Paolo De Chiesa

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Paolo De Chiesa
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Paolo De Chiesa in 2023 at 56.
Personal information
Born (1956-03-14) 14 March 1956 (age 68)
Saluzzo, Italy
Occupation Alpine skier
Skiing career
DisciplinesTechnical events
World Cup debut1975
Retired1986
Olympics
Teams2
Medals0
World Championships
Teams3
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons12
Wins0
Podiums12
Medal record
World Cup race podiums
Event1st2nd3rd
Slalom048
Giant slalom000
Total048

Paolo De Chiesa (born March 14, 1956) is an Italian journalist and former alpine skier who competed in the 1980 Winter Olympics and in the 1984 Winter Olympics. [1]

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De Chiesa has been a technical commentator for RAI in ski races for several years. [2]

Biography

He was born in Saluzzo, Piedmont. De Chiesa competed in two Olympic slalom events but was not able to finish one of these races. He also scored several podium placements in the Alpine Skiing World Cup.

Journalistic career

After retiring from competitions, he devoted himself to journalism, first in Telemontecarlo and then as a contributor to various specialized magazines. Since 1993 he has been a sports commentator for Rai, [3] for which he deals with the commentary of men's alpine skiing competitions, supporting first Furio Focolari, then Carlo Gobbo, then Davide Labate. [4]

World Championships results

Year
AgeSlalomGiant
Slalom
DownhillCombined
1980 23DNF1---
1982 254---
1985 286---

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References

  1. "Paolo De Chiesa - Athlete Information". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  2. "Paolo De Chiesa out, In studio Rai c'è Giulio Bosca. Rocca pronto per Cortina" (in Italian). 30 January 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  3. "Opinionisti dello sci alpino (fino al 2001)" (in Italian). telesciando.it. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  4. "Rai Sport" (in Italian). simonesalvador.it. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2021. Max Blardone sostituisce Paolo De Chiesa nello Sci Alpino