Nils Alphand Ski Setup

Nils Alphand

Downhill

Super-G

Nationality

France

Hometown

Briancon, France (residence: Saint-Chaffrey)

Born

16 June 1996

Turned pro

2017

Primary discipline

Downhill

French World Cup speed skier (downhill, super-G) from Serre Chevalier; son of former World Cup overall champion Luc Alphand and younger brother of Swedish World Championship medalist Estelle Alphand. Competed at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics despite an injured wrist from a Feb 2025 training crash.

0 WC podiums, 3 top-10s (all DH) through Feb 2026 (Wikipedia). Note: Wikipedia's infobox lists his birth year as 1996 (matching FIS's own biography field) but the article's own prose sentence states 'born 16 June 1999' - a 3-year internal inconsistency on Wikipedia's part; the infobox/FIS-matching year (1996) was used here. Raced the 2026 Olympic downhill and team combined with an injured wrist per Reuters.

Sponsors: Equipment: Head (skis and boots), Leki (poles) - per FIS athlete biography and Head's own athlete page listing

Setup

3 items

Skis

Head Worldcup Rebels e-Speed

Alphand's Head race ski, per FIS athlete biography. Shares product entry (id 13) with Kriechmayr/von Allmen/Cochran-Siegle/Miggiano's Head speed ski line; exact personal model not individually confirmed.

Speed-discipline (SG/DH) race ski line built with Titanal and Graphene for stability at high speed

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Boots

Head Raptor WCR

Alphand's Head race boot, per FIS athlete biography. Shares product entry (id 14) with Kriechmayr/von Allmen/Cochran-Siegle/Miggiano's Head race boot.

World Cup race boot line, 96mm last, adjustable flex, Race Balance geometry, FIS-approved sole

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Poles

Leki

Alphand's Leki pole, per FIS athlete biography. Shares product entry (id 5) with other Leki-sponsored athletes in this database.

Race-stock alpine pole used by Leki-sponsored World Cup athletes

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Setup verified 7 July 2026

Setup

Skis

Boots

Poles

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