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Born | Milan, Lombardy, Italy | 24 May 1961||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Skiing career | |||||||||||||||||||||
Disciplines | Slalom, giant slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Sci Club Courmayeur | ||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | December 1978 (age 17) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | March 1986 (age 24) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 2 – (1980, 1984) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 2 – (1980, 1982) includes one Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 8 – (1979–1986) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 4 – (4 SL) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 15 – (15 SL) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 – (10th in 1982) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 0 – (3rd in 1983, SL) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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).
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.
Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
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1979 | 27 Jan 1979 | Mellau, Austria | Slalom | 1st |
8 Feb 1979 | Maribor, Yugoslavia | Slalom | 3rd | |
1981 | 13 Dec 1980 | Piancavallo, Italy | Slalom | 3rd |
1982 | 13 Dec 1981 | Piancavallo, Italy | Slalom | 3rd |
3 Jan 1982 | Maribor, Yugoslavia | Slalom | 2nd | |
3 Mar 1982 | Waterville Valley, NH, USA | Slalom | 2nd | |
1983 | 16 Jan 1983 | Schruns, Austria | Slalom | 2nd |
30 Jan 1983 | Les Diablerets, Switzerland | Slalom | 1st | |
12 Feb 1983 | Vysoké Tatry, Czechoslovakia | Slalom | 1st | |
1984 | 14 Dec 1983 | Sestriere, Italy | Slalom | 1st |
17 Dec 1983 | Piancavallo, Italy | Slalom | 3rd | |
23 Jan 1984 | Limone Piemonte, Italy | Slalom | 2nd | |
1985 | 11 Jan 1985 | Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria | Slalom | 2nd |
16 Mar 1985 | Waterville Valley, NH, USA | Slalom | 2nd | |
19 Mar 1985 | Park City, UT, USA | Slalom | 3rd |
Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super G | Downhill | Combined |
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1979 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 25 | not run | — | |
1980 | 18 | 31 | 18 | 18 | — | — | |
1981 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 15 | — | — | |
1982 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 10 | — | — | |
1983 | 21 | 14 | 3 | — | not awarded (w/ GS) | — | — |
1984 | 22 | 17 | 5 | — | — | — | |
1985 | 23 | 19 | 4 | — | — | — | |
1986 | 24 | 55 | 19 | — | — | — | — |
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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