Richard Jouve

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.

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.

Jouve won the sprint event at the 2016 Blink ski festival.

Personal life Jouve was born in France to a French father and Djiboutian mother.

Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games 2 medals – (2 bronze)

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 — — 7 Bronze 7 2026 31 — — — 24 — — Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.

World Championships 2 medals – (2 bronze) 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 2025 30 — — — 8 — 5

World Cup Season titles 1 title – (1 sprint)

Season standings

Individual podiums 4 victories – (4 ) 20 podiums – (13 , 7 )

Team podiums 1 victory – (1 ) 5 podiums – (5 )