Sandro Cech Barbot

Sandro Cech Barbot is an 18-year-old freeskier from Annecy, France, competing in slopestyle and big air. He grew up in Val Thorens and lived there until he was 10.

From Val Thorens to La Clusaz

Sandro started freestyle skiing at nine, and it immediately became his life. He later joined the freestyle ski club in La Clusaz, where he started competing.

Results so far

Sandro is a three-time French junior champion: slopestyle in 2026, and both slopestyle and big air in 2025. He made the final at the 2026 Junior World Championships in big air, finishing in the top 20. In 2025 he competed in his first Big Air World Cup in Tignes, finishing 37th.

Style over results

The goal is to perform on the World Cup circuit, and maybe even ski at the 2030 Olympic Games at home in France. Sandro is also a huge fan of ski movies, and his ultimate goal is to compete while making films of his own. For him, a freestyle skier is not defined by results, but by what they show of themselves through their style, their trick ideas and their projects.

The rest of the crew

Sandro rides with the BUSI crew, skiers and snowboarders who ride, test and wear the gear all winter.