Chiara Mazzel

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Chiara Mazzel
Personal information
Born (1996-03-19) 19 March 1996 (age 28)
Cavalese, Trento, Italy
Sport
Sport Para-alpine skiing
Event(s) Slalom, super-G
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals 2022
World finals 2023
Medal record
Para-alpine skiing
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Lleida Downhill
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 LleidaSuper-G
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 LleidaAlpine 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 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships. She competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.

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Early life

Mazzel from Cavalese, Trento, Italy. [1] As a child, she was diagnosed with glaucoma, and was registered blind at the age of 18. In her spare time, she plays the French horn. [2] As of 2023, Mazzel lived in San Giovanni di Fassa. [1] In June 2023, Mezzel was wheeled up to the Everest South base camp in Nepal. [3]

Career

As a teenager, Mazzel participated in skiing and snowboarding. [2] 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 Lleida, Spain, Mezzel won the downhill, super-G and Alpine combined events. [5] [6] Later in the year, she won the super-G event at the Paralympic Alpine Skiing World Cup Finals in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. [7] [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Mazzel Chiara" (in Italian). Italian Paralympic Committee . Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "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. ↑ "Hurrà azzurro con Chiara Mazzel nella prima giornata delle Finali di Coppa del Mondo a Cortina" (in Italian). Belluno Press. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "Chiara Mazzel oro in Gigante nelle finali di Coppa del Mondo di sci paralimpico". Rai News 24 (in Italian). 15 March 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
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