Michel Vion (born 22 October 1959 in Moûtiers) is a French alpine skier and world champion. He competed in three events at the

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. Vion became a world champion in the combined event in Schladming in 1982.Official results for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships
– ''FIS-ski.com'' - (Retrieved on 15 November 2008) He finished 5th in combined at the world championships in Bormio in 1985. Also in 1985, Vion won the "Lauberhorn Combined" World Cup Race. - Since 2010, he is the president of the French Skiing Federation. He was appointed Secretary-General of the

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in June 2021. In 2022, Vion opposed the decision of the Norwegian Ski Federation to refuse the participation of

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ian skiers in World Cup events during the

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* 1959 births Living people Sportspeople from Moûtiers Skiers from Savoie French male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for France Alpine skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-alpine-skiing-bio-stub