Mathieu Faivre (born 18 January 1992) is a French

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alpine ski racer, and specializes in giant slalom. He has competed for

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in two

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and six

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. In

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, he won two gold medals for world titles in giant slalom and

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Career

Born in

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, Alpes-Maritimes, Faivre made his World Cup debut at age 18 in March 2010 and gained his first World Cup podium in February

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in a giant slalom at

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, Japan. 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. He ended the season at a career-high position of fourth in the final giant slalom standings. Faivre's first World Cup victory came on home country snow in December

Despite not being a big favorite entering the

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in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Faivre won two gold medals. He took the inaugural

, 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

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, 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.

Personal life

Faivre was in a relationship with Olympic and World Cup champion

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beginning in the summer of 2017, but it ended in 2019.

World Cup results

Season standings

Race podiums

* 2 wins – (2 GS) * 10 podiums – (10 GS); 43 top tens

World Championships results

Olympic results

References

External links

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French Ski Team – 2023 men's A team
' 1992 births Living people Olympic alpine skiers for France Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for France Olympic medalists in alpine skiing French male alpine skiers Sportspeople from Nice 21st-century French people {{France-alpine-skiing-bio-stub