1. Candide Thovex was born on 22 May 1982 and is a French professional skier, filmmaker and entrepreneur.
28 Facts About Candide Thovex
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Candide Thovex is the older brother of snowboarder Mirabelle Thovex.
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Candide Thovex was born in Annecy, in the Haute-Savoie area of France, and grew up in the village of La Clusaz.
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Candide Thovex learned to ski at the age of 2 in the Aravis region of the French Alps.
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Candide Thovex was 14 when he won his first French National Junior Championships in the mogul division.
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In 1997 Thovex signed his first professional sponsorship contract with leading Australian action sports brand Quiksilver.
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In 2000 Candide Thovex returned to the United States to compete in the Gravity Games in Mammoth, California, where he won the Big Air contest.
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Candide Thovex made his second visit to Chad's Gap and cleanly landed a D-spin 720 the first major rotation over a gap.
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Candide Thovex won the Big Air division, his first gold medal at a Winter X-Games.
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Candide Thovex's season ended when he blew out the cruciate ligaments in his left knee.
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Candide Thovex stuck a 110-foot cork 540 tail grab.
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Candide Thovex won the Halfpipe and Big Air contests at that year's X Games in Australia.
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Candide Thovex was voted 'Skier of the Year' by the European specialized media.
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In 2002 Candide Thovex, filmed with his own production company and with others.
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Candide Thovex continued competing and his contest results remained solid, dominating the Big Air events, winning two in New Zealand, one in Lebanon and another in Switzerland.
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Candide Thovex earned 2 podiums at the US Open; 2nd place in Superpipe, and 3rd place in Slopestyle.
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Candide Thovex signed a sponsorship deal to develop a pro model with Salomon.
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Candide Thovex was part of Powder's Reader Poll in 2004 where he was placed 6th.
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That same season, Candide Thovex inked a multi-year deal with Rossignol to become the leading ambassador for their 'Scratch' program.
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In 2006, Candide Thovex helped to design and build one of the largest quarter-pipes, and set a world record with a jump of 33 feet above the coping.
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On its website, the top French ski magazine Skieur called it "another first for Candide Thovex" and described him as a "true ambassador of skiing".
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Candide Thovex won 2 of the 5 categories on offer, taking the prize for the Beatcan Best Line, and was named the E-Adrenaline Public Choice Winner.
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On 8 December 2015, Candide Thovex released an advertorial film for Audi to promote their latest Quattro Q7 model.
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The video, created, produced and directed by Candide Thovex, featured Candide Thovex skiing and performing tricks on many surfaces including dirt, grass, fallen leaves and asphalt, but no snow.
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In January 2017 Candide Thovex continued his collaboration with Audi with the release of his "Ski the world" edit featuring Audi's Q7.
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Candide Thovex continues to be very popular in the American ski community, finishing in one of the top 3 places in the 2014,2015 and 2016 editions of the Powder Magazine Readers Poll.
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Candide Thovex has won the Annual Men's Powder Poll four times, three times in a row in 2017,2018 and 2019 after his win at the inaugural Powder Poll in 2000.
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Candide Thovex has appeared in many movies, including the Rastafaride series.