Completed Event: Skiing versus 20K Freestyle (M) on March 14, 2026 , , 1st
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Raphael Lessard
- Class:
- Senior
- Discipline:
- Alpine
- Hometown:
- Granby, Québec
- Previous Team:
- Orsatus
FIS Profile | RMISA Profile
2025 – Junior
2024 – Sophomore
2023 – Freshman
Prior to Utah
Personal
Lessard on the U
“I chose the University of Utah because of its highly competitive skiing program designed for high performance. It proved to be one of the best universities for combining high-level learning and skiing.”
2025 – Junior
- All-RMISA Honorable Mention
- Utah Ski Team Academic Award
- Utah Ski Team C.D. Reddish Memorial Award (contributed most to team, not necessarily in results)
- Made six college starts, earning four top-10 finishes.
- Top slalom result was a fourth-place finish in an RMISA qualifier race hosted by Denver.
- Placed top-10 in the Alaska Anchorage GS despite having the No. 32 start position for the first run.
- Paused his college season to take part in some international racing opportunities, including his first World Cup starts in March.
- Outside of college competition, swept a pair of Super G Nor-Am races in Canada during February.
2024 – Sophomore
- All-RMISA Honorable Mention
- Utah Ski Team Academic Award (highest alpine GPA)
- Started all 14 races, logging five top-10 results on the season.
- First collegiate win came in slalom at the Denver Invitational (Feb. 6).
- Took seventh in GS at the Colorado Invitational (Feb. 2) and ninth in slalom (Feb. 3).
- Finished ninth in slalom at the RMISA Championships (Feb. 24).
- Wrapped the season at the NCAA Championships (March 6, 8) with a 21st-place result in GS and 13th in slalom.
2023 – Freshman
- Started all 11 regular season alpine races, making four top-10 finishes in his first season with the Utes.
- Top results were seventh in the second slalom at the Denver Invitational (Feb. 11) and GS at the UAA Invitational (Feb. 21).
- Also took eighth in the first slalom at the DU Invitational.
- Made his Utah debut at the Westminster Invitational (Jan. 27) with a ninth-place result in slalom.
Prior to Utah
- Came to the U after a racing career in France with the Orsatus program.
- Represented Canada at the 2022 FIS Junior World Championships, turning in top-10 finishes both in giant slalom and downhill.
- Also part of a Canadian National Team that claimed victory in the mixed team parallel at the Junior World Championships.
- Had a career-best nine podiums in FIS races during 2022, including two victories—one apiece in giant slalom and super G.
- Appeared at the 2022 French National Championships with top-10 results in giant slalom and alpine combined.
Personal
- Son of Martin Lessard and Genevieve Rivard.
- Siblings are Antoine and Camille.
- Also played soccer before turning his focus to skiing.
- Enjoys a variety of other sports including mountain biking, tennis and golf.
Lessard on the U
“I chose the University of Utah because of its highly competitive skiing program designed for high performance. It proved to be one of the best universities for combining high-level learning and skiing.”
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