Benjamin Cavet
Cavet skiing the moguls | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | French | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 January 1994 Maidstone, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Freestyle skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Moguls | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Chatel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Benjamin Cavet (born 1 January 1994) is a freestyle skier specializing in mogul skiing. He represented France at the 2014, 2018, 2022, and 2026 Winter Olympics.
Biography
At age 10, he moved to France with his parents and joined the Chatel ski club. He became a French citizen in 2012, after not having been offered funding from the UK.[1] He competed for France in the moguls at the Winter Olympics 2014.[2]
In 2014, he placed eighth in the Sochi Winter Olympics, had his first podium in World Cup in La Plagne, France, and became Junior World Champion in dual moguls.[3]
In 2016, Cavet was on the podium three times and finished third overall in the FIS World Cup series. The season 2016–17 was the most successful yet for Cavet; he was on the podium six times in World Cup Moguls and finished 2nd overall. At the World Championships in Sierra Nevada, Spain, he was crowned vice-world champion.[4]
References
- ^ Ben Cavet: Teenage mogul skier takes French nationality, BBC Sport, 21 November 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2014
- ^ Stevens, Rob (28 January 2014). "Sochi 2014: British-born Ben Cavet to compete for France". BBC. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "2013/2014 Highlights and Results". bencavet.com. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ Benjamin Cavet, FIS
External links
- Benjamin Cavet at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Benjamin Cavet at Milano Cortina 2026
- Benjamin Cavet at Olympics.com
- Benjamin Cavet at Équipe de France (in French)
- Ben Cavet at Olympedia
- Ben Cavet at InterSportStats
- Ben Cavet on Instagram