Paolo De Chiesa

Paolo De Chiesa

Paolo De Chiesa in 2023 at 67.
Personal information
Born	(1956-03-14) 14 March 1956 (age 69) Saluzzo, Italy
Occupation	Alpine skier
Skiing career
Disciplines	Technical events
World Cup debut	1975
Retired	1986
Olympics
Teams	2
Medals	0
World Championships
Teams	3
Medals	0
World Cup
Seasons	12
Wins	0
Podiums	12
Medal record World Cup race podiums Event 1st 2nd 3rd Slalom 0 4 8 Giant slalom 0 0 0 Total 0 4 8

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

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
	Age	Slalom	Giant slalom	Downhill	Combined
1980	23	DNF1	-	-	-
1982	25	4	-	-	-
1985	28	6	-	-	-

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

External links

• Paolo De Chiesa at FIS (alpine)
• Paolo De Chiesa at Olympedia
• Official website (in Italian)