French freestyle skier (born 1994)
Benjamin Cavet
![]() Cavet skiing the moguls |
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| Nationality | French |
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| Born | (1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 (age 30)
Maidstone, England |
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| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
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| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
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| Country | France |
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| Sport | Freestyle skiing |
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| Event | Moguls |
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| Club | Chatel |
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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.[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]
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