La Plagne is an amazing playground where champions from several different disciplines are flourishing. Find out more about them and follow them online as well as at the big sports events: their talent feeds off your encouragement! In many cases, it all started in La Plagne sports club!
Léo Ducros, the rising star / Alpine skiing, downhill and giant
Léo was in the same group in the Club des Sports as the Chevrier sisters and he shares their passion for skiing and for their resort, of course, as well as a close friendship forged during the training sessions and competitions they have participated in since they were very young. Multi-talented from the start, Léo does have a preference as well as the “ad hoc” build for giant slalom and downhill. After a faultless track record with the Comité de Savoie then with the French team since 2020 as part of the Relève group, Léo joined the Federation in 2021 then the Europa Cup downhill group (group B) for the 2022-23 season.
Léo’s rankings
2022 |
12th in Super G in the Europa cup in Italy |
2020 |
French U21vice-champion in downhill |
2019 |
Team gold medallist in the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) |
Maxence Muzaton, calm strength / Alpine skiing, downhill
A friend of Brice Roger since childhood, the 2 are a formidable duo in the French racing team. Discreet and reserved, “Muzat” is an extremely talented skier, who also shows a certain versatility with his performance in Super Combined. Maxence’s coaches spotted his talent early on and he started his career by winning the title of Junior World Champion in Super G in Chamonix in 2010.
Maxence’s rankings
2023 | 6th in downhill at the Alpine World Ski Championships in Courchevel |
2022 | 23rd in downhill at Lake Louise 11th in downhill at the Beijing Olympic Games |
2020 |
7th in the World Cup downhill event in Saalbach (Austria) |
2019 |
French Champion in downhill and combined |
2018 |
3rd in Super Combined in Wengen (SWI) |
2016 |
2nd in French Super G championships |
Marion Chevrier, the rising star / Alpine skiing, multi-discipline
Marion is one of French skiing’s young hopefuls, as demonstrated by her bronze medal in the 2019 European Youth Olympics. Marion’s goal is to compete for the first time in the World Cup technical disciplines.
Marion’s rankings
2023 |
8th in the European Cup Slalom in Vaujany |
2022 |
11th in the Europa Cup slalom in Italy |
2021 |
French Slalom Champion |
2019 |
French U18 Downhill Champion |
Axelle Chevrier, the twin rising star / Alpine skiing, multi-discipline
2 for the price of one! Axelle, Marion’s twin sister, has already done La Plagne proud on several occasions. Top-level skiing really is a family affair for the Chevriers. After a successful winter season in 2019 when Axelle competed in the World Cup for the first time aged just 17, she is now continuing to progress on the European and world circuits.
Axelle’s rankings
2022 |
French vice-champion |
2021 |
4th in the French championships in Giant Slalom |
2019 |
Bronze medallist at the European Youth Olympics in Giant |
Alexis Jay, the go-getter / Ski freestyle, ski cross
Alexis is from Macôt, one of the biggest villages at the bottom of La Plagne and he started with La Plagne’s Club des Sports when he was 10. It was a fantastic opportunity for the skier who really loves his home resort, particularly the variety of terrain with the high-altitude area, the forests and mountain pastures. One of his favourite childhood memories is skiing from Mont-Saint-Jacques (2,407 m) down to Macôt in the valley with the Club des Sports.
Alexis’s rankings
2022 |
2nd in the Europa Cup in Les Contamines |
2021 |
3rd in the Europa Cup in San Pellegrino |
2020 |
3rd in the Europa Cup Val Thorens |
Ollie Davies, the British "frog" / Ski freestyle, ski cross
One of four siblings, Ollie started skiing in Montchavin–Les Coches when he was just 2 years old. The family was based in London and used to come on holiday to La Plagne twice a year. After falling in love with Montchavin, Ollie’s parents decided to move there for good when Ollie was 8 and then there was no looking back: he, his brother and two sisters were set to stay in the Tarentaise. An avid skier, Ollie joined the Montchavin–Les Coches Club des Sports. Over time, it became clear that he would specialize in ski cross and, when he started competing at FIS level, the La Plagne athlete joined the British ski team. In February 2022, he competed in the Olympic Games in Beijing under the joint colours of the Union Jack and La Plagne’s red woolly hat.
