Valentina Höll

{{Short description|Austrian cyclist (born 2001)}}

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| discipline = Downhill mountain biking

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{{MedalSport|Women's mountain bike racing}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

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{{MedalGold|2023 Glasgow|Downhill}}

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Valentina "Vali" Höll (born 11 December 2001) is an Austrian cyclist who competes in downhill mountain biking.{{Cite web|title=Valentina Höll|url=https://www.redbull.com/int-en/athlete/valentina-hoell|access-date=2020-12-28|website=Red Bull|language=en}}

She became interested in the sport at a young age, as both of her parents rode bikes.{{Cite web|date=2019-12-06|title=Interview: Vali Höll - The Future Becomes the Present|url=https://www.pinkbike.com/news/interview-vali-hll-the-future-becomes-the-present.html|access-date=2020-12-28|website=Pinkbike|language=en}} At the age of 12, she signed a 6-year contract with YT Industries, that ended in 2020.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Vali Höll on Instagram|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CJYl1dmBjAW/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-30|website=www.instagram.com}} Höll balanced competing and training with studying until graduating high school in 2020. She now rides at a professional level, competing in the elite category. She currently rides for the YT Mob, becoming one of the highest scoring riders in the UCI Downhill World Series. Her sponsors include Evoc,{{Cite web|title=Vali Hoell|url=https://www.evocsports.com/Explore/Our-Athletes-Partners/Vali-Hoell/|access-date=2020-12-28|website=EVOC Sports GmbH|language=en-GB}} Red Bull,{{Cite web|title=Valentina Höll|url=https://www.redbull.com/int-en/athlete/valentina-hoell|access-date=2020-12-28|website=Red Bull|language=en}} and SRAM.

Personal life

Höll was born in Salzburg, Austria, and grew up in a ski lodge built by her grandparents.{{Cite web|date=2020-10-06|title=Photo Epic: The Prodigy - At Home with Valentina Höll|url=https://www.pinkbike.com/news/photo-epic-the-prodigy-at-home-with-valentina-hll.html|access-date=2020-12-28|website=Pinkbike|language=en}} She began racing locally, competing against the boys. She currently lives in Saalbach, Austria.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Vali Höll|url=https://www.facebook.com/ValentinaHoell/about/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201228165810/https://www.facebook.com/ValentinaHoell/about/|archive-date=December 28, 2020|access-date=December 28, 2020|website=Facebook}}

Results<ref name=":2" />

= 2018 =

1st Place: UCI Mountain Bike Junior Downhill World Cup, in Lošinj, Croatia

1st Place: UCI Mountain Bike Junior Downhill World Cup, in Fort William, UK

1st Place: Crankworx Downhill – Juniors, in Innsbruck, Austria

3rd Place: Crankworx Pump Track, in Innsbruck, Austria

1st Place: UCI Mountain Bike Junior Downhill World Cup, in Val di Sole, Italy

1st Place: UCI Mountain Bike Junior Downhill World Cup, in Vallnord, Andorra

1st Place: UCI Mountain Bike Junior Downhill World Cup, in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada

1st Place: UCI Mountain Bike Junior Downhill World Cup, in La Bresse, France

1st Place overall: UCI Mountain Bike Junior Downhill World Cup

= 2019 =

1st Place: UCI Mountain Bike Junior Downhill World Cup, in Maribor, Slovenia

2nd Place: UCI Mountain Bike Junior Downhill World Cup, in Fort William, UK

1st Place: UCI Mountain Bike Junior Downhill World Cup, in Leogang, Austria

1st Place: UCI Mountain Bike Junior Downhill World Cup, in Vallnord, Andorra

1st Place: UCI Mountain Bike Junior Downhill World Cup, in Les Gets, France

2nd Place: UCI Mountain Bike Junior Downhill World Cup, in Val di Sole, Italy

3rd Place: Crankworx Air DH, in Whistler, Canada

2nd Place: Canadian Open DH, in Whistler, Canada

1st Place: UCI Mountain Bike Junior Downhill World Cup, in Snowshoe, USA

1st Place: UCI MTB World Championships – Junior Women's Downhill, in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada

= 2020 =

1st Place: Crankworx Downhill, in Innsbruck, Austria

= 2021 =

1st Place: UCI Mountain Bike Elite Women's Downhill World Cup, in Snowshoe, USA

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