Clara Direz

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Clara Direz
Personal information
Born (1995-04-05) 5 April 1995 (age 28)
Sallanches, France [1]
Occupation Alpine skier
Skiing career
Disciplines Giant slalom
World Cup debut26 January 2013 (aged 17)
World Cup
Seasons8 – (20132020)
Wins1 – (1 PG)
Podiums1 – (1 PG)
Overall titles0 – (36th in 2020)
Discipline titles0 – (2nd in PAR, 2020)

Clara Direz (born 5 April 1995) is a French World Cup alpine ski racer, a giant slalom specialist. [2]

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Career

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.

World Cup results

Season standings

Season
AgeOverallSlalomGiant
Slalom
Super GDownhillCombinedParallel
2016 2010242
2018 2212854
2019 2310139
2020 2436182

Race podiums

Season
DateLocationDisciplinePlace
2020 19 Jan 2020 Flag of Italy.svg Sestriere, Italy Parallel-G 1st

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References

  1. "Clara DIREZ". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. Clara Direz at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation