Maria Rosa Quario

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Maria Rosa Quario
Ninna Quario (2019).png
Maria Rosa Quario, Courchevel, 2019
Personal information
Born (1961-05-24) 24 May 1961 (age 63)
Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Occupation Alpine skier
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Skiing career
Disciplines Slalom, giant slalom
ClubSci Club Courmayeur
World Cup debutDecember 1978   (age 17)
RetiredMarch 1986   (age 24)
Olympics
Teams2 – (1980, 1984)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams2 – (1980, 1982)
includes one Olympics
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons8 – (19791986)
Wins4 – (4 SL)
Podiums15 – (15 SL)
Overall titles0 – (10th in 1982)
Discipline titles0 – (3rd in 1983, SL)
Medal record
World Cup race podiums
Event1st2nd3rd
Slalom465
Total465

Maria Rosa "Ninna" Quario (born 24 May 1961) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Italy. Nicknamed "Ninna", she had four World Cup victories and 15 podiums, all in slalom. Quario is the mother of alpine racer Federica Brignone (born 1990).

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Biography

Born in Milan, Lombardy, Quario competed in the Winter Olympics in 1980 and 1984, and finished fourth and seventh in the slalom, respectively. She also competed at the 1982 World Championships and placed fifth in the slalom.

World Cup results

Race podiums

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
1979 27 Jan 1979 Flag of Austria.svg Mellau, Austria Slalom 1st
8 Feb 1979 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Maribor, Yugoslavia Slalom3rd
1981 13 Dec 1980 Flag of Italy.svg Piancavallo, Italy Slalom3rd
1982 13 Dec 1981 Flag of Italy.svg Piancavallo, ItalySlalom3rd
3 Jan 1982 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Maribor, YugoslaviaSlalom2nd
3 Mar 1982 Flag of the United States.svg Waterville Valley, NH, USA Slalom2nd
1983 16 Jan 1983 Flag of Austria.svg Schruns, AustriaSlalom2nd
30 Jan 1983 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Les Diablerets, Switzerland Slalom1st
12 Feb 1983 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vysoké Tatry, Czechoslovakia Slalom1st
1984 14 Dec 1983 Flag of Italy.svg Sestriere, ItalySlalom1st
17 Dec 1983 Flag of Italy.svg Piancavallo, ItalySlalom3rd
23 Jan 1984 Flag of Italy.svg Limone Piemonte, ItalySlalom2nd
1985 11 Jan 1985 Flag of Austria.svg Bad Kleinkirchheim, AustriaSlalom2nd
16 Mar 1985 Flag of the United States.svg Waterville Valley, NH, USASlalom2nd
19 Mar 1985 Flag of the United States.svg Park City, UT, USASlalom3rd

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
slalom
Super GDownhillCombined
1979 1713725not
run
1980 18311818
1981 19181115
1982 2010410
1983 21143not
awarded
(w/ GS)
1984 22175
1985 23194
1986 245519

World Series

Quario also had two victories in special slaloms in the World Series, which were events held in late November, immediately before the World Cup season. The first win came at age 17, two months before her initial World Cup victory (and podium).

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