Thomas Bussard

Thomas Bussard (born 20 August 2002) is a Swiss ski mountaineer.

Early life

Bussard began alpine skiing at three-years old, and went on his first ski mountaineering tour at eight years, and entered his first race at 14 years old. His twin brother, Robin, is also a ski mountaineer. His father, François, is a two-time Swiss ski mountaineering champion.

Career Bussard represented Switzerland at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in ski mountaineering, an event making its Youth Olympics debut. He began the Youth Olympics with a gold medal in the individual race with a time of 47:49.85, finishing ahead of his twin brother, Robin Bussard. He also won a gold medal in the mixed relay with a time of 35:07.

He competed at the 2025 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering and won a gold medal in the under-23 individual race, with a time of 1:41:35.7, and a silver medal in the under-23 sprint race, with a time of 2:51.69.

During the final race of the 2024–25 ISMF Ski Mountaineering World Cup on 12 April 2025, he earned his first career individual World Cup win in the sprint race.