Ollie'rankings
2023 |
2nd place at the Ski Cross World Cup in Reiteralm |
2021 |
4th in the World Championships |
2018 | Junior World Champion 2018 |
Kevin Roland, the unshakeable one / Ski freestyle, half pipe
Multiple winner of the X Games and Olympic medallist, this great freestyle skier needs no introduction... Kevin Roland flies rather than skis. He invents new tricks, like the double cork 1260, and works on them in training until he nails them. This has caused some impressive falls, but he always gets back up. Away from competition, he enjoys making freestyle skiing videos, an opportunity for him to offer his many fans stunning images that combine adrenalin, precision and technical prowess, usually in his favourite resort. You can see him in Fast Forward I & II and “Oh My Ghost”. In his award-winning film “Résilience”, Kevin tells the story of miraculously surviving a terrible fall during a world record attempt in May 2019, his incredible recovery and a return to skiing that no-one thought possible, least of all his doctors. At the Beijing Olympics, Kevin was the flag bearer for the French delegation, but above all, he achieved the extraordinary feat of qualifying and then coming 6th in the half-pipe, less than three years after his accident.
Kevin’s rankings
2022 | 6th in the Half Pipe at the Beijing Olympic Games |
2019 |
2nd in the Half Pipe World Championships in Park City (USA) |
2018 |
11th in the PyeongChang Olympic Games in Half Pipe |
2017,2016,2009 |
Winner of the Crystal Globe |
2014 |
3rd in the Sochi Olympic Games (RUS) |
Fantine Degroote, the worker / Ski freestyle, moguls
Fantine was born in Voiron (Isère) and discovered the pleasure of skiing in the Chartreuse with her parents when she was very young. The year she turned 13, her family moved to the Tarentaise, to Aime specifically, and Fantine joined the La Plagne Club des Sports. After a year in freestyle, Fantine turned to moguls which became her preferred discipline. Fantine rapidly progressed on the European circuit, coming top of the overall ranking two years in a row. In 2020, the young athlete joined the French team and took part in her first World Cup events, achieving a promising 17th place at the World Cup finals in 2022.
Fantine’s rankings
2022 |
11th & 14th in the World Cup moguls event in Sweden |
2021 |
First World Cup participation with 3 competitions |
2020 |
3rd in the Europa Cup overall ranking. |
Tess Ledeux, the fighter / Ski freestyle, slopestyle and big air
If the élite of women’s freestyle skiing are mostly over 20, the younger skiers with a thirst for victory are training hard to change that. This is certainly the case for Tess Ledeux who was French slopestyle champion when she was just 15. Noted for her ease and determination that equalled and even surpassed that of her male counterparts, Tess was rapidly ready for the big league. With her cousin, Kévin Rolland, she shares the desire to win which often makes her fly over the competition and her competitors, both literally and figuratively.
Tess’s rankings
2023 | Silver medal at X Games Aspen in Big Air |
2022 | Winner at Chur in Big Air at the first World Cup event of the winter 2nd in the World Cup event in Silvaplana 3rd in the overall Park&Pipe rankings 7th in the Beijing Olympic Games in Slopestyle Olympic vice-champion at the Beijing Olympic Games in Big Air Gold medal at the X Games in Aspen in Big Air Gold medal at the X Games in Aspen in Slopestyle 2nd in the Big Air World Cup in Steamboat |
2021 |
French Big Air Champion in Les Arcs |
2020 |
Gold medal in Big Air at the X Games in |
2019 |
1st at the Big Air World Championships |
2018 |
15th in the PyeongChang Olympic Games in slopestyle |
2017 |
2nd at the X Games in Aspen in slopestyle |
Antoine Adelisse, the creative one / Ski freestyle, slopestyle and big air
Constantly in search of new places to play, Antoine soon dropped the more traditional disciplines to devote himself to freestyle skiing and develop his own style in the snow parks. In 2014, when he was only 16, he qualified for the Sochi Winter Olympics, the first Games to include slopestyle. Despite some forced breaks due to injuries, Antoine approaches each competition more determined than ever and shines with his regular results.
