Chiara Mazzel

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Chiara Mazzel
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Personal information
Born (1996-03-19) 19 March 1996 (age 29)
Cavalese, Trento, Italy
Sport
Sport Para-alpine skiing
Disability Visually Impaired
Disability class AS2
Event(s)
 Slalom, Giant Slalom, Super-G, Combined, Downhill
Club Fiamme Gialle
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals 2022
World finals 2023, 2025
Medal record
Para-alpine skiing
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Espot Downhill
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 EspotSuper-G
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 EspotAlpine Combined
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Maribor Giant slalom
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2025 MariborSlalom

Chiara Mazzel (born 19 March 1996) [1] is an Italian para-alpine skier, who won multiple events at the 2023 and ]]2025 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships]]. She competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.

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Early life

Mazzel from San Giovanni di Fassa, Trento, Italy. [1] As a teenager, she was diagnosed with glaucoma, and has been partially sighted since. In her spare time, she is rock climbing, tandem cycling and plays the french horn. [2] In April 2023, Mazzel have been trekking to the Gokyo Lakes and Everest South base camp in Nepal. [3]

Career

She started competition events in 2019, alongside guide Fabrizio Casal. [2] She competes in visually impaired classification events. [1] Mazzel competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics. She finished seventh in the Slalom event. [4]

At the 2023 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships in Espot, Spain, Mazzel won the Downhill, Super-G and Alpine Combined events. [5] [6] Later that year, she won the Downhill Crystal Globe in Sella Nevea, Italy. [7]

At the 2025 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships in Maribor, Slovenia, Mazzel took two silver medals, in the slalom and giant slalom events. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mazzel Chiara" (in Italian). Italian Paralympic Committee . Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Che gran festa a Vigo per Chiara Mazzel e Fabrizio Casal, 3 volte d'oro ai Mondiali di Espot!". Sciare Magazine (in Italian). 17 February 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Chiara Mazzel a pe fin al Everest Base Camp" (in Corsican). La Usc. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Women's Slalom Vision Impaired - Start List" (PDF). results.beijing2022.cn. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Austria sit at the summit after World Para Alpine Skiing Championships". Inside the Biz. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "Sci Paralimpico: Chiara Mazzel e la guida Fabrizio Casal tornano a vincere in Coppa del Mondo". Sciare Magazine (in Italian). 17 February 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "L'ultima tappa si è svolta sulle nevi di Sella Nevea" (in Italian).
  8. ↑ "Mondiali di sci paralimpico, Bertagnolli e Mazzel d'oro e d'argento: i due atleti trentini protagonisti a Maribor" (in Italian).
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