de La Plagne.jpg
|image_size = 210
|caption = Faivre in 2019
|disciplines = Giant slalom
|club = Douanes / C.S. Isola
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|1|18|df=y}}
|birth_place = Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
|height = 1.75 m
|wcdebut = 12 March 2010 (age 18)
|olympicteams = 3 – (2014, 2018, 2022)
|olympicmedals = 1
|olympicgolds = 0
|worldsteams = 6 – (2013–2023)
|worldsmedals = 3
|worldsgolds = 3
|wcwins = 2 – (2 GS)
|wcpodiums = 10 – (10 GS)
|wcoveralls = 0 – (14th in 2017)
|wctitles = 0 – (2nd in GS, 2017)
|show-medals = yes
|medaltemplates =
{{Medal|Sport|Men's alpine skiing}}
{{Medal|Country|{{FRA}}}}
{{MedalOlympic}}
{{MedalBronze|2022 Beijing|Giant slalom}}
{{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}
{{Medal|Gold|2017 St. Moritz|Team event}}
{{Medal|Gold|2021 Cortina d'Ampezzo|Giant slalom}}
{{Medal|Gold|2021 Cortina d'Ampezzo|Parallel}}
{{Medal|Competition|Junior World Championships}}
{{Medal|Gold|2010 Les Houches|Giant slalom}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2011 Crans Montana|Giant slalom}}
}}
Mathieu Faivre (born 18 January 1992) is a French World Cup alpine ski racer,[http://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/athlete-biography.html?sector=AL&competitorid=135985&type=result FIS Biography]{{Cite web |url=http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-mathieu-faivre |title=Sochi 2014 profile |access-date=2014-03-01 |archive-date=2014-04-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407015903/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-mathieu-faivre |url-status=dead }} 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.
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.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.skiracing.com/stories/pinturault-prevails-in-tough-yuzawa-naeba-gs |magazine=Ski Racing |last=Higgins |first=Sean |title=Pinturault prevails in tough Yuzawa Naeba GS |date=13 Feb 2016 |accessdate=14 Feb 2016 }} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/faivre-lead-giant-slalom-1st-run-wcup-finals-093750021.html|title=Fanara tops all-French podium in giant slalom at WCup finals|website=Yahoo News|access-date=2016-03-19}} He ended the season at a career-high position of fourth in the final giant slalom standings.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fis-ski.com/alpine-skiing/leader-board/giant-slalom/|title=Alpine Skiing: Leader Boards - FIS-SKI|website=FIS-SKI|access-date=2016-03-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128150717/http://www.fis-ski.com/alpine-skiing/leader-board/giant-slalom/|archive-date=2018-01-28|url-status=dead}} Faivre's first World Cup victory came on home country snow in December 2016 {{nowrap|at Val-d'Isère.}}
At the 2021 World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Faivre won two gold medals. He took the inaugural parallel giant slalom{{cite web|url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/bassino-faivre-secure-inaugural-parallel-giant-slalom-world-titles?AnonymousID=3f9c5251-c139-4d4d-b54f-c18ee2f531a5|title=Bassino, Liensberger, Faivre secure inaugural parallel giant slalom world titles|publisher=olympics.com
|accessdate=17 February 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.com/alpine-skiing/world-championships/2020-2021/world-championships-bassino-faivre-win-parallel-golds-for-italy-and-france-amidst-controversy_sto8130661/story.shtml|title=World Championships: Bassino, Liensberger, Faivre win parallel golds for Italy, Austria and France|publisher=Eurosport|accessdate=17 February 2025}} and the giant slalom three days later.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/mathieu-faivre-claims-second-cortina-2021-gold-with-giant-slalom-title-at-worlds|title=Mathieu Faivre claims second Cortina 2021 World Champs gold with Giant Slalom win|publisher=olympics.com|accessdate=17 February 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.com/alpine-skiing/world-championships/2020-2021/mathieu-faivre-takes-stunning-giant-slalom-gold-as-alexis-pinturault-crashes-in-second-run_sto8138184/story.shtml|title=Mathieu Faivre takes stunning Giant Slalom gold as Alexis Pinturault crashes in second run|publisher=Eurosport|accessdate=17 February 2025}} 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.{{cite news |last1=Newman |first1=Richard |title=Marco Odermatt claims Giant Slalom gold at Winter Olympics as blizzard causes havoc in Beijing |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/alpine-skiing/beijing-2022/2022/marco-odermatt-claims-giant-slalom-gold-at-winter-olympics-as-blizzard-causes-havoc-in-beijing_sto8786172/story.shtml |access-date=16 June 2022 |date=13 February 2022}}
