Valentin Giraud Moine

Valentin Giraud Moine
Valentin Giraud Moine
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
30 November 2013 (age 21)
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
Men's alpine skiing
Representing France
Junior World Championships

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

"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.
"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)

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[Athlete_Profile-1] "Valentin GIRAUD MOINE". fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 10 Feb 2023.

[Injury_in_Garmisch-2] "Alpine skiing - Giraud-Moine suffers leg injury in Garmisch". yahoo.com. AFP. 27 Jan 2017. Retrieved 10 Feb 2023.

[FIS_Ski_Article-3] "Valentin Giraud-Moine ends his sporting career". fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation. 8 Sep 2021. Retrieved 10 Feb 2023.

[L'equipe_Article-4] "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.