Daniela Merighetti

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Daniela Merighetti
Daniela Merighetti Altenmarkt-Zauchensee 2011.jpg
Merighetti in 2011
Personal information
Born (1981-07-05) 5 July 1981 (age 44)
Brescia, Lombardy, Italy
Occupation Alpine skier
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Skiing career
Disciplines Downhill, super-G, combined
Club G.S. Fiamme Gialle
World Cup debut9 December 2000 (age 19)
Website danielamerighetti.it
Olympics
Teams3 – (2006, 2010, 2014)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams5 – (200715)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons16 – (200116)
Wins1 – (1 DH)
Podiums6 – (4 DH, 1 SG, 1 GS)
Overall titles0 – (15th in 2012)
Discipline titles0 – (7th in DH, 2012, 2013)

Daniela Merighetti (born 5 July 1981) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from Italy. Born in Brescia, Lombardy, she competed in the World Cup, three Winter Olympics, and five World Championships. [1]

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In the 2010 Winter Olympics, Merighetti competed in the women's downhill, combined and super-G, but failed to finish. [2] In the 2014 Winter Olympics, she competed in the women's downhill, where she came 4th, and super-G, where she failed to finish. She did not start in the combined.

She won her first World Cup race in 2012 at age 30, in the downhill at Cortina d'Ampezzo in Italy on 14 January. It was her second World Cup podium, nearly nine years after her first in 2003. [3]

World Cup results

Season standings

SeasonAge Overall  Slalom Giant
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
2003 21594224
2004 229133
2005 23
2006 245348432719
2007 254842482232
2008 2644452131
2009 2732411410
2010 283643834
2011 2920291012
2012 301512727
2013 313029729
2014 32412920
2015 33352319
2016 34583122

Source: [4]

Race podiums

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
2003 6 Mar 2003 Flag of Sweden.svg Åre, Sweden Giant slalom 2nd
2012 14 Jan 2012 Flag of Italy.svg Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy   Downhill 1st
26 Feb 2012 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bansko, Bulgaria Super-G 3rd
2013 12 Jan 2013 Flag of Austria.svg St. Anton, AustriaDownhill2nd
2015 18 Jan 2015 Flag of Italy.svg Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalyDownhill3rd
2016 20 Feb 2016 Flag of Italy.svg La Thuile, ItalyDownhill3rd

World Championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
2007 25 17 15
2009 27 DNF1 16 DNF2
2011 29 9 7 DNF1
2013 31 7 DNF1 DNS2
2015 33 DNF1 8

Olympic results Olympic rings.svg

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
2006 24 DNF1 32 DSQ
2010 28 DNF1 DNF1 DNF1
2014 32 DNF1 4 DNS2

References

  1. "Daniela Merighetti". ca.sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  2. "Daniela Merighetti, Alpine Skiing". www.vancouver2010.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  3. Ski Racing.com – Merighetti takes career first win at home in Cortina downhill, Vonn second – 2012-01-14.
  4. "Daniela Merighetti". FIS. World Cup season standings. Retrieved January 18, 2015.