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Alexis Pinturault

Alpine skier
At Stockholm in February 2019
Disciplines	Giant slalom, Super-G, Combined (also Slalom before 2023)
Club	Douanes – SC Courchevel
Born	(1991-03-20) 20 March 1991 (age 34) Moûtiers, France
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
World Cup debut	13 March 2009 (age 17)
Website	alexispinturault.com
Olympics
Teams	3 – (2014, 2018, 2022)
Medals	3 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams	7 – (2011–23)
Medals	8 (3 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	15 – (2009–2023)
Wins	34 – (1 SG, 18 GS, 3 SL,         10 AC, 2 PS)
Podiums	77 – (4 SG, 41 GS, 12 SL,15 AC, 3 PS, 2 PGS)
Overall titles	1 – (2021)
Discipline titles	5 – (GS: 2021, AC: 2016, 2017, 2019 & 2020)
Medal record Men's alpine skiing Representing  France World Cup race podiums Event 1st 2nd 3rd Slalom 3 4 5 Giant 18 12 11 Super-G 1 1 2 Downhill 0 0 0 Combined 10 4 1 Parallel 2 1 2 International alpine ski competitions Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 1 2 World Championships 3 1 4 Olympic Games Silver 2018 Pyeongchang Combined Bronze 2014 Sochi Giant slalom Bronze 2018 Pyeongchang Giant slalom World Championships Gold 2017 St. Moritz Team event Gold 2019 Åre Combined Gold 2023 Courchevel Combined Silver 2021 Cortina d'Ampezzo Combined Bronze 2015 Beaver Creek Giant slalom Bronze 2019 Åre Giant slalom Bronze 2021 Cortina d'Ampezzo Super-G Bronze 2023 Courchevel Super-G Junior World Championships Gold 2009 Garmisch-Pertenkirchen Giant slalom Gold 2011 Crans-Montana Giant slalom

Alexis Pinturault (born March 20, 1991, in Moûtiers, France) is a super-fast French alpine ski racer. He's also an Olympic medalist!

Alexis is the most successful French skier ever in the World Cup, with an amazing 34 victories. He has competed for France in seven World Championships and three Winter Olympics. He won four bronze medals in the Giant Slalom at these big events. In 2021, he even won the overall World Cup championship, which is a huge deal!

He's also a two-time world champion in the "Combined" event (in 2019 and 2023). Plus, he won a gold medal in the "Team event" in 2017. Before becoming a senior champion, he was a two-time world junior champion in Giant Slalom (in 2009 and 2011).

Alexis's Early Life

Alexis Pinturault was born in Moûtiers, a town in Savoie, France. He grew up in Annecy. His mom, Hege Wiig Pinturault, is from Bergen, Norway. Because of this, Alexis spent many of his childhood summers in Norway. He has dual citizenship, meaning he is a citizen of both France and Norway.

Alexis's Ski Racing Journey

Alexis started his World Cup career just before his 18th birthday. This was in March 2009, at a race in Åre, Sweden. Two years later, in March 2011, he got his first podium finish. He came in second place in a Giant Slalom race in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia.

His first World Cup victory came in February 2012. He won a "parallel slalom" race in Moscow, Russia.

Winning in 2013

Alexis had a small setback in October 2012. He hurt his ankle playing tennis and couldn't ski for three months. But he came back strong! In December, he won his second World Cup race in Slalom at Val-d'Isère, France. The home crowd loved it! He started in sixth place but had an amazing second run.

His third win was in the "super-combined" event in Wengen, Switzerland. His great slalom skills helped him win this race. He didn't win any medals at the 2013 World Championships. However, he finished in the top six four times, which is still very impressive. A week later, he won his fourth World Cup race. This was his first win in Giant Slalom, at Garmisch, Germany.

In March 2013, Alexis was given the "Longines Rising Star" award. This award goes to the best young racer (under 23) of the season. After the 2014 season, Alexis changed his ski equipment from Salomon to Head.

Before the 2023-24 season, Alexis decided to focus on speed races. This means he will no longer compete in Slalom events.

World Cup Achievements

Alexis has won 6 World Cup titles! This includes one overall title, one Giant Slalom title, and four Combined titles.

Season Titles

	Season
		Discipline
	2013	Combined
	2014	Combined
	2016	Combined
	2017	Combined
	2019	Combined
	2020	Combined
	2021
		Overall
		Giant slalom
		Parallel

Unofficial, tied with Ivica Kostelić

Unofficial, tied with Ted Ligety

Unofficial

Season Standings

This table shows how Alexis ranked in different ski disciplines each season.

Standings through 24 December 2023

Race Victories

Alexis has won 34 World Cup races and stood on the podium 77 times!

Season
	Date	Location	Discipline
2012	21 February 2012	Moscow, Russia	Parallel slalom
2013	8 December 2012	Val-d'Isère, France	Slalom
	18 January 2013	Wengen, Switzerland	Combined
	24 February 2013	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany	Giant slalom
2014	19 January 2014	Wengen, Switzerland	Slalom
	26 January 2014	Kitzbühel, Austria	Combined
	13 March 2014	Lenzerheide, Switzerland	Super-G
2015	23 January 2015	Kitzbühel, Austria	Combined
	14 March 2015	Kranjska Gora, Slovenia	Giant slalom
2016	22 January 2016	Kitzbühel, Austria	Combined
	13 February 2016	Naeba, Japan	Giant slalom
	19 February 2016	Chamonix, France	Combined
	26 February 2016	Hinterstoder, Austria	Giant slalom
	28 February 2016		Giant slalom
	4 March 2016	Kranjska Gora, Slovenia	Giant slalom
2017	23 October 2016	Sölden, Austria	Giant slalom
	10 December 2016	Val-d'Isère, France	Giant slalom
	29 December 2016	Santa Caterina, Italy	Combined
	7 January 2017	Adelboden, Switzerland	Giant slalom
2018	9 December 2017	Val-d'Isère, France	Giant slalom
	29 December 2017	Bormio, Italy	Combined
2019	22 February 2019	Bansko, Bulgaria	Combined
	16 March 2019	Soldeu, Andorra	Giant slalom
2020	27 October 2019	Sölden, Austria	Giant slalom
	15 December 2019	Val-d'Isère, France	Slalom
	29 December 2019	Bormio, Italy	Combined
	2 February 2020	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany	Giant slalom
	1 March 2020	Hinterstoder, Austria	Combined
	2 March 2020		Giant slalom
2021	27 November 2020	Lech/Zürs, Austria	Parallel-G
	20 December 2020	Alta Badia, Italy	Giant slalom
	8 January 2021	Adelboden, Switzerland	Giant slalom
	9 January 2021		Giant slalom
	20 March 2021	Lenzerheide, Switzerland	Giant slalom

World Championship Results

Alexis has won 3 gold, 1 silver, and 4 bronze medals at the World Championships!

Olympic Results

Alexis has won 1 silver and 2 bronze medals at the Winter Olympics!

See Also

In Spanish: Alexis Pinturault para niños

• List of FIS Alpine Ski World Cup men's race winners