It is barely if he has not learned to ski before he can walk.
The Pinturault family hotel, Annapurna, stands on the edge of the Courchevel ski area, a stone's throw from the altiport.
“
There was a small ski lift and a beginners slope under our windows
,” recalls Alexis, the French ski star.
So my parents put me on the boards when I was very young.
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On March 20, Alexis Pinturault will celebrate his 30th birthday and complete his twelfth World Cup season.
The Courchevel kid has become the best on the planet in giant slalom and one of the most complete skiers internationally - he lines up in slalom, super-G and downhill for combined.
If all goes well - that is to say if he does not get injured or if he does not accumulate poor performances in the last races - he should win the "big" crystal globe awarded to the skier. who won the most points in the 2020-2021 alpine skiing events.
He would thus join Jean-Claude Killy
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