Clément Noël (born 3 May 1997) is a French World Cup alpine ski racer and specialises in the slalom discipline. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics, placing fourth in the slalom, then became the gold medalist in slalom at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
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| Born | 3 May 1997 Remiremont, Vosges, France[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier ♂ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | CS Val-d'Isère | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 13 November 2016 (age 19) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 – (2018, 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (2019, 2021, 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 7 – (2017–2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 10 – (10 SL) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 24 – (24 SL) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (11th in 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (2nd in SL, 2019, 2020, 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editNoël is from the Remiremont commune in Vosges, in northeastern France.
In 2015, he joined the France B team and made his first World Cup debut in November 2016 at Levi, Finland. He became Champion of France of Slalom Elite with Lélex on March 26, 2017, and scored his first points in the World Cup by taking 20th place in the slalom at Val-d'Isère on December 10, 2017. He gained his first top ten by placing eighth in the slalom at Kitzbühel on 21 January 2018. A few weeks later, on 7 February, he won the slalom at the Junior World Championships at Davos, Switzerland.
Noël competed in his first Olympic Games at Pyeongchang in 2018 and just missed a medal, coming in fourth in the slalom. He gained his first World Cup podium eleven months later with a runner-up finish in the slalom at Adelboden on 13 January 2019.[2] A week later he won his first race, a slalom in Wengen. At his first World Championships in February, he was seventh in the slalom.
Noël is a student at the University of Savoy.
World Cup results
editSeason standings
edit| Season | |||||||
| Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined | |
| 2018 | 20 | 44 | 18 | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 21 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 22 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 60 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 24 | 31 | 9 | — | — | — | |
| 2023 | 25 | 28 | 8 | — | — | — | |
| 2024 | 26 | 16 | 5 | — | — | — |
Race podiums
edit| Total | Slalom | |
| Wins | 10 | 10 |
| Podiums | 24 | 24 |
| Season | ||||
| Date | Location | Discipline | Place | |
| 2019 | 13 Jan 2019 | Adelboden, Switzerland | Slalom | 2nd |
| 20 Jan 2019 | Wengen, Switzerland | Slalom | 1st | |
| 26 Jan 2019 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Slalom | 1st | |
| 16 Mar 2019 | Soldeu, Andorra | Slalom | 1st | |
| 2020 | 24 Nov 2019 | Levi, Finland | Slalom | 2nd |
| 5 Jan 2020 | Zagreb, Croatia | Slalom | 1st | |
| 8 Jan 2020 | Madonna di Campiglio, Italy | Slalom | 3rd | |
| 19 Jan 2020 | Wengen, Switzerland | Slalom | 1st | |
| 26 Jan 2020 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Slalom | 3rd | |
| 8 Feb 2020 | Chamonix, France | Slalom | 1st | |
| 2021 | 16 Jan 2021 | Flachau, Austria | Slalom | 2nd |
| 26 Jan 2021 | Schladming, Austria | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 30 Jan 2021 | Chamonix, France | Slalom | 1st | |
| 14 Mar 2021 | Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | Slalom | 1st | |
| 21 Mar 2021 | Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 2022 | 12 Dec 2021 | Val d'Isère, France | Slalom | 1st |
| 9 Mar 2022 | Flachau, Austria | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 2023 | 4 Jan 2023 | Garmish-Partenkirchen, Germany | Slalom | 3rd |
| 24 Jan 2023 | Schladming, Austria | Slalom | 1st | |
| 26 Feb 2023 | Palisades Tahoe, USA | Slalom | 3rd | |
| 2024 | 22 Dec 2023 | Madonna di Campiglio, Italy | Slalom | 2nd |
| 24 Jan 2024 | Schladming, Austria | Slalom | 3rd | |
| 4 Feb 2024 | Chamonix, France | Slalom | 3rd | |
| 25 Feb 2024 | Palisades Tahoe, USA | Slalom | 2nd |
World Championship results
edit| Year | |||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined | Team event | |
| 2019 | 21 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| 2021 | 23 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 25 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Olympic results
edit| Year | |||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined | Team event | |
| 2018 | 20 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 2022 | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
References
edit- ^ Profile at the French Olympic Committee official website
- ^ "Marcel Hirscher wins slalom for WCup record 9th win at same venue". ESPN. Associated Press. 13 January 2019.
External links
edit- Clément Noël at FIS (alpine)
- Clément Noël at Olympics.com
- Clément Noël at Olympedia
- Clément Noël at the French Olympic and Sports Committee (archived) (in French)
- Clément Noël at Team France (in French)
- Clément Noël at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- 2023 men's A team at French Ski Team (in French)
- Clement Noel at Dynastar Skis