Men
SUI
Thibault METRAUX
SUI- Date of birth10 Jan 2002
- HeightN/A
- ProfessionAthlete, Student
- HometownLeysin
- Place of birthAigle
- Start skating Club He took up the sport in 2016 in Leysin, Switzerland. Lausanne Short Track: Switzerland
- HobbiesCycling, listening to music, sport. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
- LanguagesEnglish, French
- Other namePepito ["My first coach called me this, I don't really know the reason but I like it."] (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
- CoachN/A
- ChoreographerN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- Practice low seasonN/A
- Practice high seasonN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
In 2019 he took part in the torch relay ahead of the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne, Switzerland. (24heures.ch, 18 Nov 2019; Instagram profile, 02 Oct 2019)
"Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships." [Michael Jordan] (Facebook profile, 29 Feb 2024)
"Train hard, it will pay off." (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
"Train hard, it will pay off." (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
Russian short track skater Victor An. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
His family. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
To compete at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina. He also plans to work as a coach or sports teacher once he retires from the sport. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023; fisu.net, 03 Jan 2023)
Competing at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne, Switzerland. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
He has competed on the speed skating World Cup circuit, and also participated in speed skating at the 2024 European Single Distances Championships in Heerenveen, Netherlands. (SportsDeskOnline, 12 Mar 2024)
He played ice hockey from an early age, and discovered short track through a recruitment programme that was looking for young sporting prospects ahead of the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne, Switzerland. "I received an email from my hockey coach. I went on to try the sport and I was hooked. The speed and contact with others is an incredible feeling. After more than eight years playing ice hockey, I was happy to move to an individual sport."
