Steve Missillier was born on 12 December 1984 in Annecy. An alpine skier specialising in slalom and giant slalom, licensed with CS Grand-Bornand, he was Olympic giant slalom silver medallist at the Sochi Games in 2014.
Le Grand-Bornand
He grew up in Le Grand-Bornand, in the Aravis massif, and contested his first FIS races in December 1999. He discovered the European Cup in January 2003 and, in the same season, finished fifth in the slalom at the Junior World Championships in Montgenèvre.
The World Cup
He started his first World Cup race in December 2004, the slalom at Sestriere. On 5 March 2006, twelfth in the giant slalom at Yongpyong, he scored his first points. Over the following seasons he established himself among the best technical skiers on the circuit: eighth in the slalom at Levi in November 2008, in the top five for the first time in the giant slalom at Kranjska Gora in February 2009, then sixth in the slalom at the 2009 World Championships in Val d'Isère.
At the Vancouver Olympic Games in 2010, he finished thirteenth in the giant slalom, the best Frenchman in the event. On 12 December 2010, he stood on the podium of the Val d'Isère slalom, third behind Marcel Hirscher and Benjamin Raich, after setting the fastest time in the second run.
Sochi
On 19 February 2014, on the Rosa Khutor course, he won the silver medal in the Olympic giant slalom, behind the American Ted Ligety and ahead of his teammate Alexis Pinturault. He was made a Knight of the National Order of Merit the same year.
Injuries and the end
From 2015, chronic back pain held back his career; he skipped the 2017-2018 season to recover. Back in competition, he tore his left Achilles tendon on 8 December 2018 during the giant slalom in Val d'Isère. He announced the end of his career in spring 2019.