Famous French Skiers

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Jean-Claude Killy
(French Former Alpine Ski Racer)
Jean-Claude Killy
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Birthdate: August 30, 1943
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Saint-Cloud, France
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Alexis Pinturault
(French Alpine Ski Racer)
Alexis Pinturault
4
Birthdate: March 20, 1991
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Moûtiers, Savoie, France
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Candide Thovex
(French Skier Who is Known for His Creative Freestyle Skiing Movies)
Candide Thovex
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Birthdate: May 22, 1982
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Annecy, France

Candide Thovex is a French skier, entrepreneur, and filmmaker. He is best known for his freestyle skiing movies and point of view videos that often go viral on the internet. Candide Thovex came into prominence at age 16, when he completed a jump over Utah's Chad's gap. Thovex is widely regarded as one of the best freeskiers of all time.

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 4 
Jean-Marc Boivin
(French Mountaineer and Alpine Skier)
Jean-Marc Boivin
4
Birthdate: April 6, 1951
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dijon, France
Died: February 17, 1990
 5 
Luc Alphand
(French Former Alpine Ski Racer)
Luc Alphand
4
Birthdate: August 6, 1965
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, France
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Tessa Worley
(French Former Alpine Ski Racer)
Tessa Worley
4
Birthdate: October 4, 1989
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Annemasse, France
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
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David Poisson
(French Alpine Ski Racer)
David Poisson
4
Birthdate: March 31, 1982
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Annecy, Haute-Savoie, France
Died: November 13, 2017
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 8 
Clément Noël
(French Alpine Ski Racer)
Clément Noël
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Birthdate: May 3, 1997
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Remiremont, Vosges, France
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 9 
Mathieu Faivre
(French Alpine Ski Racer)
Mathieu Faivre
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Birthdate: January 18, 1992
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 10 
Jean-Baptiste Grange
(French Retired Alpine Ski Racer)
Jean-Baptiste Grange
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Birthdate: October 10, 1984
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, France
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Edith Bonlieu
(French Alpine Skier)
Edith Bonlieu
2
Birthdate: September 18, 1934
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paron, Yonne Paron, France
Died: December 15, 1995
 12 
Régine Cavagnoud
(French Alpine Ski Racer)
Régine Cavagnoud
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Birthdate: June 27, 1970
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Thônes, France
Died: October 31, 2001
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 13 
Jean Vuarnet
(French Alpine Ski Racer)
Jean Vuarnet
2
Birthdate: January 18, 1933
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Le Bardo, Tunisia
Died: January 2, 2017
 14 
Taïna Barioz
(French Alpine Skier)
Taïna Barioz
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Birthdate: June 2, 1988
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Papeete, Tahiti, France
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 15 
Vanessa Vidal
(French Former Alpine Skier)
Vanessa Vidal
2
Birthdate: December 21, 1974
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 16 
Marielle Goitschel
(French Former Alpine Skier)
Marielle Goitschel
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Birthdate: September 28, 1945
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Sainte-Maxime, France
 17 
Jean-Noël Augert
(French Former Alpine Skier)
Jean-Noël Augert
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Birthdate: August 17, 1949
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 18 
Henri Duvillard
(French Former Alpine Ski Racer)
Henri Duvillard
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Birthdate: December 23, 1947
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Megève, France
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 19 
Patrick Russel
(Former French Alpine Ski Racer)
Patrick Russel
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Birthdate: December 22, 1946
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Chamonix, France
 20 
Alain Penz
(French Former Alpine Skier)
Alain Penz
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Birthdate: October 30, 1947
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Sallanches, France
 21 
Émile Allais
(French Alpine Ski Racer)
Émile Allais
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Birthdate: February 25, 1912
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Megève, France
Died: October 17, 2012
 22 
Julien Lizeroux
(French Retired Alpine Ski Racer)
Julien Lizeroux
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Birthdate: September 5, 1979
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Moûtiers, Savoie, France
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 23 
Marie Bochet
(French Alpine Skier)
Marie Bochet
1
Birthdate: February 9, 1994
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Chambéry, France
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 24 
Patrick Vallençant
(French Alpinist and Ski Mountaineering)
Patrick Vallençant
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Birthdate: June 9, 1946
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Lyon, France
Died: March 28, 1989
 25 
Perrine Pelen
(French Former Alpine Skier)
Perrine Pelen
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Birthdate: July 3, 1960
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Hauts-de-Seine, France
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 26 
Christine Goitschel
(Former French Alpine Skier)
Christine Goitschel
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Birthdate: June 9, 1944
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Sallanches, France
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Carole Montillet
(French Alpine Ski Racer and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Carole Montillet
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Birthdate: April 7, 1973
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Corrençon-en-Vercors, Isère, France
 28 
Henri Oreiller
(French Alpine Ski Racer)
Henri Oreiller
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Birthdate: December 5, 1925
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: October 7, 1962
 29 
Carole Merle
(French Former Alpine Ski Racer)
Carole Merle
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Birthdate: January 24, 1964
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Le Sauze, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France
 30 
Guy Perillat
(French Former Alpine Ski Racer)
Guy Perillat
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Birthdate: February 24, 1940
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Annecy, Haute-Savoie, France
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Annie Famose
(French Former Alpine Ski Racer)
Annie Famose
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Birthdate: June 16, 1944
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Jurançon, France
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
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Christophe Saioni
(French Former Alpine Skier)
Christophe Saioni
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Birthdate: February 1, 1969
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Nice, France
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Isabelle Mir
(French Former Alpine Skier)
Isabelle Mir
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Birthdate: March 2, 1949
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Saint-Lary-Soulan, France