Paco Rassat (born 13 November 1998) is a French World Cup alpine ski racer who specializes in the slalom discipline. His World Cup debut was in January 2022 and he earned his first victory (and podium) in Gurgl, Austria on 22 November 2025.
Career Rassat was born on 13 November 1998 in Chambéry, France. His father, Yann Rassat, is a ski instructor at the Les Aillons ski club who coached his son from age five. His mother worked as a ski patroller. Rassat earned a bronze medal in slalom at the 2019 Winter Universiade. He debuted at the FIS World Cup in 2022, achieving his first top 10 finish on 19 January 2025 in Wengen, Switzerland.
To start the 2025–26 World Cup season, Rassat finished sixth in Levi, Finland, his best career result to date. The following race in Gurgl, Rassat took first place after a strong second run, 0.07 seconds ahead of Armand Marchant. NBC Sports's Macklin Stern called it a "potentially star-making performance." He also took the lead in the overall World Cup season standings. Both his parents were in attendance for his first win. Rassat achieved his second podium in Madonna di Campiglio, Italy on 7 January 2026, jumping from 16th to 3rd after a strong second run.
World Cup results Season standings SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiantslalomSuper-GDownhill 2024 26 103 37 — — — 2025 27 64 23 — — — 2026 28 17 7 — — —
Race podiums 2 wins – (2 SL) 3 podiums – (3 SL), 7 top tens
Season Date Location Discipline Place202622 November 2025 Gurgl, AustriaSlalom1st7 January 2026 Madonna di Campiglio, Italy Slalom 3rd11 January 2026 Adelboden, SwitzerlandSlalom1st
World Championship results YearAgeSlalomGiantslalomSuper-GDownhillCombinedTeamcombinedParallelTeam event 2025 27 DNF1 ———— 14——
Olympic results YearAgeSlalomGiantslalomSuper-GDownhillTeamcombined 2026 28 DNF1 — — — 15
References
External links
Paco Rassat at Milano Cortina 2026