Alpine Skiing
Matthieu Bailet
- Downhill
- Super-G
- Nationality
- France
- Hometown
- Nice, France
- Born
- 23 April 1996
- Turned pro
- 2016
- Primary discipline
- Downhill
About Matthieu Bailet
French downhill/super-G racer from Nice who won super-G gold at the 2016 Junior World Championships in Sochi before making his World Cup debut that same year in St. Moritz. Took his first (and to date only) World Cup podium five years later, finishing runner-up in the Saalbach-Hinterglemm super-G in March 2021, and posted his best World Championships result with 7th in the super-G at Cortina d'Ampezzo 2021. Has won four French national downhill/super-G titles, including the 2021 Downhill Crown.
Races for Inter Club Nice - Douanes; FIS lists his residence as Nice. 15 World Cup top-10s (8 DH, 7 SG) across an 11-season career, with his single podium remaining a runner-up finish.
Sponsors: Equipment: Head (skis and boots), Leki (poles) - per FIS official athlete biography (manufacturer-updated field).
Setup
3 items
Skis
Head Worldcup Rebels e-Speed
- Downhill
- Super-G
Bailet's ski brand (Head) confirmed via FIS official athlete biography; reuses the generic Head Worldcup Rebels e-Speed race-stock entry also used for Kriechmayr/Von Appen.
Speed-discipline (SG/DH) race ski line built with Titanal and Graphene for stability at high speed
Boots
Head Raptor WCR
Bailet's boot brand (Head) confirmed via FIS official athlete biography; reuses the generic Head Raptor WCR race boot entry.
World Cup race boot line, 96mm last, adjustable flex, Race Balance geometry, FIS-approved sole
Poles
Leki
Bailet's pole brand (Leki) confirmed via FIS official athlete biography.
Race-stock alpine pole used by Leki-sponsored World Cup athletes
Setup verified 7 July 2026