Benoit Valentin
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| Born | 8 December 1992 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Skiing | ||||||||||||||
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| Indiv. podiums | 4 | ||||||||||||||
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Benoit Valentin (born 8 December 1992 in Écully) is a French freestyle skier, specializing in halfpipe.[1]
Valentin competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for France. He placed 3rd in the qualifying round in the halfpipe, advancing to the final. He finished 10th in the final, with a best run of 61.00 points.[2][3]
As of April 2014, his best showing at the World Championships is 8th, in the 2011 halfpipe.[1]
Valentin made his World Cup debut in January 2008. As of April 2014, he has four World Cup podium finishes, with his best results a pair of silver medals in 2010–11. He won the World Cup Crystal Globe, finishing 1st in halfpipe in 2010–11.[1]
World Cup podiums
[edit | edit source]| Date | Location | Rank | Event |
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| 21 January 2011 | Kreischberg | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | Halfpipe |
| 20 March 2011 | La Plagne | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | Halfpipe |
| 4 March 2012 | Mammoth | 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | Halfpipe |
| 22 August 2012 | Cardrona | 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | Halfpipe |
References
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- People from Écully
- Olympic freestyle skiers for France
- Freestyle skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- French male freestyle skiers
- X Games competitors
- Sportspeople from Lyon Metropolis
- Skiers from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- French freestyle skiing biography stubs