Walter Girardi is a former Italian

Italian people

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 Alpine skier

Alpine skiing

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. He currently lives in Villafranca di Verona

Villafranca di Verona

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. 183 cm tall and weighing 85 kg, he was registered with the Sports Group Finanza.

Girardi was the Italian national champion, in the downhill, in 2006 and 2007. He announced his retirement from the sport in June 2009.

World Cup

His début in the World Cup was on 5 January 1997 in the giant slalom in Kranjska Gora

Kranjska Gora

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. Girardi competed in many subsequent events.

European Cup

Girardi has four wins in the European Cup: the Giant Slalom of Gällivare in 1999, Super Giant of Megève and Sella Nevea in 2005, and the downhill in Saalbach in 2006. In the season 2004–05 he won the speciality cup in the Super G, finishing third overall in the final ranking.