Clément Noël (born 3 May 1997) is a French

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alpine ski racer and specialises in the slalom discipline. He competed in the

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, placing fourth in the slalom, then became the gold medalist in slalom at the

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Biography

Noël is from the

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commune in

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, in northeastern

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. In 2015, he joined the France B team and made his first

debut in November

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. He became Champion of France of Slalom Elite with Lélex on March 26, 2017, and scored his first points in the World Cup by taking 20th place in the slalom at

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on December 10, 2017. He gained his first top ten by placing eighth in the slalom at

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on 21 January 2018. A few weeks later, on 7 February, he won the slalom at the Junior World Championships at

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, Switzerland. Noël competed in his first

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at Pyeongchang in

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and just missed a medal, coming in fourth in the slalom. He gained his first World Cup podium eleven months later with a runner-up finish in the slalom at

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A week later he won his first race, a slalom in

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. At his first

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in February, he was seventh in the slalom. Noël is a student at the University of Savoy.

World Cup results

Season standings

Race podiums

World Championship results

Olympic results

References

External links

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2023 men's A team at French Ski Team

Clement Noel at Dynastar Skis
{{DEFAULTSORT:Noel, Clement 1997 births French male alpine skiers Living people Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers for France Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in alpine skiing Olympic gold medalists for France Université Savoie Mont Blanc alumni Skiers from Vosges (department) 21st-century French sportsmen