Kadi Gomis

Profile and significance

Kaditane “Kadi” Gomis is a French freestyle skier specializing in slopestyle and big air, based in La Clusaz, France. Born on August 4, 2002, he comes from a ski-oriented family (his father competed for Senegal in alpine skiing at the Olympics). Gomis has steadily progressed through the French national circuit into European Cups and has begun making starts at World Cup level. His value lies in being part of the next wave of young European freestylers blending park and big air work while also pursuing education and creative expression alongside competition.

Competitive arc and key venues

Gomis first made national waves in France, winning the overall French Cup classification in slopestyle and big air in 2019 while still a teenager. According to his FIS biography, he has competed in European Cup and World Cup qualifiers in slopestyle and big air events from 2023-25, earning a first place in a European Cup Premium big air at Corvatsch in April 2025. He also competed at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne, finishing 25th in slopestyle and 22nd in big air. Major venues for his progression include his home resort La Clusaz for national and European events, and venues such as Tignes and Corvatsch where he has participated in higher-level starts.

How they ski: what to watch for

Gomis’ skiing shows solid fundamentals: strong take-off posture, good speed control, and a focus on jump landings and big air builds more than large rail libraries. In big air, watch for his switch entries and grab variation rather than simply maximum spin counts. In slopestyle he is evolving his rail game while maintaining jump amplitude. For viewers you’ll note that his runs are clean but still developing compared to the established podium-regulars; his trick families lean toward the 1260–1440 range and his run construction often keeps the biggest trick for the final hit, giving a strong finishing impression.

Resilience, filming, and influence

Gomis combines sport with education: he is reported to be studying marketing techniques in Annecy while training and competing. He had to overcome injury during his earlier career (a fractured tibial plateau in 2020). His participation in film segments and content creation (with media focus on his “skier and geek” persona) show that he values his identity off the hill as well as on it. For young skiers he is a tangible example of balancing schooling, competition and creative expression, particularly in the French freestyle environment.

Geography that built the toolkit

Gomis grew up and trains in La Clusaz, a French mountain village with access to freestyle parks and big air setups situated in the Aravis range. That environment provided a strong base for park development, switch tricks and jump repetition. His competition trajectory has taken him across European venues such as Corvatsch (Switzerland), Tignes (France) and Kreischberg (Austria). Those venues exposed him to variable snow, feature scale and contest pressure—which helps explain the growth in his results from national to European Cup level.

Equipment and partners: practical takeaways

Gomis is listed on the team pages for Faction Skis, among other partners including Oakley and Alpina Watches, indicating he has support oriented around park/big air ski setups with performance and branding focus. For progressing skiers the lesson is clear: use gear that matches your primary discipline (for him big air and slopestyle), mount near centre if you ride switch frequently, and incorporate both competition and filming into your progression strategy. Also, training at a home-base with reliable park infrastructure plus travelling to contests builds the full toolkit described here.

Why fans and progressing skiers care

Kaditane Gomis represents the strong European developmental model in freeskiing—moving from national junior circuits to European Cups and into World Cup starts. For fans he offers a young skier with both technical promise and personality—his dual identity as athlete and creator gives additional dimension. For progressing riders he illustrates that you don’t have to be immediately winning World Cups to build a meaningful career: consistent European Cup results, creative content and good brand support matter. He may yet reach podiums on the highest level, and watching his growth gives insights into the pipeline of modern freestyle skiing.