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At 33 he leaves the transalpine champion, with a battered knee but "no regrets and happy with what destiny has reserved for me". Two Olympic titles, six World Cups, one world title, an extraordinary palmares.
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A snowboard cross legend and one of the greatest French athletes (and not only) for winter disciplines.
Pierre Vaultier said enough, after struggling to return this season, despite a tormented knee and a very long stop: the 33-year-old from Briancon announced, with a post on social media, his retirement from competition with two Olympic gold medals in the discipline (in Sochi 2014 and PyeongChang 2018), six absolute World Cups and the world title of Sierra Nevada 2017. "So many emotions, sensations, shares, successes and defeats, experiences, memories ... but today I have to put an end to my competitive career - wrote Vaultier
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