Estelle Alphand
Estelle Alphand is a French-Swedish ski racer. Alphand, whose mother is from Sweden, achieved her first victory in a FIS race in Tignes in January 2011. In February 2011, she competed in the European Cup for the first time and immediately finished in the points. Alphand won three medals at the first Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck in February 2012. Over the following two winters, Alphand gradually gained a foothold in the European Cup. She won her first World Cup points in November 2015 with 21st place in the giant slalom in Aspen. In December 2017, she finished fifth in the slalom in Lienz (now competing for Sweden), achieving her best World Cup result to date. Alphand won a medal in the team competition at the 2021 World Championships in Cortina d’Ampezzo and the 2025 World Championships in Saalbach.