| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 23 January 1992 Gap, Hautes-Alpes, France | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Downhill, Super-G, Combined | ||||||||||||||
| Club | E.C. Champsaur | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut |
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| Olympics | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 6 – (2014–17, 2019, 2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 2 – (2 DH) | ||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (43rd in 2017) | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (7th in AC, 2017) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Valentin Giraud Moine (born 23 January 1992)[1] is a French World Cup alpine ski racer and specializes in the speed events of downhill and super-G.
Biography
Born in Gap, Hautes-Alpes, Giraud Moine made his World Cup debut in November 2013 in the downhill in Lake Louise, Canada. His first podium was in downhill in March 2016 at Kvitfjell, Norway.[1]
On 27 January 2017, Giraud Moine was injured after crashing while competing in the men's World Cup downhill at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and he was airlifted to a hospital.[2] He dislocated both knees and could have lost the use of his legs without the rapid medical intervention.[3][4]
Giraud Moine recovered from his injuries and went on to win the Final European Cup Downhill ranking in 2020. In December 2020, he finished 14th in the Val d'Isère downhill.[3]
He competed as sighted guide for Hyacinthe Deleplace at the 2022 Winter Paralympics held in Beijing, China.
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 21 | 87 | — | — | 40 | 39 | 21 |
| 2015 | 22 | no points | |||||
| 2016 | 23 | 47 | — | — | 38 | 20 | 22 |
| 2017 | 24 | 43 | — | — | — | 21 | 7 |
| 2018 | 25 | injured | |||||
| 2019 | 26 | 142 | — | — | — | — | 36 |
| 2020 | 27 | 155 | — | — | — | 56 | — |
| 2021 | 28 | 99 | — | — | — | 27 | — |
- Standings through 17 January 2021
Race podiums
- 2 podiums – (2 DH); 6 top tens
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 12 Mar 2016 |  Kvitfjell, Norway |
Downhill | 2nd |
| 2017 | 21 Jan 2017 |  Kitzbühel, Austria |
Downhill | 2nd |
References
- 1 2 "Valentin GIRAUD MOINE". fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 10 Feb 2023.
- ↑ "Alpine skiing - Giraud-Moine suffers leg injury in Garmisch". yahoo.com. AFP. 27 Jan 2017. Retrieved 10 Feb 2023.
- 1 2 "Valentin Giraud-Moine ends his sporting career". fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation. 8 Sep 2021. Retrieved 10 Feb 2023.
- ↑ "Valentin Giraud-Moine a évité la perte de l'usage de ses deux jambes grâce à l'intervention rapide des secours". lequipe.fr. L'Équipe. 2 Feb 2017. Retrieved 10 Feb 2023.
Dans un communiqué publié jeudi, la Fédération français de ski (FFS) précise que le Français aurait pu perdre l'usage de ses deux jambes sans l'intervention rapide des secours.
External links
- Valentin Giraud Moine at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Valentin Giraud Moine World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Valentin Giraud Moine at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- French Ski Team – 2021 men's B team (in French)