 Direz in 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 April 1995 Sallanches, France [1] |
| Occupation | Alpine skier |
| Skiing career | |
| Disciplines | Giant slalom |
| World Cup debut | 26 January 2013 (aged 17) |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 8 – (2013–2020) |
| Wins | 1 – (1 PG) |
| Podiums | 1 – (1 PG) |
| Overall titles | 0 – (36th in 2020) |
| Discipline titles | 0 – (2nd in PAR, 2020) |
Clara Direz (born 5 April 1995) is a French World Cup alpine ski racer, a giant slalom specialist. [2]
In January 2013, Direz made her World Cup debut in the giant slalom at Maribor, Slovenia. In January 2020, she scored her first World Cup win and achieved her first podium in the Parallel giant slalom in Sestriere, Italy.
| Season | ||||||||
| Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel | |
| 2016 | 20 | 102 | — | 42 | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 22 | 128 | — | 54 | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 23 | 101 | — | 39 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 24 | 36 | — | 18 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Season | ||||
| Date | Location | Discipline | Place | |
| 2020 | 19 Jan 2020 |  Sestriere, Italy | Parallel-G | 1st |
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