 Deflorian in 2008. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 May 1980 Cavalese, Italy |
| Occupation | Alpine skier |
| Skiing career | |
| Disciplines | Polyvalent |
| Club | G.S. Fiamme Gialle |
| World Cup debut | 1996 |
| Retired | 2013 |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 3 |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 18 |
| Podiums | 0 |
Mirko Deflorian (born 19 May 1980) is a former Italian World Cup alpine ski racer. [1]
He retired from competitions in 2013, however in 2014 Deflorian cherished the dream of participating in his first Olympics, becoming naturalized and thus obtaining the qualification for Moldava at the 2014 Winter Olympics. But in the end he gave up the participation motivating him with the poor results obtained. [2] [3]
| Year | ||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined | |
Representing  Italy | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 24 | - | DNF1 | - | - | - |
Representing  Moldova | ||||||
| 2011 | 30 | - | DNF2 | DNF | 33 | 14 |
| 2013 | 32 | - | DNF1 | - | - | - |
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