Benjamin Cavet (born 1 January 1994) is a freestyle skier specialising in mogul skiing.

Biography

At age 10, he moved to France with his parents and joined the Chatel ski club. He became a French citizen in 2012, after not having been offered funding from the UK. He competed for France in the moguls at the Winter Olympics 2014.

Benjamin Cavet

In 2014, he placed eighth in the Sochi Winter Olympics, had his first podium in World Cup in La Plagne, France, and became Junior World Champion in dual moguls.

Benjamin Cavet

In 2016, Cavet was on the podium three times and finished third overall in the FIS World Cup series. The season 2016–17 was the most successful yet for Cavet; he was on the podium six times in World Cup Moguls and finished 2nd overall. At the World Championships in Sierra Nevada, Spain, he was crowned vice-world champion.

Benjamin Cavet

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1994 births

Living people

Olympic freestyle skiers for France

Freestyle skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Freestyle skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Freestyle skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Sportspeople from Maidstone

French male freestyle skiers

Université Savoie Mont Blanc alumni

FISU World University Games gold medalists for France

Universiade bronze medalists for France

Universiade medalists in freestyle skiing

Competitors at the 2019 Winter Universiade

English emigrants to France

People from Crowborough

Sportspeople from East Sussex