Sebastien “Seb” Michaud
Discipline: FreeskiBirthday: 5.4.1975, Geneva (SUI)
Nationality: France
Residence: La Clusaz (FRA)
| Sport successes | 2001 |
1st at Freerespect, Deux-Alpes 1st at Rip Curl Mountain Challenge (SUI/FRA) 6th at Bouygues Freeride Tour, Tignes |
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| 2002 |
4th at Red Bull Snow Thrill, Chamonix |
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| 2004 |
2nd at O’Neill Xtreme, Verbier 3rd at Stimorol Engadinsnow, St Moritz |
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| 2005 |
1st at O’Neill Xtreme, Verbier 1st at Grand Raid, la Clusaz |
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| 2006 |
2nd at Stimorol Engadinsnow, St Moritz 5th/3rd at O’Neill Xtreme, Verbier (judges’ results / riders’ results) 2nd at Final Grand Raid 4th at Grand Raid Master, Courmayeur |
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| 2007 |
3rd at Big Mountain Pro |
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| 2008 |
1st at Nissan Mammoth Challenge, Mammoth 2nd at Nissan Russian Adventure, Krasnaya |
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| Personality | Far away from the fashion flows and from the fuss, Seb Michaud is always a believable and authentic personality. | |
| Specialities | Quote: “It is certainly not a disadvantage to be paid for freeriding. It’s a job like any other. Of course it is a chance but at the same time you take risks. They pay me for doing that. So much the better!” | |
| Sidelines |
Seb is married and father of two children. Soccer, trial, surfing, golf, traveling, cinema |
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| Film appearances | 2001 |
Nuit de la Glisse |
| 2003 |
Swedish Posse 2 |
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| 2004 |
Un chalet dans les Alpes Live a Little |
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| 2005 |
Bar Code |
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| 2006 |
Flake Quest Respect Five O’clock News Araucaria Route |
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| 2007 |
Flake Quest |
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Seb Michaud learned to ski when he was three years old and was quickly better than his parents. At the age of ten, he began to monoski, to train in trampoline and to dive at the Akkro Centre Evian. Around seven years later, Seb succeeded in the disciplines jumping and mogul skiing to become part of the French ski acrobatic national team. In freeride, which came up in time for the end of his active competition period, he found his calling and purpose and it was the most natural thing in the world for the Frenchman. Today, Seb prefers filming to the World Tour (“you can wait until the conditions are perfect”), but thanks to his experience he still is a competitor who should be taken seriously at any competition.





