Matthieu Bailet (born 23 April 1996) is a French
World Cup alpine ski racer
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from
Nice
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, France.
He specializes in the speed events of
downhill
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and
super-G.
Bailet made his World Cup debut in March 2016 at
St. Moritz
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, Switzerland, following his gold medal at the
Junior World Championships. His first podium was five years later, as the runner-up in a super-G at
Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria.
World Cup results
Season standings
:
Race podiums
* 1 podium – (1 SG); 7 top tens
World Championship results
References
External links
*
French Ski Team – 2021 men's A team'
French male alpine skiers
1996 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Nice
Skiers from Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Olympic alpine skiers for France
21st-century French sportspeople
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