Valentin Giraud Moine

Valentin Giraud Moine (born 23 January 1992) 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. He dislocated both knees and could have lost the use of his legs without the rapid medical intervention.

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.

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 Giantslalom Super-G Downhill Combined 2014 21 87 — — 40 39 21 2015 22no points 2016 23 47 — — 38 20 22 2017 24 43 — — — 21 7 2018 25injured 2019 26 142 — — — — 36 2020 27 155 — — — 56 — 2021 2899 — — — 27 —

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