Michela Figini

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Michela Figini
Personal information
Born (1966-04-07) 7 April 1966 (age 59)
Prato, Ticino, Switzerland
Occupation Alpine skier
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesSpeed events
ClubSCO Club Airolo
World Cup debut21 January 1983 (age 16)
RetiredMay 1990 (age 24) [1]
Olympics
Teams2 – (1984, 1988)
Medals2 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams3 – (1985, 1987, 1989)
Medals3 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons7 – (19831990)
Wins26
Podiums46
Overall titles2 – (1985, 1988)
Discipline titles5 – (4 DH, 1 SG)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
World Cup race podiums
Event1st2nd3rd
Giant slalom224
Downhill1753
Super-G323
Combined401
Total26911
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1984 Sarajevo Downhill
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1988 Calgary Super-G
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1985 Bormio Downhill
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1987 Crans-Montana Downhill
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1987 Crans-Montana Super-G

Michela Figini (born 7 April 1966) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Switzerland. She is an Olympic, World Cup and world champion. [2]

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Career

Figini made her World Cup debut at age 16 in January 1983 and won the downhill at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo at age 17. Through 2014, she remains the youngest Olympic champion in alpine skiing. She won the downhill the following year at the 1985 World Championships. [3] She also came second in the downhill at the 1987 World Championships, and won a silver medal in the super-G at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.

Figini won 26 World Cup races and overall titles in 1985 and 1988, as well as four season titles in downhill, one in Super-G. [3]

Personal

Figini retired in 1990 and later worked as a television commentator. She has two children from her first marriage with the former Italian alpine ski racer Ivano Camozzi. [3]

World Cup results

Season titles

7 titles: (2 overall, 4 DH, 1 SG)

SeasonDiscipline
1985 Overall
Downhill
1987 Downhill
1988 Overall
Downhill
Super-G
1989 Downhill

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
1983 162615not
awarded
(w/ GS)
2416
1984 175655
1985 18128212
1986 19661063
1987 2055111
1988 211101114
1989 22317515
1990 23834133

Race victories

SeasonDateLocationRace
1984 28 January 1984 Flag of France.svg Megève, France Downhill
29 January 1984 Flag of France.svg Saint-Gervais, France Combined
1985 4 January 1985 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Maribor, Yugoslavia Giant slalom
9 January 1985 Flag of Italy.svg Santa Caterina, ItalyCombined
Flag of Austria.svg Bad Kleinkirchheim, AustriaDownhill
10 January 1985Downhill
13 January 1985 Flag of Germany.svg Pfronten, West Germany Super-G
20 January 1985 Flag of France.svg Saint-Gervais, FranceDownhill
21 January 1985Giant slalom
8 March 1985 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Banff, CanadaCombined
1986 21 December 1985 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Maribor, YugoslaviaCombined
12 January 1986 Flag of France.svg Val d'Isère, FranceDownhill
1987 16 January 1987 Flag of Germany.svg Pfronten, West GermanyDownhill
8 March 1987 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Calgary, CanadaDownhill
1988 11 December 1987  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Leukerbad, SwitzerlandDownhill
12 December 1987Super-G
14 January 1988  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Zinal, SwitzerlandDownhill
12 March 1988 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rossland, CanadaDownhill
13 March 1988Super-G
1989 2 December 1988 Flag of France.svg Val-d'Isère, FranceDownhill
12 January 1989  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Grindelwald, SwitzerlandDownhill
13 January 1989Downhill
7 February 1989 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill
18 February 1989Downhill
25 February 1989 Flag of the United States.svg Steamboat Springs, USADownhill
1990 27 January 1990 Flag of Italy.svg Santa Caterina, ItalyDownhill

World Championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
1985 18151
1987 204226
1989 2258

Olympic results Olympic rings.svg

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
1984 17 12 not run 1 not run
1988 21 2 9

See also

References

  1. "Ex-champion skier quits after dispute". Toledo Blade. Ohio. Associated Press. 4 May 1990. p. 21.
  2. "Michela Figini profile". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Michela Figini". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.