Valentin Foubert
Foubert at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 17 August 2002 Fontainebleau, France | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Ski jumping | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 75 | ||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 230 m (750 ft) Kulm, 1 March 2026 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 15 March 2026 | |||||||||||||||
Valentin Foubert (French pronunciation: [valɑ̃tɛ̃ fubɛʁ]; born 17 August 2002) is a French ski jumper. Placing fifth on the normal hill individual event in Milano Cortina at the 2026 Winter Olympics, he set the best ever French men's ski jumping individual result in Winter Olympics history.
Career
Foubert represented France at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics and won a bronze medal in the mixed team normal hill. He also finished in fourth place in the Nordic mixed team normal hill.[1]
On 29 December 2020, he made a World Cup debut at the 4H Tournament in Oberstdorf where he took 55th place. During the opening event of the 2024 FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix on 13 August 2024, he earned his first career FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix podium, finishing in second place.[2] The next day he again finished in second place.[3]
During the 2025/26 World Cup season he earned four top-10 finishes in the World Cup, including fifth place on 29 November 2025, and his best finish, fourth place on 14 December 2025. He was subsequently selected to represent France at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[4][5][6][7]
Major tournament results
Winter Olympics
| Year | Year | Individual | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | Large | Super | Mixed | ||
| 2026 | Milano Cortina | 5 | 17 | 12 | 9 |
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
| Year | Year | Individual | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | Large | Men | Mixed | ||
| 2025 | Trondheim | 27 | 36 | — | 9 |
FIS Ski Flying World Championships
| Year | Place | Individual | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oberstdorf | 21 | — |
World Cup results
Standings
| Season | Overall | 4H | SF | RA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | — | 65 | — | N/A |
| 2021–22 | — | — | — | — |
| 2023–24 | 61 | 53 | — | 48 |
| 2024–25 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 25 |
| 2025–26 | 20 | 22 | 11 | N/A |
Individual starts
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | Points |
| 2020–21 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 55 | q | q | – | 42 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | DQ | q | 63 | – | |||||||||
| 2021–22 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | – | 42 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | q | q | q | q | q | – | – | – | 44 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | q | q | q | – | ||||||
| 2023–24 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | – | 47 | 42 | – | – | 42 | 46 | – | 32 | 43 | – | – | – | 44 | 23 | – | – | – | – | q | 36 | – | – | 49 | 49 | 47 | 36 | q | – | 36 | – | ||
| 2024–25 | 173 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| q | 21 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 31 | 46 | 23 | 16 | 20 | 28 | 21 | 39 | 34 | 12 | 27 | 35 | 39 | 34 | 23 | q | 13 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 42 | 44 | 36 | 27 | |||||
| 2025–26 | 371 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | 16 | q | 19 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 44 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 12 | 26 | 41 | 35 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 35 | DQ | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Austrian Ski Jumping pedigree on show in SJ/NC Mixed Team Event". fis-ski.com. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
- ^ "Klinec and Kraft win in Courchevel". fis-ski.com. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
- ^ "Stefan Kraft celebrates double victory in Courchevel". fis-ski.com. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
- ^ "Valentin Foubert, le décollage silencieux". equipedefrance.com (in French). 2 February 2026. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
- ^ "Quatrième à Klingenthal, Valentin Foubert améliore son meilleur résultat en Coupe du monde". L'Équipe (in French). 14 December 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
- ^ "Valentin Foubert : "En saut à skis le mental est aussi important que le physique"". Radio France (in French). 2 January 2026. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
- ^ "Déjà présents aux Jeux de Milan Cortina, cinq jeunes Français appelés à briller en 2030 en France". L'Équipe (in French). 7 January 2026. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
External links
- Valentin Foubert at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Valentin Foubert at Fédération Française de Ski (in French)
- Valentin Foubert at Milano Cortina 2026
- Valentin Foubert at Olympics.com
- Valentin Foubert at Olympedia
- Valentin Foubert at Équipe de France (in French)
- Valentin Foubert on Instagram