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2022-23 Skiing Roster

Sixtine Piccard

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Albertville, Savoie, France
  • High School Lycée Ambroise Croizat
  • Previous School University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe

Biography

SENIOR SEASON (2022-23) - Competed in 6 races this season... Highest finishes at the Western Region Elite include eighth place in giant slalom (2:11.67) and 11th in giant slalom (2:09.05)... Placed 23rd in the slalom at the Westminster Invitational, the highest finish for the Pack women... Posted a first run of 56.06 in the giant slalom at the Montana State Invitational... Earned the highest finish for the Pack in the women's giant slalom with a 36th place finish at the Montana State Invitational... Placed 40th in the slalom at the Denver Invitational... Finished 19th in giant slalom and 23rd in slalom at the Alaska Anchorage Invitational... Placed 12th and 22nd in slalom and giant slalom at the RMISA Championships. 

PRIOR TO NEVADA - Began her collegiate career at Sierra Nevada University in Incline Village, Nev.... Received a bachelor of science degree in Biology with a concentration in sports medicine... Won the women's team USCSA National Championships title (2020, 2022)... second place at the USCSA National Championships in slalom (2020)... Won the women's team USCSA National Championship in slalom (2022) and giant slalom (2020, 2022)... Four-time first team All-American... second place in the slalom National Championship (2022) and fourth place in the giant slalom National Championship (2022)... First place in slalom and giant slalom at the USCSA National Championships (2020)... Has seen 20 podium appearances in FIS; Seven first place, five second, and eight third place. 

HIGH SCHOOL - Graduated from Lycée Ambroise Croizat in France in 2017... Competed in swimming and skiing her entire life and thorughout high school... Got on the podium for her first FIS championship and win in 2017. 

PERSONAL - Daughter or Frank and Laurence Piccard... Has three sisters Hortense, Lucie, and Léonore and one brother Eliott... Father skied professionally in the world cup circuit... Sister Lucie skied collegiately at the University of Grenoble Alpes in France... Chose Nevada because her uncle studied at SNU and encouraged her to study and ski in the United States... Her sports hero is Marcel Hirsher... Most memorable experience in her career was winning the USCSA giant slalom her freshman year and winning the team national championship title in giant slalom... In her free time, she enjoys hiking, running, going on adventures, and swimming.