{"id":2181417,"date":"2026-10-06T11:16:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T08:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2181417"},"modified":"2026-10-06T11:16:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T08:16:27","slug":"104-year-old-french-ski-instructor-honored-with-frances-national-order-of-merit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2181417","title":{"rendered":"104-Year-Old French Ski Instructor Honored With France\u2019s National Order of Merit"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The 104-year-old ski instructor received France\u2019s highest civilian honor last month. | Image: Sylvie Chappaz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Good things take time, they say \u2014 some take nearly a century, apparently.<\/strong> Last month, the French ski instructor Olga Chappaz finally received France\u2019s highest civilian honor: she was awarded the rank of Officer of the National Order of Merit during a ceremony in Chamonix, France. What makes this so special is not only that Chappaz was once told that ski instruction was \u201cnot a woman\u2019s job,\u201d but that the famous ski instructor is 104 years old.<\/p>\n