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French freestyle skier (born 1994)

Benjamin Cavet
Cavet skiing the moguls
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 (age 31)
Maidstone, England
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
CountryFrance
SportFreestyle skiing
EventMoguls
ClubChatel
Medal record
Representing  France
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Sierra Nevada Moguls
Silver medal – second place 2021 Almaty Moguls
Winter Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2019 Krasnoyarsk Moguls
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Krasnoyarsk Dual moguls
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Chiesa in Valmalenco Dual Moguls
Silver medal – second place 2014 Chiesa in Valmalenco Moguls
Representing  United Kingdom
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Jyväskylä Moguls

Benjamin Cavet (born 1 January 1994) is a freestyle skier specialising in mogul skiing.

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. He competed for France in the moguls at the Winter Olympics 2014.

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.

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.

References

  1. Ben Cavet: Teenage mogul skier takes French nationality, BBC Sport, 21 November 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2014
  2. Stevens, Rob (28 January 2014). "Sochi 2014: British-born Ben Cavet to compete for France". BBC. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  3. "2013/2014 Highlights and Results". bencavet.com. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  4. Benjamin Cavet, FIS

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