Alpine Skiing
Paco Rassat
- Slalom
- Nationality
- France
- Hometown
- Aillon-le-Jeune, Savoie, France
- Born
- 13 November 1998
- Turned pro
- 2022
- Primary discipline
- Slalom
About Paco Rassat
French World Cup alpine ski racer specializing in slalom, representing S.C des Aillons and residing in Aillon-le-Jeune. Son of ski instructor Yann Rassat, who coached him from age five; his mother worked as a ski patroller. Bronze medalist in slalom at the 2019 Winter Universiade. Broke through in the 2025-26 season with his first two World Cup wins - Gurgl (22 November 2025) and Adelboden (11 January 2026, ahead of Atle Lie McGrath and Henrik Kristoffersen) - after a World Cup debut in January 2022.
First two career World Cup wins, both 2025-26: Gurgl (22 Nov 2025) and Adelboden (11 Jan 2026, beating Atle Lie McGrath and Henrik Kristoffersen). Bronze, slalom, 2019 Winter Universiade. Poles sponsor not listed by FIS and no independently checkable source found.
Sponsors: Head (skis, boots) - per FIS official athlete biography; poles sponsor not listed by FIS
Setup
7 items
Skis
Head Worldcup Rebels race ski (GS/SL family)
- Slalom
FIS official biography confirms 'Skis: Head'. Exact personal length not disclosed.
Head's technical-discipline (GS/SL) World Cup race-stock ski line, distinct from the Worldcup Rebels e-Speed DH/SG line
Boots
Head Raptor WCR
FIS official biography confirms 'Boots: Head'.
World Cup race boot line, 96mm last, adjustable flex, Race Balance geometry, FIS-approved sole
Bindings
Head
- Slalom
Standard Head race pairing.
Race-stock alpine binding paired with Head's World Cup ski/boot race line
Poles
Leki
Race-stock alpine pole used by Leki-sponsored World Cup athletes
Helmet
Head
Head race-line ski helmet worn by Head-sponsored World Cup alpine racers. Candidate FIS models are the Downforce FIS MIPS and the Stivot Race Carbon, but no tier-1 source ties a specific model to an individual athlete.
Goggles
Head
Head race-line ski goggle worn by Head-sponsored World Cup alpine racers. Candidate race models are the Sentinel 5K Race and Contex Pro RD 5K, unconfirmed at athlete level.
Gloves
Reusch
Race-stock alpine glove line used by Reusch-sponsored World Cup athletes
Setup verified 21 September 2026
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paco_Rassat
- https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?competitorid=194724§orcode=al&type=result
- https://www.olympics.com/en/news/fis-alpine-ski-world-cup-2025-26-paco-rassat-scores-first-ever-podium-win
- https://ffs.fr/app/uploads/PLAQUETTE_FFS-EDF-2025-2026-DER1_LIGHT_VDEF1.pdf
- https://www.equipedefrance.com/athlete/paco-rassat
- https://www.eurosport.fr/ski-alpin/madonna-di-campiglio/2025-2026/madonna-di-campiglio-clement-noel-remporte-le-slalom-sa-premiere-victoire-de-la-saison-paco-rassat-3e_sto23256749/story.shtml