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Yann Rausis

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Yann Rausis
BornYann Rausis

26 December 1993 (age 30)

Valais, Switzerland
OccupationsFreeride skier · filmmaker · engineering physicist
Alma matterEPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland

Yann Rausis (born 26 December 1993)[1] is a Swiss professional freeride skier and filmmaker[2].

He is a veteran of the Freeride World Tour, where he earned the "Rookie of the Year" award in his first season in 2017 and finished just outside the podium in 4th place.[1][3]

Today, Rausis, no longer competing, focuses primarily on film projects, having directed or starred in several films about freeride skiing.

Early life and education

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Yann Rausis was born on 26 December 1993, in Valais, Switzerland. His mother, Marianne Claret[4], is a Swiss author, teacher and photographer[5] born in 1967 and his father, Yves Rausis[4], is a respected Swiss mountain guide working in Verbier[6], born in 1954.

He grew up in Orsières, Valais, in the mountainous Entremont region and started skiing, his lifelong passion, aged 2.[7]

He studied at the Saint-Maurice Abbey high school between 2007 and 2012[8]. In 2013, then aged about 20, he started studying engineering phsyics at the EPFL, in Lausanne[9]. He graduated in 2018, with a Master's Degree in engineering phsyics and applied physics[10].

Career

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FWT Qualifier:

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Freeride World Tour:

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FWT 2017:

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2017 was the first and most successful Freeride World Tour (FWT) season for Yann Rausis.[1] At the first race[11], in Vallnord-Arcalís (Andorra), he came third[1], gaining his best result of the season. At the second race[12], still in Vallnord-Arcalís, he came sixth. At the third race[13], in Fieberbrunn (Austria), he came fourth[1]. At the fourth race[14], in Haines (Alaska), he came fifth[1]. Finally, at the last race of the season[15], the Xtreme Verbier, in his native Switzerland, he came fourth[1].

Overall, with a total of 7220 points, Rausis came fourth[1]. For his impressive technique throughout the season, he was named "Rookie of the Year".[16]

FWT 2018:

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FWT 2019:

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FWT 2020:

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FWT 2021:

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Film projects:

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Filmography

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Title Year Director Writer Actor Notes
FROM SOURCE[17] 2021 Yes Yes Yes Internationally critically acclaimed[18][19]
A quiet day out[20] 2020 No Yes Yes Short movie
Skiing Between[21] 2019 Yes Yes Yes
Daydream[22] 2024 No No Yes Movie shot for Faction Skis
Lost in Georgia[23] 2023 No No Yes Movie shot for Oprim Media[24]
Roots | Foundations of Freeskiing[25] 2022 No No Yes Movie shot for Faction Skis and Red Bull
ZERMATT TO VERBIER[26] 2020 No No Yes Movie shot for Faction Skis

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Yann Rausis 2017 FWT season". Freeride World Tour. 2017. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
  2. ^ "«Skier au plus proche de la mort est aussi une forme d'initiation»". watson.ch/fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-16.
  3. ^ McCutcheon, Maggie (2020-07-13). "A Quiet Day Out in Verbier". SKI. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  4. ^ a b "Dans la famille de Yann Rausis, chanson douce et ski extrême - Le Temps" (in French). 2021-12-22. ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
  5. ^ "Claret Rausis Marianne :: Médiathèque Valais". www.mediatheque.ch. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
  6. ^ "Portraits". Guides de Verbier (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-16.
  7. ^ Lattion, Emma (2016-12-16). "Je suis quasiment né sur les skis" (PDF). La Gazette de Martigny. pp. 20–21. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  8. ^ "Yann Rausis, jeune sage épatant - Le Temps" (in French). 2017-03-31. ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
  9. ^ Aubort, Sarah (2017-07-10). "994 nouveaux diplômés à l'EPFL". EPFL News.
  10. ^ "Yann Rausis, l'ingénieur physicien qui trace les faces enneigées du monde". Yann Rausis, l’ingénieur physicien qui trace les faces enneigées du monde (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-16.
  11. ^ FIS Freeride World Tour by Peak Performance (2017-02-16). Run Yann Rausis - Chamonix-Mont-Blanc staged in Vallnord-Arcalís - FWT17. Retrieved 2024-06-17 – via YouTube.
  12. ^ FIS Freeride World Tour by Peak Performance (2017-02-10). Run Yann Rausis - Vallnord-Arcalís Andorra FWT17 - Swatch Freeride World Tour 2017. Retrieved 2024-06-18 – via YouTube.
  13. ^ FIS Freeride World Tour by Peak Performance (2017-03-09). Run Yann Rausis - 4th place - Fieberbrunn FWT17 - Swatch Freeride World Tour 2017. Retrieved 2024-06-17 – via YouTube.
  14. ^ FIS Freeride World Tour by Peak Performance (2017-03-24). Run Yann Rausis - Haines Alaska FWT17 - Swatch Freeride World Tour 2017. Retrieved 2024-06-17 – via YouTube.
  15. ^ FIS Freeride World Tour by Peak Performance (2017-04-04). Run Yann Rausis - 4th place - Swatch Xtreme Verbier FWT17. Retrieved 2024-06-17 – via YouTube.
  16. ^ "Freeride World Tour: l'année de la confirmation pour Yann Rausis". Freeride World Tour: l'année de la confirmation pour Yann Rausis (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  17. ^ Yann Rausis (2021-12-21). YANN RAUSIS || FROM SOURCE (4K full movie). Retrieved 2024-06-17 – via YouTube.
  18. ^ TWIN (2021-12-24). "FROM SOURCE". TWIN. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  19. ^ Kollektiv17. "From Source". Freeride Filmfestival. Retrieved 2024-06-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  20. ^ Yann Rausis (2020-04-27). A quiet day out. Retrieved 2024-06-17 – via YouTube.
  21. ^ Yann Rausis (2019-12-04). SKIING BETWEEN - A short freeriding journey. Retrieved 2024-06-17 – via YouTube.
  22. ^ The Faction Collective (2024-01-23). Daydream | Faction Skis | 4K. Retrieved 2024-06-17 – via YouTube.
  23. ^ Sébastien Varlet (2023-01-15). Lost in Georgia. Retrieved 2024-06-17 – via YouTube.
  24. ^ "LOST IN GEORGIA - FEAT. YANN RAUSIS – Faction Skis CH". ch.factionskis.com. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  25. ^ Red Bull Snow (2021-11-25). Roots | Foundations of Freeskiing (Full Movie) 4K. Retrieved 2024-06-17 – via YouTube.
  26. ^ The Faction Collective (2020-11-24). ZERMATT TO VERBIER | Faction Skis | 4K. Retrieved 2024-06-17 – via YouTube.