Michela Figini
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Michela Figini, (born 7 April 1966 in Prato
) is a Swiss
former alpine skier. From her first marriage with the former Italian alpine ski racer Ivano Camozzi she has two children.
Figini won the gold medal in downhill at the 1984 Olympic Games
in Sarajevo
when she was only 18. She subsequently won numerous World Cup races and the overal Alpine Skiing World Cup
twice, in 1985 and 1988.
Prato Leventina
Prato is a municipality in the district of Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.-History:Prato is first mentioned in 1211 as de Prato. In German it used to be known as Pratt, though this name is no longer used. Between 1902 and 1939 it was known as Prato-Fiesso...
) is a Swiss
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
former alpine skier. From her first marriage with the former Italian alpine ski racer Ivano Camozzi she has two children.
Figini won the gold medal in downhill at the 1984 Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
in Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
when she was only 18. She subsequently won numerous World Cup races and the overal Alpine Skiing World Cup
Alpine skiing World Cup
The FIS Alpine Ski World Cup is the top international circuit of alpine skiing competitions, launched in 1966 by a group of ski racing friends and experts which included French journalist Serge Lang and the alpine ski team directors from France and the USA...
twice, in 1985 and 1988.
Overall and single discipline results
Season | Discipline |
---|---|
1985 1985 Alpine Skiing World Cup The 19th World Cup season began in December 1984 in Italy and concluded in March 1985 in the United States. The overall champions were Marc Girardelli of Luxembourg and Michela Figini of Switzerland.... |
Overall Cup |
1985 | Downhill |
1985 | Giant Slalom |
1987 1987 Alpine Skiing World Cup The 21st World Cup season began in August 1986 in Argentina, resumed in late November, and concluded in March 1987 in Sarajevo. The overall champions were Pirmin Zurbriggen and Maria Walliser, both of Switzerland.... |
Downhill |
1988 1988 Alpine Skiing World Cup The 22nd World Cup season began in November 1987 in Italy and concluded in March 1988 in Austria. The overall champions were Pirmin Zurbriggen and Michela Figini, both of Switzerland.... |
Overall Cup |
1988 1988 Alpine Skiing World Cup The 22nd World Cup season began in November 1987 in Italy and concluded in March 1988 in Austria. The overall champions were Pirmin Zurbriggen and Michela Figini, both of Switzerland.... |
Downhill |
1988 1988 Alpine Skiing World Cup The 22nd World Cup season began in November 1987 in Italy and concluded in March 1988 in Austria. The overall champions were Pirmin Zurbriggen and Michela Figini, both of Switzerland.... |
Super-G |
1989 | Downhill |
Individual races
Date | Location | Race |
---|---|---|
January 28, 1984 | Megève Megève Megève is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.Megève is a famous ski resort near the Mont-Blanc in the French Alps... |
Downhill |
January 29, 1984 | Saint-Gervais | Combined |
January 4, 1985 | Maribor Maribor Maribor is the second largest city in Slovenia with 157,947 inhabitants . Maribor is also the largest and the capital city of Slovenian region Lower Styria and the seat of the Municipality of Maribor.... |
Giant Slalom |
January 9, 1985 | Bad Kleinkirchheim Bad Kleinkirchheim Bad Kleinkirchheim is a municipality in Spittal an der Drau, Carinthia, Austria. Until the middle of the 20th century, agriculture was the dominant focus, but it is now a renowned spa and ski resort... |
Downhill |
January 10, 1985 | Bad Kleinkirchheim | Downhill |
January 13, 1985 | Pfronten Pfronten Pfronten is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany.-External links: German Wikipedia article... |
Super-G |
January 20, 1985 | Saint-Gervais | Downhill |
January 20, 1985 | Saint-Gervais | Giant Slalom |
March 8, 1985 | Banff Banff, Alberta Banff is a town within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is located in Alberta's Rockies along the Trans-Canada Highway, approximately west of Calgary and east of Lake Louise.... |
Combined |
December 21, 1985 | Maribor Maribor Maribor is the second largest city in Slovenia with 157,947 inhabitants . Maribor is also the largest and the capital city of Slovenian region Lower Styria and the seat of the Municipality of Maribor.... |
Combined |
January 12, 1986 | Val d'Isère Val d'Isère Val d'Isère is a commune of the Tarentaise Valley, in the Savoie department in south-eastern France. It lies from the border with Italy. It is on the border of the Vanoise National Park created in 1963. The Face de Bellevarde was the scene of the men's downhill race as part of the 1992 Winter... |
Downhill |
January 16, 1987 | Pfronten | Downhill |
March 8, 1987 | Calgary Calgary Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies... |
Downhill |
December 11, 1987 | Leukerbad Leukerbad Leukerbad is a municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.- History :The story of Leukerbad dates back to the 4th century B.C. Graves and ceramics attest the presence of habitation in Leukerbad... |
Downhill |
December 12, 1987 | Leukerbad | Super-G |
January 14, 1988 | Zinal Zinal Zinal is a village located in the municipality of Anniviers in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It lies at an altitude of 1,675 metres in the Swiss Alps in the Val d'Anniviers, a valley running from the Zinal Glacier, north of Dent Blanche to the village of Ayer... |
Downhill |
March 12, 1988 | Rossland Rossland, British Columbia Rossland is a city in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia.Tucked high in the Monashee Mountains, Rossland is at an elevation of 1023 metres . Population today is approximately 3500; a number that fluctuates from season to season. The population is at its peak during the winter... |
Downhill |
March 13, 1988 | Rossland | Super-G |
December 2, 1988 | Val-d'Isère | Downhill |
January 12, 1989 | Grindelwald Grindelwald Grindelwald is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. The village is located at above sea level in the Bernese Alps.-Winter sports:... |
Downhill |
January 13, 1989 | Grindelwald | Downhill |
February 7, 1989 | Lake Louise Lake Louise Mountain Resort The Lake Louise Ski Area is a ski resort located in Banff National Park, near the village of Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. It can be reached from Banff, from where it is a 35 to 45 minute drive west on Trans-Canada Highway, or Calgary, a 2-hour drive... |
Downhill |
February 18, 1989 | Lake Louise | Downhill |
External links
- sports-reference.com
- Ski-DB.com - Results - Michela Figini