Richard Jouve

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.

Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

 * 2 medals – (2 bronze)

Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.

World Championships

 * 2 medals – (2 bronze)

Season titles

 * 1 title – (1 sprint)

Individual podiums

 * 4 victories – (4 WC)
 * 20 podiums – (13 WC, 7 SWC)

Team podiums

 * 1 victory – (1 TS)
 * 3 podiums – (3 TS)