Special envoy to Courchevel
Chronicle of a totally unexpected disaster.
Last summer, by formalizing his departure from Head – an equipment manufacturer with whom he had worked for a decade – to join the Haute-Savoie brand Salomon, Mathieu Faivre showed a beautiful, and legitimate, enthusiasm.
"Working with a French brand and company is thrilling, and it certainly played an important role in the decision,"
he said at the time.
“The proximity to the factory and the relationships with the people who work there give me the certainty that this partnership is the ideal choice for the years to come.”
A beautiful optimism that has literally been shattered since the start of the season, looking like a waking nightmare for the one who is only 25th in the world hierarchy in giant, his specialty.
With for best result in the World Cup an anonymous 17th place in Schladming.
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