Richard Jouve (; 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.
Personal life Jouve was born in France to a French father and Djiboutian mother.
Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
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 2018 23 — — — 16 — Bronze 2022 27 49 — — 7 Bronze 7 2026 31 — — — 24 — — 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 2017 22 — — — 16 — 11 2019 24 — — — 4 Bronze 5 2021 26 — — — 7 — 4 2023 28 — — — 14 4 Bronze 2025 30 — — — 8 — 5
World Cup Season titles 1 title – (1 sprint) SeasonDiscipline2022 Sprint
Season standings Season Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standingsOverallDistanceSprintU23NordicOpeningTour deSkiSki Tour2020World CupFinalSki TourCanada 2015 20 76 — 34 7 — — 2016 21 39 86 16 — — 45 2017 22 64 24 5 — 2018 23 33 8 2019 24 27 91 9 25 2020 25 33 11 55 2021 26 27 63 6 65 45 2022 27 4 43 2023 28 11 50 6 2024 29 25 40 14 — 2025 30 27 67 14 2026 31 100 104 58 55
Individual podiums 4 victories – (4 ) 20 podiums – (13 , 7 ) No. Season Date Location Race Level Place1 2014–15 7 March 2015 Lahti, Finland 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd2 2015–1616 January 2016 Planica, Slovenia 1.2 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd3 1 March 2016 Gatineau, Canada 1.7 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 2nd4 2016–17 17 March 2017 Quebec City, Canada 1.5 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 3rd5 2018–19 29 December 2018 Toblach, Italy 1.3 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 2nd6 12 March 2019 Drammen, Norway 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd7 2019–20 29 November 2019 Rukatunturi, Finland 1.4 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 3rd8 29 December 2019 Lenzerheide, Switzerland 1.5 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 3rd9 2020–21 1 January 2021 Val Müstair, Switzerland 1.4 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 3rd10 2021–22 3 December 2021 Lillehammer, Norway 1.6 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd11 11 December 2021 Davos, Switzerland 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd12 28 December 2021 Lenzerheide, Switzerland 1.5 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 2nd13 3 March 2022 Drammen, Norway 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 1st14 11 March 2022 Falun, Sweden 1.4 km Sprint C World Cup 1st15 2022–239 December 2022 Beitostølen, Norway 1.3 km Sprint C World Cup 1st16 21 January 2023 Livigno, Italy 1.2 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd17 28 January 2023 Les Rousses, France 1.3 km Sprint C World Cup 1st18 14 March 2023 Drammen, Norway 1.2 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd19 2023–24 24 November 2023 Rukatunturi, Finland 1.4 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd20 13 February 2024 Canmore, Canada 1.3 km Sprint C World Cup 2nd
Team podiums 1 victory – (1 ) 5 podiums – (5 ) No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate1 2015–16 17 January 2016 Planica, Slovenia 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Chauvin22020–21 20 December 2020 Dresden, Italy 6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Chanavat3 2022–23 22 January 2023 Livigno, Italy 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Jay4 2024–25 31 January 2025 Cogne, Italy 6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint C World Cup 2nd Chappaz5 22 March 2025 Lahti, Finland 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Chappaz
References
External links
Richard Jouve at Milano Cortina 2026