Antoine’s rankings
2022 | 3rd in the Ski Big Air World Championships in Steamboat |
2021 |
1st in the Big Air French Championships in Les Arcs |
2020 |
1st in the X-Games in Norway |
2019 |
2nd in the Ski Big Air World Cup in Atlanta |
2018 |
3rd in the overall AFP slopestyle rankings |
2017 |
5 in the Slopestyle World Championships in Olso |
Martin Suire, le futur "boss"
Ski de bosses
2022 - 2023 | 6e Coupe du Monde Italie 7e championnat du Monde Géorgie |
2021 - 2022 | 2 Tops 15 coupe du Monde |
2020 - 2021 | Top 15 championnats du Monde (Almaty KAZ) |
2018 - 2019 | Première coupe du Monde Top 15 (Ruka FIN) |
2017 - 2018 | 3 podiums coupes d'Europe, dont une victoire. (Airolo SUI) |
Kim Dumontzanella, skieuse freestyle
Ski freestyle
2023 | 15 ème à Silvaplana et Tignes en coupe du monde |
2023 | 3 ème en coupe d'europe |
6 fois | vainqueur de la coupe d’europe |
2018-2019 | 2 fois vainqueur des championnats de france |
Romain Allemand, le prodige des neiges
Snowboard
2023 | Médaille d'or au Festival Olympique de la Jeunesse Européenne (FOJE) en slope style. Vainqueur du circuit coupe d'Europe en slope style et big air. Vainqueur sur la Coupe d'Europe big air de Font Romeu. Vainqueur sur la Coupe d'Europe slope style de Kitzsteinhorn (Autriche). 3ème sur laCoupe d'Europe Prémium big air de Corvatch (Suisse). 4ème sur la Coupe d'Europe Prémium slope style Corvatch (Suisse). 7ème sur la Coupe d'Europe slope style de Font Romeu. Champion de France big air dans toutes les catégories d'âge : cadet / junior / senior. 20ème sur la Coupe du monde de big air de Kreishberg (Allemagne). |
2022 | Champion de France slope style cadet et junior. Vainqueur de deux Coupes du monde junior du circuit World Rookie Tour (WRT)en slope style (Livigno et Guzet). 2ème sur la FIS slope style de Font Romeu. |
2021 | Champion de France slope style cadet et junior. Vainqueur de deux Coupes du monde junior du circuit World Rookie Tour (WRT)en slope style (Livigno et Guzet). 4ème sur la Coupe d'Europe slope style de Prato Nevoso (Italie). 2ème sur la FIS slope style de Font Romeu. |
2020 | 15ème sur la FIS big air de la Quillane (France). |
2019 | Champion de France Kids en slope style. Champion de France Kids en géant parallèle. Champion de France Kids au combiné. 3ème aux championnats de France kids en boarder cross. Vainqueur du circuit régional du Snowboard Savoie Tour (SST) en remportant les 8 étapes. |
Louna Ladevant, the spider man / Ice climbing
Just like his brother Tristan, Louna is first and foremost passionate about climbing and a freedom-loving spirit. He shares these values with his brother and their life revolves mainly around their passion for climbing. When he was only 19, Louna already stood out for his intuitive and obsessional climbing talent. He surprises his competitors with his daring choices and originality, never conceding anything to his rivals. In La Plagne, we no longer need to prove that ice is our 5th element.
Louna’s rankings
2023 |
World Ice Climbing Champion 2023 in Lead |
2022 |
World Ice Climbing Champion 2022 in Lead |
2021 |
Europe Ice Climbing Champion 2021 in Lead |
2020 |
Winner of the senior Ice Climbing World Cup |
2019 |
Bronze medallist in the senior World Cup 2019 (France). |
2018-2019 |
2 time winner of the overall senior European Cup rankings in 2018 & 2019 |
8 gold medals in senior European Cup events. |
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2017-2019 |
Double Youth World Champion |
Tristan Ladevant, the other spider man / Ice climbing
Tristan is a supple and powerful climber who often uses his strength to climb with effective results. He is also a good climber with his hands and he doesn't hesitate to use them rather than his ice axes from time to time.
