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 specialising in mogul skiing.
Biography
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- Benjamin Cavet at FIS (freestyle)
- Benjamin Cavet at Olympics.com
- Benjamin Cavet at Olympedia
- Benjamin Cavet at the French Olympic and Sports Committee (archived) (in French)
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