Paul Vieuxtemps
Paul Henri Vieuxtemps is a Thai freestyle skier. He is the first ever medalist for Thailand in the Asian Winter Games winning the men's slopestyle event in the 2025 edition.
Career
Vieuxtemps has competed under the auspices of the Ski and Snowboard Association of Thailand. He has been competing for Thailand in FIS-sanctioned events since 2016.He reportedly was to take part at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea but withdrew after sustaining a neck injury.
He took part at the 2019 Winter Universiade in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. He returned to the next edition of the Universiade now known as the 2023 Winter World University Games in Lake Placid, United States. There he won a silver in big air and bronze in slopestyle – the very first medals for his nation.
He was among Thailand's athletes at the 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China. Vieuxtemps was coached by former Ski World Cup halfpipe competitor Mathias Wecxsteen. In the men's slopestyle event he won a bronze medal behind gold medalist Rai Kasamura and silver medalist Ruka Ito; both from Japan. This is Thailand's first ever medal of any color at the Asian Winter Games.