Eugenio Claro

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Eugenio Claro
Alpine skier  
RosaKhutor2013.jpg
Ski area resort Rosa Khutor in Krasnaya Polyana near Sochi.
Disciplines Men's giant slalom
Men's slalom
Men's super-G
ClubPortillo
Born (1993-09-23) 23 September 1993 (age 29)
Santiago, Chile
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
World Cup debut8 December 2013 (age 20)
Olympics
Teams1 – (2014)
World Championships
Teams3 (2011, 2013, 2015)

Eugenio Claro (born September 23, 1993 [1] in Santiago, Chile [2] ) is an alpine skier from Chile. Claro competed for Chile at the 2014 Winter Olympics in three alpine skiing events. [3] [4]

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Background

Claro started alpine skiing during his teens in 2006. Claro said the ski season in Chile is short, lasting three months. Most of the ski resorts are in the Andes and difficult to access, which makes the sport expensive for Chileans. [5]

World Cup results

Results per discipline

DisciplineWC startsWC Top 30WC Top 15WC Top 5WC PodiumBest result
DateLocationPlace
Slalom 00000
Giant slalom 100008 December 2013 Flag of the United States.svg Beaver Creek, United StatesDNF1
Super-G 00000
Downhill 00000
Combined 00000
Total10000

World Championship results

Year
AgeSlalomGiant
Slalom
Super GDownhillCombinedTeam Event
2011 17 DNFQ2 DNF1
2013 19 46
2015 21 34 DNFQ1 DNF

Olympic results

Year
AgeSlalomGiant
Slalom
Super GDownhillCombined
2018 20 DNF2 DNF1 45

See also

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