Michela Figini

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]

Michela Figini
Born (1966-04-07) 7 April 1966
Prato, Ticino, Switzerland
OccupationAlpine 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   Switzerland
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Giant slalom 2 2 4
Downhill 17 5 3
Super-G 3 2 3
Combined 4 0 1
Total 26 9 11
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Sarajevo Downhill
Silver medal – second place 1988 Calgary Super-G
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 Bormio Downhill
Silver medal – second place 1987 Crans-Montana Downhill
Silver medal – second place 1987 Crans-Montana Super-G

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)

Season Discipline
1985Overall
Downhill
1987Downhill
1988Overall
Downhill
Super-G
1989Downhill

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
1983162615not
awarded
(w/ GS)
2416
1984175655
198518128212
198619661063
19872055111
1988211101114
198922317515
199023834133

Race victories

  • 26 wins – (17 DH, 3 SG, 2 GS, 4 K)
Season Date Location Race
198428 January 1984France Megève, FranceDownhill
29 January 1984France Saint-Gervais, FranceCombined
19854 January 1985Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Maribor, YugoslaviaGiant slalom
9 January 1985Italy Santa Caterina, ItalyCombined
Austria Bad Kleinkirchheim, AustriaDownhill
10 January 1985Downhill
13 January 1985West Germany Pfronten, West GermanySuper-G
20 January 1985France Saint-Gervais, FranceDownhill
21 January 1985Giant slalom
8 March 1985Canada Banff, CanadaCombined
198621 December 1985Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Maribor, YugoslaviaCombined
12 January 1986France Val d'Isère, FranceDownhill
198716 January 1987West Germany Pfronten, West GermanyDownhill
8 March 1987Canada Calgary, CanadaDownhill
198811 December 1987 Switzerland  Leukerbad, SwitzerlandDownhill
12 December 1987Super-G
14 January 1988 Switzerland  Zinal, SwitzerlandDownhill
12 March 1988Canada Rossland, CanadaDownhill
13 March 1988Super-G
19892 December 1988France Val-d'Isère, FranceDownhill
12 January 1989 Switzerland  Grindelwald, SwitzerlandDownhill
13 January 1989Downhill
7 February 1989Canada Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill
18 February 1989Downhill
25 February 1989United States Steamboat Springs, USADownhill
199027 January 1990Italy Santa Caterina, ItalyDownhill

World Championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
198518151
1987204226
19892258

Olympic results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
19841712not run1not run
19882129

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. 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.
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