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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