Laura Pirovano

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Laura Pirovano
Laura Pirovano 2023.jpeg
Pirovano in 2023
Personal information
Born (1997-11-20) 20 November 1997 (age 27)
Trento, Italy
Occupation Alpine skier
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Skiing career
Disciplines Downhill, super-G, giant slalom, combined
Club G.S. Fiamme Gialle
World Cup debut28 December 2019 (age 18)
Olympics
Teams0
World Championships
Teams2 - (2021, 2023)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons3 - (2019– )
Podiums0
Overall titles0 - (22nd in 2021)
Discipline titles0 - (6th in DH, 2021)
Medal record
World Junior Ski Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Åre Giant slalom

Laura "Lolli" Pirovano (born 20 November 1997) is an Italian World Cup alpine ski racer, and specializes in the speed events of downhill and super-G. [1]

Contents

Biography

On 9 January 2021 at age 23, Pirovano achieved her first top-five result in a World Cup event, finishing fifth in a downhill at St. Anton, Austria. [2]

World Cup results

Season standings

SeasonAge Overall  Slalom Giant
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombinedParallel
2018 20 114 40
2019 21
2020 22 40 41 35 26 19 25
2021 23 22 56 26 6
2022 24
2023 25 42 27 21
2024 26 27 16 10
2025 27 32 9 11
Standings through 29 December 2024

Top five results

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
2021 9 Jan 2021 Flag of Austria.svg St. Anton, Austria Downhill 5th
2 Feb 2021  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Crans-Montana, SwitzerlandDownhill4th
27 Feb 2021 Flag of Italy.svg Val di Fassa, ItalyDownhill5th
2024 16 Feb 2024  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Crans-Montana, SwitzerlandDownhill4th
17 Feb 2024Downhill5th

World Championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombinedTeam
event
2021 23 26 12 QF
2023 25 14

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References

  1. "Laura Pirovano - Athlete Information". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. "St. Anton, Goggia trionfa nella discesa libera. Quinta la trentina Pirovano" (in Italian). ladige.it. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.