Nicolas Raffort
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Nicolas Raffort (born 27 June 1991 in
Sallanches Sallanches (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. Located close to the Mont Blanc massif, many visitors pass through the town en route to well-known alpine resorts such as Chamonix, M ...
) is a French former
World Cup A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the name is ...
alpine ski racer Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether ...
who specialized in the speed events of downhill and
super-G Super giant slalom, or super-G, is a racing discipline of alpine skiing. Along with the faster downhill, it is regarded as a "speed" event, in contrast to the technical events giant slalom and slalom. It debuted as an official World Cup event ...
. He now represents France on the FIS Freestyle Ski Cross world cup, where he has one podium in Innichen, ITA.


Biography

On 25 January 2019, he finished 14th in the
Kitzbühel Kitzbühel (, also: ; ) is a town rights, medieval town situated in the Kitzbühel Alps along the river Kitzbüheler Ache in Tyrol (state), Tyrol, Austria, about east of the state capital Innsbruck and is the administrative centre of the Kitzbüh ...
World Cup downhill on the
Streif Streif is a FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup Downhill (ski competition), downhill ski course in Austria, located on Hahnenkamm, Kitzbühel, Hahnenkamm mountain (Kitzbühel Alps) in Kitzbühel, Tyrol (state), Tyrol, and has hosted the Hahnenk ...
4 track, which is his best result in the World Cup to date. He is engaged to Italian skier
Federica Brignone Federica Brignone (born 14 July 1990) is an Italian FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup Alpine skiing, alpine ski racer. She competes in all alpine disciplines, with a focus on giant slalom and super-G. Brignone won the World Cup 2019–20 FIS A ...
.


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* 1991 births Living people French male alpine skiers Skiers from Sallanches 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-alpine-skiing-bio-stub