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European Cup: the first of the Norwegian descents sees the French, 3 years after Garmisch's terrible injury, beat Goldberg and compatriot Caillot, with the blue fifth.
Friday 28 February 2020 3 minutes reading time
A splendid rebirth, for a boy who three years ago did not even know if it would still be possible to walk.
Very serious injuries to both knees, in that terrible fall of 27 January 2017 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, at the best time of his career. Well, although in the World Cup it is still far from those levels, today Valentin Giraud Moine has written a wonderful chapter in its history, triumphing for the first time in the European Cup.
The first of the two descents scheduled in Kvitfjell, the fifth round of speed for the continental circuit, was conquered by the 28-year-old from Gap: behind him, spaced 16 cents, the American Jared Goldberg (bib number 35), with the other transalpine (born in '98) Ken Caillot third at 33 cents and the first career podium. In 4th place the Swiss Nils Mani, for 4 cents in front of Davide Cazzaniga, 7 tenths away and able to take a 5th place that keeps him running to regain the fixed position towards the next World Cup also this year . The specialty ranking is now commanded by Giraud Moine.
After more than a second, the other Swiss Chabloz, Roesti and Ochsner, placed from 6th to 8th place, while at home Italy did not go very well for Alexander Prast, 2nd time in trial and highly anticipated, but in the end 17th 1 â€46 from the top, preceded by 5 cents by Pietro Zazzi and in front of a blow to Nicolò Molteni, 18th. Outside the points area, however, Federico Paini and Federico Simoni.
Tomorrow a new descent.
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