Tristan’s rankings
2023 |
4th in the Ice Climbing World Championships |
2022 |
Bronze medal in the Ice Climbing World Championships |
2021 |
Bronze medal in the Ice Climbing European Championships |
2020 |
4th in the senior World Cup in Lead in China |
2018 |
Winner of the European Cup Speed event in France |
2016, 2017, 2018 |
3 bronze medals in the Youth World Championships in Lead |
Margot Boch, talent handed down / 2-woman bob and monobob
Her grandfather was a pusher and French champion along with his teammates in 1959, her dad was a pilot: in the Boch family, bobsleigh is as much a passion as a tradition that is handed down from one generation to the next. An ex-competition gymnast, Margot first tried the luge on La Plagne’s bobsleigh track, where she was quickly spotted thanks to her talent and her physical and mental abilities. As a very determined 20 year old, Margot became the pilot for the French team in 2018. Since then, she has been achieving results in the monobob and 2-woman bob, together with her loyal teammate Carla Sénéchal. Both of them shone in 2022, particularly during the Beijing Olympic Games.
Margot’s rankings
2023 | 3rd overall in the European Cup European Junior 2-Way Bobsleigh Champion 5th at the World Championships in 2-man bobsleigh 11th at the World Single Bobsleigh Championships |
2022 | 2 wins in monobob and 2 wins in 2-woman bob in the Europa Cup in Lillehammer (Norway) 11th in the Beijing Olympic Games in monobob 13th in the Beijing Olympic Games in the 2-woman bob 1st in the European Cup event in Innsbruck |
2021 |
3rd in monobob at the European Cup in Winterberg |
2020 |
6th in the Monobob World Cup in La Plagne. |
2019 |
2nd in the European Cup in monobob. |
Agathe Bessard, the explosive one / Skeleton
With a father who was technical director of the La Plagne Olympic bobsleigh track from 1992, Agathe has grown up on the ice. When she was very young, she was already on a luge on “her” track, then at 14 she went down headfirst on a skeleton. Three years later, she won the bronze medal at the Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer in the skeleton, a first for a French woman. Agathe continues training and racing as much as possible to become the 1st French woman to compete and win medals in international skeleton competitions. Agathe is a competitor at heart and a specialist in finding razor-sharp lines.
Agathe’s rankings
2022 | Winner in the European Cup and the Junior European Championships in Altenberg |
2021 |
6th in the Junior European Championships in Austria |
2020 |
2nd in the European Cup in Germany – Junior European vice-champion |
2019 |
Junior European vice-champion in Sigulda (LAT) |
2018 |
5th in the overall European Cup ranking in skeleton |
2017 |
5th in the overall European Cup ranking in skeleton |
Lucas Defayet, le glisseur intrépide
Skeleton
4 fois | Champion de France |
2023 | 12eme championnats d'Europe |
2022 | Top 10 coupe d'Europe |
2021 | Top 4 coupe d'Amérique |
Jérôme Gilloux, l'innarêtable vététiste
VTT-AE
Depuis ce jour, il fréquente régulièrement la région ; ce qu’il apprécie le plus à La Plagne, « c'est le fait qu'il y a toujours des événements en cours, auxquels chacun peut participer, quel que soit son niveau ».
Son objectif pour 2024 : récupérer le titre de champion du monde tout en conservant son titre de vainqueur de la coupe du monde. Sa citation préférée, Jérôme se l’est faite tatouer : “NEVER GIVE UP!”.
3 fois | vainqueur de la coupe du Monde 2021-2022-2023 |
4 fois | vainqueur de la TransV |
3 fois | vainqueur du tour du mont blanc |
2021-2022 | 2x champion du Monde |
2021-2022 | 2x vainqueur du Super8 |
2019-2020-2023 | 3x champion de France |
2019-2020 | 2x vice champion du Monde |
Yoann Stuck, le fervent traileur
Trail
2023 | vainqueur Ecotrail de Paris |
2023 | 2 ème Trail givré Montanay |
2023 | vainqueur Trail des Pyramides Noires |
2022 | vainqueur Ardèche Trail |
2022 | 2ème 6D Marathon La Plagne |
2022 | 2ème UTMB |
2021 | 3 ème 6000D La Plagne |
Jan Baudet, l'Agent Traileur
Trail
2023 | vainqueur de La 6000D La Plagne |
2022 | 2ème de La 6000D La Plagne |