Mathieu Faivre

Mathieu Faivre
	Faivre in 2019
Personal information
Born	18 January 1992 (age 32); Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Occupation	Alpine skier
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Skiing career
Disciplines	Giant slalom
Club	Douanes / C.S. Isola
World Cup debut	12 March 2010 (age 18)
Olympics
Teams	3 – (2014, 2018, 2022)
Medals	1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams	6 – (2013–2023)
Medals	3 (3 gold)
World Cup
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
Men's alpine skiing
Representing France
Olympic Games
World Championships
Junior World Championships

Mathieu Faivre (born 18 January 1992) is a French World Cup alpine ski racer,^[1]^[2] 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.^[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.

Despite not being a big favorite entering the 2021 World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Faivre won two gold medals. He took the inaugural parallel giant slalom, 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 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.^[6]

Personal life

Faivre was in a relationship with Olympic and World Cup champion Mikaela Shiffrin beginning in the summer of 2017,^[7] but it ended in 2019.^[8]

World Cup results

Season standings

Season	Age	Overall	Slalom	Giant slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined	Parallel
2010	18	117	—	36	—	—	—	—
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	—	2	—	—	—
2018	26	48	—	12	—	—	—
2019	27	35	—	9	—	—	—
2020	28	29	—	7	—	—	—	23
2021	29	16	—	5	—	—	—	10
2022	30	46	—	13	36	—		—
2023	31	93	—	31	—	—		—

Race podiums

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

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Place
2016	13 Feb 2016	Naeba, Japan	Giant slalom	2nd
2016	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	Bansko, Bulgaria	Giant slalom	1st
	20 Mar 2021	Lenzerheide, Switzerland	Giant slalom	3rd