Richard Jouve

Richard Jouve
Richard Jouve
	Richard Jouve in March, 2019
Country	France
Born	25 October 1994 (age 30); Briançon, France
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Ski club	SC Montgenèvre Val Clarée
World Cup career
Seasons	10 – (2015–present)
Indiv. starts	133
Indiv. podiums	20
Indiv. wins	4
Team starts	14
Team podiums	3
Team wins	1
Overall titles	0 – (4th in 2022)
Discipline titles	1 – (SP in 2022)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing France
Olympic Games
World Championships
Junior World Championships
	Updated on 17 March 2024.

Richard Jouve (born 25 October 1994) is a French cross-country skier who has competed since 2015. He won the 2021–22 Sprint World Cup as the first Frenchman to win a discipline globe at the FIS Cross-Country World Cup.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Jouve, having competed in only three previous World Cup races, placed 3rd in the freestyle sprint at Lahti in 2015. In 2016, at Planica he again placed third, finishing behind Federico Pellegrino and countryman Baptiste Gros. In the team sprint the next day, Jouve and Valentin Chauvin placed third again behind Gros and Renaud Jay to end a strong weekend for the French. Jouve closed out his 2016 season by finishing second in the sprint at Gatineau.^{[citation needed]}

Jouve won the sprint event at the 2016 Blink ski festival.^[1]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).^[2]

Olympic Games

2 medals – (2 bronze)^{[citation needed]}

Year	Age	15 km individual	30 km skiathlon	50 km mass start	Sprint	4 × 10 km relay	Team sprint
2018	23	—	—	—	16	—	Bronze
2022	27	49	—	—^[a]	7	Bronze	7

^a Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.

World Championships

2 medals – (2 bronze)^{[citation needed]}

Year	Age	15 km individual	30 km skiathlon	50 km mass start	Sprint	4 × 10 km relay	Team sprint
2017	22	—	—	—	16	—	11
2019	24	—	—	—	4	Bronze	5
2021	26	—	—	—	7	—	4
2023	28	—	—	—	14	4	Bronze

World Cup

Season titles

1 title – (1 sprint)^{[citation needed]}

	Season	Discipline
	2022	Sprint

Season standings

Season	Age	Discipline standings				Ski Tour standings
Season	Age	Overall	Distance	Sprint	U23	Nordic Opening	Tour de Ski	Ski Tour 2020	World Cup Final	Ski Tour Canada
2015	20	76	—	34	7	—	—	—	—	—
2016	21	39	86	16		—	—	—	—	45
2017	22	64	NC	24	5	DNF	—	—	DNF	—
2018	23	33	NC	8	—	DNF	DNF	—	DNF	—
2019	24	27	91	9	—	DNF	DNF	—	25	—
2020	25	33	NC	11	—	55	DNF	DNF	—	—
2021	26	27	63	6	—	65	45	—	—	—
2022	27	4	43		—	—	DNF	—	—	—
2023	28	11	50	6	—	—	DNF	—	—	—
2024	29	25	40	14	—	—	—	—	—	—

Individual podiums

4 victories – (4 WC)^{[citation needed]}
20 podiums – (13 WC, 7 SWC)^{[citation needed]}

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	2014–15	7 March 2015	Lahti, Finland	1.5 km Sprint F	World Cup	3rd
2	2015–16	16 January 2016	Planica, Slovenia	1.2 km Sprint F	World Cup	3rd
3	2015–16	1 March 2016	Gatineau, Canada	1.7 km Sprint F	Stage World Cup	2nd
4	2016–17	17 March 2017	Quebec City, Canada	1.5 km Sprint F	Stage World Cup	3rd
5	2018–19	29 December 2018	Toblach, Italy	1.3 km Sprint F	Stage World Cup	2nd
6	2018–19	12 March 2019	Drammen, Norway	1.2 km Sprint C	World Cup	3rd
7	2019–20	29 November 2019	Rukatunturi, Finland	1.4 km Sprint C	Stage World Cup	3rd
8	2019–20	29 December 2019	Lenzerheide, Switzerland	1.5 km Sprint F	Stage World Cup	3rd
9	2020–21	1 January 2021	Val Müstair, Switzerland	1.4 km Sprint F	Stage World Cup	3rd
10	2021–22	3 December 2021	Lillehammer, Norway	1.6 km Sprint F	World Cup	3rd
11		11 December 2021	Davos, Switzerland	1.5 km Sprint F	World Cup	3rd
12		28 December 2021	Lenzerheide, Switzerland	1.5 km Sprint F	Stage World Cup	2nd
13		3 March 2022	Drammen, Norway	1.2 km Sprint C	World Cup	1st
14		11 March 2022	Falun, Sweden	1.4 km Sprint C	World Cup	1st
15	2022–23	9 December 2022	Beitostølen, Norway	1.3 km Sprint C	World Cup	1st
16		21 January 2023	Livigno, Italy	1.2 km Sprint F	World Cup	2nd
17		28 January 2023	Les Rousses, France	1.3 km Sprint C	World Cup	1st
18		14 March 2023	Drammen, Norway	1.2 km Sprint C	World Cup	3rd
19	2023–24	24 November 2023	Rukatunturi, Finland	1.4 km Sprint C	World Cup	2nd
20	2023–24	13 February 2024	Canmore, Canada	1.3 km Sprint C	World Cup	2nd

Team podiums

1 victory – (1 TS)^{[citation needed]}
3 podiums – (3 TS)^{[citation needed]}

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammate
1	2015–16	17 January 2016	Planica, Slovenia	6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	3rd	Chauvin
2	2020–21	20 December 2020	Dresden, Italy	6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	2nd	Chanavat
3	2022–23	22 January 2023	Livigno, Italy	6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	1st	Jay

References

^ "Blink Festival 2016 recap - FIS-SKI". www.fis-ski.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-04.
^ "Athlete : Richard JOUVE". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 16 December 2018.

External links

Richard Jouve at FIS (cross-country)
Richard Jouve at Olympics.com
Richard Jouve at Olympedia
Richard Jouve at the French Olympic and Sports Committee (archived) (in French)
Richard Jouve at Team France (in French)

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[1] "Blink Festival 2016 recap - FIS-SKI". www.fis-ski.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-04.

[FISprofile-2] "Athlete : Richard JOUVE". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 16 December 2018.

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