Personal life
Faivre was in a relationship with Olympic and World Cup champion Mikaela Shiffrin beginning in the summer of 2017,{{cite news|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/11/27/mikaela-shiffrin-the-best-slalom-skier-in-the-world|magazine=The New Yorker|last=Paumgarten|first=Nick|title=Mikaela Shiffrin, the best slalom skier in the world|date=November 27, 2017}} but it ended in 2019.{{cite news|url=https://thec5.com/the-best-ski-racer-in-the-world-is-single-again/|website=TheC5.com|title=The best ski racer in the world is single again|date=October 14, 2019}}
World Cup results
=Season standings=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%;"
!Season !! Age !! Overall !! Slalom !! Giant | ||||||||
| 2010 | 18 | 117 | — | 36 | — | — | — | rowspan=10 {{n/a}} |
| 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 | — | style="background:silver;"|2 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | 26 | 48 | — | 12 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | 27 | 35 | — | 9 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | 28 | 29 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 23 |
| 2021 | 29 | 16 | — | 5 | — | — | rowspan=3 {{n/a}} | 10 |
| 2022 | 30 | 46 | — | 13 | 36 | — | — | |
| 2023 | 31 | 93 | — | 31 | — | — | {{n/a}} |
=Race podiums=
- 2 wins – (2 GS)
- 10 podiums – (10 GS); 43 top tens
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;" | ||||
| Season
! Date ! Location ! Discipline ! Place | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2" |2016 | align=right|13 Feb 2016 | align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} Naeba, Japan | Giant slalom | 2nd |
| align=right|19 Mar 2016 | align=left| {{flagicon|SUI}} St. Moritz, Switzerland | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| rowspan="3" |2017 | align=right bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|4 Dec 2016 | align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} Val-d'Isère, France | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|Giant slalom | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st |
| align=right|18 Dec 2016 | align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Alta Badia, Italy | Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| align=right|18 Mar 2017 | align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Aspen, USA | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 2019 | align=right|19 Dec 2018 | align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria | Giant slalom | 3rd |
| 2020 | align=right|27 Oct 2019 | align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} Sölden, Austria | Giant slalom | 2nd |
| rowspan="3" |2021 | align=right|27 Feb 2021 | align=left rowspan="2"|{{flagicon|BUL}} Bansko, Bulgaria | Giant slalom | 2nd |
| align=right bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|28 Feb 2021 | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| Giant slalom | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st | ||
| align=right|20 Mar 2021 | align=left| {{flagicon|SUI}} Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Giant slalom | 3rd |
World Championships results
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
! Year !! Age !! Slalom !! Giant | ||||||||
| 2013 | 21 | — | 21 | — | — | — | rowspan="4" {{n/a}} | — |
| 2015 | 23 | — | DNF1 | — | — | — | 5 | |
| 2017 | 25 | — | 9 | — | — | — | style="background:gold;"|1 | |
| 2019 | 27 | — | 17 | — | — | — | 5 | |
| 2021 | 29 | — | style="background:gold;"|1 | — | — | — | style="background:gold;"|1 | — |
| 2023 | 31 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
Olympic results
References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
- {{Sports links}}
- {{Ski-DB}}
- [http://www.ffs.fr/ski-alpin/equipes-de-france/hommes French Ski Team – 2023 men's A team] {{in lang|fr}}
{{Footer World Champions Giant Slalom Men}}
{{Footer World Champions Parallel Giant Slalom Men}}
{{Footer World Champions Mixed Team}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Faivre, Mathieu}}
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