Thibe Deseyn

Thibe Deseyn
Personal information
Born (2003-03-18) 18 March 2003
Sierre, Switzerland
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
CountrySwitzerland
SportSki mountaineering
Medal record
Women's ski mountaineering
Representing  Switzerland
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Lausanne Mixed relay
Silver medal – second place 2020 Lausanne Individual race

Thibe Deseyn (born 18 March 2003) is a Swiss ski mountaineer.

Career

Deseyn represented Switzerland at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in ski mountaineering, an event making its Youth Olympics debut.[1][2] She began the Youth Olympics with a silver medal in the individual race with a time of 59:38.58. She also won a gold medal in the mixed relay with a time of 35:07.[3]

She competed at the 2023 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering and won a gold medal in the youth mixed relay, along with Jon Kistler, with a time of 29:45.9. She also won a gold medal in the under-20 vertical race, and bronze medals in the sprint race and individual races.[4] She again competed at the 2025 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering and won a gold medal in the under-23 vertical race with a time of 24:23.6, and a silver medal in the individual race with a time of 1:47:31.4, finishing behind gold medalist Margot Ravinel.[5]

During the first mixed relay race of the 2025–26 ISMF Ski Mountaineering World Cup on 6 December 2025, she earned his first career World Cup podium, finishing in third place, along with Arno Lietha.[6]

References

  1. ^ Pavitt, Michael (14 January 2020). "ISMF eye Gangwon 2024 after ski mountaineering Youth Olympic debut ends with Swiss success". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Ski mountaineering - a breath-taking beginning". olympics.com. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  3. ^ Barker, Philip (10 January 2020). "Swiss joy with three golds on day one at Lausanne 2020". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  4. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (5 March 2023). "France enjoy mixed relay success on final day of ISMF World Championships". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  5. ^ "Championne du monde !". chamonixsport.com (in French). 18 March 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  6. ^ "USA nailed the mixed relay, securing their quota for Milano Cortina and winning at home!". ismf-ski.com. 6 December 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2026.