Richard Jouve

Richard Jouve
Jouve in March 2019
Personal information
NationalityFrance
Born (1994-10-25) 25 October 1994
Briançon, France
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
SportSkiing
ClubSC Montgenèvre Val Clarée
World Cup career
Seasons12 – (2015–2026)
Indiv. starts157
Indiv. podiums20
Indiv. wins4
Team starts19
Team podiums5
Team wins1
Overall titles0 – (4th in 2022)
Discipline titles1 – (SP in 2022)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 PyeongchangTeam sprint
Bronze medal – third place2022 Beijing4 × 10 km relay
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 Seefeld4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2023 PlanicaTeam sprint
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place2014 Val di Fiemme4 × 5 km relay
Updated on 22 March 2026

Richard Jouve (French pronunciation: [ʁiʃaʁ ʒuv]; born 25 October 1994) is a French cross-country skier who has competed since 2015. He won the 2021–22 Sprint World Cup as the first Frenchman to win a discipline globe at the FIS Cross-Country World Cup.

Career

Jouve, having competed in only three previous World Cup races, placed 3rd in the freestyle sprint at Lahti in 2015. In 2016, at Planica he again placed third, finishing behind Federico Pellegrino and countryman Baptiste Gros. In the team sprint the next day, Jouve and Valentin Chauvin placed third again behind Gros and Renaud Jay to end a strong weekend for the French. Jouve closed out his 2016 season by finishing second in the sprint at Gatineau.

Jouve won the sprint event at the 2016 Blink ski festival.[1]

Personal life

Jouve was born in France to a French father and Djiboutian mother.[2]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]

Olympic Games

  • 2 medals – (2 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 		  30 km 
 skiathlon 		  50 km 
 mass start 		  Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
201823———16—Bronze
20222749——[a]7Bronze7
202631———24——

a Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.

World Championships

  • 2 medals – (2 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 		  30 km 
 skiathlon 		  50 km 
 mass start 		  Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
201722———16—11
201924———4Bronze5
202126———7—4
202328———144Bronze
202530———8—5

World Cup

Season titles

  • 1 title – (1 sprint)
Season Discipline
2022Sprint

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint U23 Nordic
Opening		 Tour de
Ski		 Ski Tour
2020		 World Cup
Final		 Ski Tour
Canada
20152076—347——N/aN/aN/a
2016213986163rd place, bronze medalist(s)——N/aN/a45
20172264NC245DNF—N/aDNFN/a
20182333NC8N/aDNFDNFN/aDNFN/a
20192427919N/aDNFDNFN/a25N/a
20202533NC11N/a55DNFDNFN/aN/a
20212627636N/a6545N/aN/aN/a
2022274431st place, gold medalist(s)N/aN/aDNFN/aN/aN/a
20232811506N/aN/aDNFN/aN/aN/a
202429254014N/aN/a—N/aN/aN/a
202530276714N/aN/aDNFN/aN/aN/a
20263110010458N/aN/a55N/aN/aN/a

Individual podiums

  • 4 victories – (4 WC)
  • 20 podiums – (13 WC, 7 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
12014–157 March 2015Finland Lahti, Finland1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
22015–1616 January 2016Slovenia Planica, Slovenia1.2 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
31 March 2016Canada Gatineau, Canada1.7 km Sprint FStage World Cup2nd
42016–1717 March 2017Canada Quebec City, Canada1.5 km Sprint FStage World Cup3rd
52018–1929 December 2018Italy Toblach, Italy1.3 km Sprint FStage World Cup2nd
612 March 2019Norway Drammen, Norway1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd
72019–2029 November 2019Finland Rukatunturi, Finland1.4 km Sprint CStage World Cup3rd
829 December 2019Switzerland Lenzerheide, Switzerland1.5 km Sprint FStage World Cup3rd
92020–211 January 2021Switzerland Val Müstair, Switzerland1.4 km Sprint FStage World Cup3rd
102021–223 December 2021Norway Lillehammer, Norway1.6 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
1111 December 2021Switzerland Davos, Switzerland1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
1228 December 2021Switzerland Lenzerheide, Switzerland1.5 km Sprint FStage World Cup2nd
133 March 2022Norway Drammen, Norway1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
1411 March 2022Sweden Falun, Sweden1.4 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
152022–239 December 2022Norway Beitostølen, Norway1.3 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
1621 January 2023Italy Livigno, Italy1.2 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
1728 January 2023France Les Rousses, France1.3 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
1814 March 2023Norway Drammen, Norway1.2 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd
192023–2424 November 2023Finland Rukatunturi, Finland1.4 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
2013 February 2024Canada Canmore, Canada1.3 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd

Team podiums

  • 1 victory – (1 TS)
  • 5 podiums – (5 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate
12015–1617 January 2016Slovenia Planica, Slovenia6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rdChauvin
22020–2120 December 2020Germany Dresden, Italy6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndChanavat
32022–2322 January 2023Italy Livigno, Italy6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1stJay
42024–2531 January 2025Italy Cogne, Italy6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint CWorld Cup2ndChappaz
522 March 2025Finland Lahti, Finland6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rdChappaz

References

  1. ↑ "Blink Festival 2016 recap - FIS-SKI". www.fis-ski.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-04.
  2. ↑ "Spotlight on Richard Jouve: the First Cross-Country Skier to Bring Home a Crystal Globe for France". fasterskier.com. 2022-03-22. Retrieved 2026-02-22.
  3. ↑ "Athlete : Richard JOUVE". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
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