Alexis Pinturault left Switzerland this week, giving up the Adelboden giant to return to his family. The Frenchman, three times winner in the resort in the canton of Berne during his career, obviously wanted to attend the birth of his daughter. “The most beautiful event of his life”, in the words of the French Federation, happened this Saturday January 6.
This Sunday, the Pinturault couple communicated on their social networks to announce the birth of a little girl. Alexis Pinturault, 32, is in a relationship with Romane Farault who manages her husband’s press relations.
“Life can be a tumultuous current. But when you let yourself be carried away, you can experience incredible moments, and some bring peace and joy,” the skier wrote on Instagram alongside a black and white photo showing the hands of his child, his wife and himself. even.
Alexis Pinturault received congratulatory messages from many players in the great white circus, from the American superstar Lindsey Vonn to the Norwegian biathlete Johannes Boe, including the Norwegian Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, the Swiss Loïc Meillard and the Italian downhiller Dominik Paris.
The winner of the big crystal globe 2021 could return to competition next week, during the World Cup stage scheduled in Wengen, still in Switzerland (January 11-14). During the Super-G in Bormio this season, he finished in 9th place.
Alexis Pinturault won two medals during the Ski World Championships in early 2023. Crowned in the alpine combined, he scored a podium in his stronghold of Courchevel in the Super-G.
