Thibault Métraux

Switzerland

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Sport Specific Information

Name of coach	Evita Krievane [club], LAT
Training Regime	He trains between seven and eight hours a day.
When and where did you begin this sport?	He took up the sport in 2015 in Leysin, Switzerland.
Club / Team	Lausanne Short Track: Switzerland
Reason for choosing this sport	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 Youth Olympic Winter Games in Lausanne, Switzerland. "I received an email from my hockey coach. I went on to try the sport and I was hooked."

General Interest

Ambitions	To compete at the Olympic Winter Games in 2022 and 2026, and to become a physical education teacher. (Facebook page, 20 Sep 2021; vaudoisearena.ch, 10 Jan 2021)
Awards and honours	In 2019 he took part in the torch relay ahead of the 2020 Youth Olympic Winter Games in Lausanne, Switzerland. (24heures.ch, 18 Nov 2019; Instagram profile, 02 Oct 2019)
Memorable sporting achievement	Competing at the 2020 Youth Olympic Winter Games in Lausanne, Switzerland. (vaudoisearena.ch, 10 Jan 2021)
Sporting philosophy / motto	"Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships." [Michael Jordan] (Facebook profile, 13 Oct 2017)

Championships results	Year	Competition	Event	Rank
Championships results
	2019/2020	European Championships	1500m	26
	2021/2022	World Championships	1000m	27
	2020/2021	European Championships	1500m	27
	2020/2021	World Championships	1000m	30
	2020/2021	European Championships	Overall	31
	2020/2021	World Championships	1500m	32
	2020/2021	European Championships	1000m	32
	2021/2022	World Championships	1500m	35
	2021/2022	World Championships	500m	36
	2019/2020	World Junior Championships	500m	36
	2020/2021	European Championships	500m	36
	2020/2021	World Championships	Overall	37
	2019/2020	European Championships	Overall	37
	2019/2020	European Championships	1000m	37
	2020/2021	World Championships	500m	40
	2019/2020	European Championships	500m	40
	2019/2020	World Junior Championships	1000m	41
	2019/2020	World Junior Championships	1500m	44
	2018/2019	World Junior Championships	1500m	61
	2018/2019	World Junior Championships	1000m	66
	2018/2019	World Junior Championships	500m	67