Skiing
Born in Briançon (Hautes-Alpes), Alphand made his World Cup skiing debut in 1984. In 1997 he managed to win the World Cup by collecting points only in the two speed disciplines downhill and Super-G – a unique achievement in World Cup history.
In 1996 he won a bronze medal at the Alpine World Ski Championships at Sierra Nevada.
In the village of Chantemerle (which neighbours Luc's home town of Briançon in the Serre-Chevalier region) a black ski run has been named in his honour.
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