Victor Muffat-Jeandet

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Victor Muffat-Jeandet
Victor Muffat-Jeandet en 2018.jpg
Muffat-Jeandet with Olympic bronze in 2018
Born (1989-03-05) 5 March 1989 (age 34)
Occupation Alpine skier
Skiing career
Disciplines Giant slalom, Combined,
Slalom
ClubS.C. Bonneval
World Cup debut28 February 2009 (age 19)
Olympics
Teams1 – (2018)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams5 – (20132021)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons15 – (20092023)
Wins1 – (1 AC)
Podiums11 – (5 GS, 1 SL, 5 AC)
Overall titles0 – (12th in 2015, 2016)
Discipline titles0 – (3rd in AC, 2015, 2018)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Pyeongchang Combined

Victor Muffat-Jeandet (born 5 March 1989) is a French World Cup alpine ski racer. [1]

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Career

Born in Aix-les-Bains, Savoie, Muffat-Jeandet made his World Cup debut in February 2009 in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia. He achieved his first podium in 2015, a runner-up finish in a super combined at Wengen, Switzerland; his first win came three years later at the same race.

At the World Championships, Muffat-Jeandet finished 26th in the slalom in 2013 and 7th in the giant slalom in 2015.

On his Olympic Games debut in PyeongChang, he earned his first medal, a bronze, in the combined and followed that result with two 6th places in the giant slalom and slalom.

World Cup results

Season standings

Season
AgeOverallSlalomGiant
Slalom
Super-GDownhillCombined
2013 2367402922
2014 24554920
2015 25121473
2016 26 12 18 5 48 5
2017 27 27 27 12 48 9
2018 28 14 15 10 - 3
2019 29 18 15 12 44 5
2020 30 15 15 10 58 6
2021 31 17 10 27
2022 32 80 41 26
2023 33 39 33 13
Standings through 6 January 2023

Race podiums

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
2015 16 Jan 2015  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Wengen, Switzerland Combined 2nd
2016 6 Dec 2015 Flag of the United States.svg Beaver Creek, USA Giant slalom 2nd
12 Dec 2015 Flag of France.svg Val d'Isère, FranceGiant slalom3rd
20 Dec 2015 Flag of Italy.svg Alta Badia, ItalyGiant slalom3rd
22 Jan 2016 Flag of Austria.svg Kitzbühel, AustriaCombined2nd
2018 12 Jan 2018  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Wengen, SwitzerlandCombined1st
17 Mar 2018 Flag of Sweden.svg Åre, SwedenGiant slalom3rd
2019 18 Jan 2019  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Wengen, SwitzerlandCombined2nd
2020 11 Jan 2020  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Adelboden, SwitzerlandGiant slalom3rd
17 Jan 2020  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Wengen, SwitzerlandCombined3rd
2021 14 Mar 2021 Flag of Slovenia.svg Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Slalom 2nd

World Championships results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
2013 23 26
2015 25 DNS2 7 DNF1
2017 27 17 13 20
2019 29 16 14 6
2021 31 DNF1 13 6

Olympic results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
2018 28 6 6 3

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References

  1. "MUFFAT-JEANDET Victor - Athlete Information". www.fis-ski.com.