Perrine Laffont

Perrine Laffont
Perrine Laffont at the 2018 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1998-10-28) 28 October 1998 (age 28)
Lavelanet, France
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Skiing career
SportAlpine skiing
ClubBoss Club des Monts d'Olmes
DisciplinesMoguls, dual moguls
World Cup debut
4 January 2014
Olympics
Teams3 – (2014–2022)
Medals2 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams6 – (2015–2025)
Medals8 (6 gold)
World Cup
Wins24
Podiums40
Overall titles
79
Medal record
Women's freestyle skiing
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2018 PyeongchangMoguls
Bronze medal – third place2026 Milano CortinaMoguls
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Sierra NevadaDual moguls
Gold medal – first place2019 UtahDual moguls
Gold medal – first place2021 AlmatyMoguls
Gold medal – first place2023 BakurianiMoguls
Gold medal – first place2023 BakurianiDual moguls
Gold medal – first place2025 St. MoritzMoguls
Silver medal – second place2017 Sierra NevadaMoguls
Bronze medal – third place2019 UtahMoguls

Perrine Laffont (French pronunciation: [peʁin lafɔ̃]; born 28 October 1998) is a French mogul skier. She is the 2018 Olympic Champion and a six times World Champion.

Career

She won the gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in the moguls event, and was back-to-back overall winner of the FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup in the 2018–19 and 2019–20 seasons.[citation needed]

On 8 March 2021, Laffont won the single mogul skiing event at the world championships on the Almaty piste in Kazakhstan.

On 11 February 2026, Laffont won the bronze medal in moguls at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Valtellina.

Results

Olympics

 Year   Age   Moguls   Dual Moguls 
Russia 2014 Sochi1514N/a
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang191
China 2022 Beijing234
Italy 2026 Milano Cortina2734

World Championships

 Year   Age   Moguls   Dual Moguls 
Austria 2015 Kreischberg16136
Spain 2017 Sierra Nevada1821
United States 2019 Utah2031
Kazakhstan 2021 Almaty2217
Georgia (country) 2023 Bakuriani2411
Switzerland 2025 St. Moritz2615

Junior World Championships

 Year   Age   Moguls   Dual Moguls 
Italy 2013 Chiesa in Valmalenco1453
Italy 2014 Chiesa in Valmalenco1534
Italy 2015 Chiesa in Valmalenco1611
Sweden 2016 Åre171DNS

Season standings

Season Age Overall Overall Moguls Moguls Dual Moguls
2014168819N/a
2015176116
201618113rd place, bronze medalist(s)
20171992nd place, silver medalist(s)
20182041st place, gold medalist(s)
2019211st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
2020221st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
202123N/a1st place, gold medalist(s)
2022242nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2023251st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
2025272nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

  1. ↑ "Perrine Laffont, ski acrobatique". Equipe de France. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "Ski freestyle. « Celui-là, il est grand » Perrine Laffont savoure son sixième titre mondial". Ouest-France. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  3. ↑ "Perrine Laffont wins France's first Pyeongchang medal with snowy moguls win". ESPN. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "Freestyle skiing - Laffont wins moguls gold for France". Reuters. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  5. ↑ "Perrine Laffont remporte le titre de championne du monde de ski de bosses". Le Monde (in French). 8 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "Perrine Laffont, Mikael Kingsbury add to dominance with moguls world titles". NBC Sports. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  7. ↑ "Elizabeth Lemley, Jaelin Kauf take gold, silver for U.S. in Olympic women's moguls". ESPN. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  8. ↑ "Freestyle skiing-America's Lemley takes moguls gold to deny Anthony repeat". Reuters. Retrieved 6 March 2026.