Mathieu Faivre
French alpine skier (born 1992)
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Mathieu Faivre (French pronunciation: [matjø fɛvʁ]; born 18 January 1992) is a French World Cup alpine ski racer,[1][2] who 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.
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| Born | 18 January 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Disciplines | Giant slalom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Douanes / C.S. Isola | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 12 March 2010 (age 18) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 3 – (2014, 2018, 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 6 – (2013–2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 3 (3 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 12 – (2010–2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 2 – (2 GS) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 10 – (10 GS) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (14th in 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (2nd in GS, 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.[3] 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.[4] He ended the season at a career-high position of fourth in the final giant slalom standings.[5] Faivre's first World Cup victory came on home country snow in December 2016 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[6][7] and the giant slalom three days later.[8][9] 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.[10]
In October 2025, Faivre retired from competitions.[11]
Personal life
Faivre was in a relationship with Olympic and World Cup champion Mikaela Shiffrin from the summer of 2017[12] until 2019.[13]
World Cup results
Season standings
Race podiums
- 2 wins – (2 GS)
- 10 podiums – (10 GS); 43 top tens
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
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| 2016 | 13 Feb 2016 |  Naeba, Japan | Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 19 Mar 2016 |  St. Moritz, Switzerland | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 2017 | 4 Dec 2016 |  Val-d'Isère, France | Giant slalom | 1st |
| 18 Dec 2016 |  Alta Badia, Italy | Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 18 Mar 2017 |  Aspen, USA | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 2019 | 19 Dec 2018 |  Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria | Giant slalom | 3rd |
| 2020 | 27 Oct 2019 | Sölden, Austria | Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 2021 | 27 Feb 2021 |  Bansko, Bulgaria | Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 28 Feb 2021 | Giant slalom | 1st | ||
| 20 Mar 2021 | Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Giant slalom | 3rd |
