Valentin Giraud Moine
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| Born | 23 January 1992 Gap, Hautes-Alpes, France | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| Disciplines | Downhill, Super-G, Combined | ||||||||||||||
| Club | E.C. Champsaur | ||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 0 | ||||||||||||||
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| 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) | ||||||||||||||
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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.
Born in Gap, Hautes-Alpes, Giraud Moine made his World Cup debut in November 2013 in the downhill in Lake Louise, Canada.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]
