Fabrice Becker (born 28 June 1971) is a French former freestyle skier. He specialized in ski ballet and won the demonstrational Olympic event in this now-defunct discipline at the 1992 Winter Olympics. He is a two-time ski ballet World Champion, winning the title in 1993 and 1997 and also earned an additional silver medal at the 1995 World Championships. In his last season as a competitive skier, Becker crowned as the overall World Cup Champion and became the first and only ski ballet specialist to win the general classification at the FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup. He celebrated a total of 21 victories in his World Cup career and won the ski ballet Crystal Globe 3 times.
| Fabrice Becker | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | France | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 June 1971 Strasbourg, France | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 10 – (1989–1998) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 1 – (1998) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 3 – (3 AC: 1994, 1997, 1998) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Freestyle skiing results edit
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]
World Championships edit
- 3 medals – (2 gold, 1 silver)
| Year | Age | Ski ballet |
|---|---|---|
 1991 Lake Placid |
19 | 7 |
 1993 Altenmarkt |
21 | 1 |
 1995 La Clusaz |
23 | 2 |
 1997 Nagano |
25 | 1 |
World Cup standings edit
| Season | Age | Overall | Ski ballet | Aerials |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988–89 | 17 | 122 | 39 | – |
| 1989–90 | 18 | 55 | 19 | – |
| 1990–91 | 19 | 23 | 8 | – |
| 1991–92 | 20 | 7 | 2 | – |
| 1992–93 | 21 | 4 | 2 | – |
| 1993–94 | 22 | 5 | 1 | – |
| 1994–95 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 36 |
| 1995–96 | 24 | competed only 1 aerials event, no points score | ||
| 1996–97 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 36 |
| 1997–98 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 37 |
References edit
- ^ "Fabrice BECKER". fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 24 March 2024.