Cross-Country Skiing
Richard Jouve
- Sprint
- Nationality
- France
- Hometown
- Briançon, France (residence: Val-des-Prés per FIS)
- Height
- 175 cm
- Born
- 25 October 1994
- Turned pro
- 2015
- Primary discipline
- Sprint
About Richard Jouve
French cross-country skier (Club des Sports de Méribel - Armée), born in Briançon to a French father and Djiboutian mother, and a leading sprint specialist on the World Cup since 2015 (10 seasons through 2025-26) with 20 individual podiums (133 starts: 4 wins) plus 3 team podiums (1 team-sprint win) from 14 team starts. First Frenchman to win a FIS Cross-Country World Cup discipline globe (Sprint, 2021-22). Won team sprint bronze at the 2018 Pyeongchang and 2022 Beijing Olympics, plus 4x10km relay bronze at the 2019 and 2023 World Championships. Represented France at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympics despite his own FIS biography listing his status as 'Retired.'
World Cup record through 2025-26 season: 4 individual wins, 20 individual podiums (133 starts); 1 team win, 3 team podiums (14 starts). 1 discipline title (Sprint, 2021-22). Olympics: team sprint bronze (2018, 2022). World Championships: 4x10km relay bronze (2019, 2023). Note: his FIS biography lists status as 'Retired,' yet FIS's own results data shows him competing at the February 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympics (sprint qualification and final) - flagging this inconsistency rather than resolving it.
Sponsors: Fischer (skis, boots); Swix (poles) - per FIS official athlete biography (manufacturer-updated field)
Setup
3 items
Skis
Fischer Cross-country
Confirmed via Richard Jouve's official FIS athlete biography (manufacturer-updated field: 'Skis: Fischer'); exact model not specified, so linked to the generic Fischer cross-country race ski family entry.
Fischer's race-stock cross-country ski line (brand-level.
Boots
Fischer Cross-country
Confirmed via Richard Jouve's official FIS athlete biography (manufacturer-updated field: 'Boots: Fischer'); exact model not specified, so linked to the generic Fischer cross-country race boot family entry.
Fischer's race-stock cross-country boot line (brand-level.
Poles
Swix
Confirmed via Richard Jouve's official FIS athlete biography (manufacturer-updated field: 'Poles: Swix'). Reusing existing Swix cross-country pole family entry.
Swix cross-country race pole line.
Setup verified 12 July 2026