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| Born | 15 November 2006 [1] Turin, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Disciplines | Technical events, super-G | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Golden Team Ceccarelli | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lara Colturi (born 15 November 2006) is an Italian naturalized Albanian World Cup alpine skier who specializes in technical and speed events. She won the 2022 FIS Alpine Ski South American Cup. [2] [3] [4]
Lara Colturi is the daughter of former Olympic champion Daniela Ceccarelli and ski coach Alessandro Colturi. She was born in Turin and grew up in Cesana Torinese in the Susa Valley. [5] [6] She has one younger brother, Yuri.
Her mother started consulting for the Albanian Ski Federation in 2020, and became Technical Director of their women's alpine team the following season. In May 2022, Colturi received an FIS affiliation with the ASF and she began to represent Albania internationally. [6] [7] [8]
Colturi won the overall, slalom, giant slalom, and alpine combined at the South American Alpine Ski Cup titles. [3] She made her World Cup debut on 22 October 2022 in Sölden in Austria. [9] [10]
On 19 November 2022 during the 2023 Alpine Ski World Cup, Colturi made her slalom debut in Levi, Finland, missing qualifications for the second heat. [11] She finished 17th in the following week in the giant slalom, earning her first points in the Alpine Ski World Cup. [12]
Colturi was the third ever youngest gold medalist at Junior World Championships 2023, in St. Anton, Austria (Super-G). [2]
On 7 February 2023, Lara tore the cruciate ligament in her right knee while training. [13]
She returned to World Cup ski racing in Solden giant slalom October 28, 2023. [14]
**Updated 31st of January 2025.
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | ||
| 2023 [a] | 16 | 78 | 59 | 50 | 6 | 30 | 53 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | 17 | 45 | 201 | 25 | 86 | 22 | 115 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | 18 | 8 | 408 | 10 | 210 | 4 | 198 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| Date | Place | Discipline | Rank | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-01-2025 |  Courchevel | Slalom | 6 | 2025 |
| 21-01-2025 |  Kronplatz | Giant Slalom | 4 | |
| 14-01-2025 |  Flachau | Slalom | 13 | |
| 05-01-2025 |  Kranjska Gora | Slalom | 13 | |
| 04-01-2025 | Giant Slalom | 2 | ||
| 29-12-2024 | Semmering | Slalom | 14 | |
| 28-12-2024 | Giant Slalom | 11 | ||
| 01-12-2024 |  Killington | Slalom | 8 | |
| 30-11-2024 | Giant Slalom | 9 | ||
| 23-11-2024 | Obergurgl | Slalom | 2 | |
| 17-03-2024 | Saalbach | Giant Slalom | 11 | 2024 |
| 30-01-2024 | Kronplatz | Giant Slalom | 12 | |
| 20-01-2024 |  Jasna | Giant Slalom | 13 | |
| 16-01-2024 | Flachau | Slalom | 9 | |
| 07-01-2024 | Kranjska Gora | Slalom | 13 | |
| 25-11-2023 | Killington | Giant Slalom | 12 |
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel | Team event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Colturi has won an overall South American Cup and three specialty standings. [3]
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 16 | - |  |  | 4 |
| 2024 | 17 | DNF2 | | - | - |
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