Margot Ravinel

Margot Ravinel
Personal information
Born (2002-06-07) 7 June 2002
Frimley, Surrey, England
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight49 kg (108 lb)
Sport
CountryFrance
SportSki mountaineering
Medal record
Women's ski mountaineering
Representing  France
World University Games
Gold medal – first place 2025 Turin Sprint race
Gold medal – first place 2025 Turin Vertical race
Gold medal – first place 2025 Turin Mixed relay
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Lausanne Mixed relay
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Lausanne Individual race
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Lausanne Sprint race

Margot Ravinel (born 7 June 2002) is a French ski mountaineer.

Career

Ravinel represented France at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics and won a silver medal in the mixed relay with a time of 37:11.[1] She also won a bronze medal in the individual race with a time of 1:00:28.95 and a bronze medal in the sprint race with a time of 3:25.85.[2][3]

In January 2025, she competed at the 2025 Winter World University Games in ski mountaineering, an event making its debut at the FISU World University Games. She won a gold medal in the sprint race with a time 4:45.80, winning the first-ever ski mountaineering gold medal in FISU Games history..[4] She also won a gold medal the vertical race with a time 16:01.5, and the mixed relay, with a time of 42:45.86.[5][6] She finished the FISU Games as the most decorated athlete with three gold medals.[7] In March 2025, she competed at the 2025 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering and won a gold medal in the under-23 individual race with a time of 1:46:39.4.[8]

During the opening race of the 2025–26 ISMF Ski Mountaineering World Cup on 7 December 2025, she earned her first career World Cup victory in the sprint race.[9]

References

  1. ^ Pavitt, Michael (14 January 2020). "ISMF eye Gangwon 2024 after ski mountaineering Youth Olympic debut ends with Swiss success". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  2. ^ Barker, Philip (10 January 2020). "Swiss joy with three golds on day one at Lausanne 2020". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Ski mountaineering - a breath-taking beginning". olympics.com. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  4. ^ "France, Germany write FISU Games history in Sestriere". 17 January 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  5. ^ Daffunchio Picazo, Raúl (17 January 2025). "FISU Winter Games Torino 2025: Day 4". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  6. ^ "France leads medals table at Torino World Winter University Games". Khmer Times. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  7. ^ Daffunchio Picazo, Raúl (21 January 2025). "Torino 2025 Medals: Excellence, inclusion and legacy". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  8. ^ "Championne du monde !". chamonixsport.com (in French). 18 March 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  9. ^ Kohler, Stéphane (7 December 2025). "Margot Ravinel s'impose sur le sprint de Solitude en Coupe du monde de ski-alpinisme". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 4 January 2026.