Carolina Ruiz Castillo

Carolina Ruiz
— Alpine skier —
Ruiz in 2011
Disciplines Downhill, Super G,
Giant Slalom
Born (1981-10-14) 14 October 1981
Osorno, Chile
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
World Cup debut 24 October 1998 (age 17)
Retired 31 March 2015 (age 33)
Website carolinaruiz.com
Olympics
Teams 3 – (2002, 2006, 2010)
Medals 0
World Championships
Teams 8 – (1999–2013)
Medals 0
World Cup
Seasons 16 – (2000–15)
Wins 1 – (1 DH)
Podiums 2 – (1 DH, 1 GS)
Overall titles 0 – (22nd in 2013)
Discipline titles 0 – (11th in SG, 2013)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing Spain
Junior World Ski Championships
2000 Quebec Giant Slalom
2001 Verbier Giant Slalom
Ruiz Castillo on the podium at Méribel in 2013

Carolina Verónica Ruiz Castillo (born 14 October 1981) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from Spain. Born in Osorno, Chile, she represented Spain in four Winter Olympics and eight World Championships. She moved to Spain with her parents few weeks after she was born, specifically to Sierra Nevada (Granada). She also competed in the European cup and the junior world championships, where she won two medals.[1]

Ruiz Castillo secured her first World Cup victory in 2013, a downhill at Méribel, France. It was the first-ever victory in a World Cup speed event for Spain and the second career podium for Ruiz Castillo at age 31; her first was thirteen years earlier in a giant slalom.[2][3]

World Cup results

Top ten finishes

  • 1 win – (1 DH)
  • 2 podiums – (1 DH, 1 GS)
  • 14 top tens – (9 DH, 4 SG, 1 GS)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
200011 Mar 2000Sestriere, ItalyGiant Slalom2nd
20088 Dec 2007Aspen, USADownhill7th
20 Jan 2008Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalySuper G8th
22 Feb 2008Whistler, CanadaDownhill10th
200924 Jan 2009Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalyDownhill7th
20118 Mar 2011Tarvisio, ItalySuper G9th
201319 Jan 2013Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalyDownhill10th
20 Jan 2013Super G4th
23 Feb 2013Méribel, FranceDownhill1st
1 Mar 2013Garmisch, GermanySuper G6th

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
Slalom		Super GDownhillCombined
20001871–24––—
20011974–3934–—
200220104––36–—
200321100–5147–—
200422120––––—
20052382––40–—
200624100––44–—
20072558–542832—
20082635–452019—
20092759––282848
20102886––3938—
20112955––2233—
20123063––2632—
20133122–361115—
20143248–—3523—
20153336–—3017—

Standings through 4 Nov 2015

Olympic results

Season Date Location Discipline Place
2002 17 Feb 2002 United States Salt Lake City, USA Super-G 15th
20 Feb 2002 United States Salt Lake City, USA Slalom 26th
22 Feb 2002 United States Salt Lake City, USA Giant Slalom DNF1
2006 15 Feb 2006 Italy Turin, Italy Downhill 30th
18 Feb 2006 Italy Turin, Italy Combined 25th
20 Feb 2006 Italy Turin, Italy Super-G 30th
24 Feb 2006 Italy Turin, Italy Giant Slalom 20th
2010 17 Feb 2010 Canada Vancouver, Canada Downhill 15th
20 Feb 2010 Canada Vancouver, Canada Super-G 18th
25 Feb 2010 Canada Vancouver, Canada Giant Slalom 34th
2014 12 Feb 2014 Russia Sochi, Rusia Downhill DNF
15 Feb 2014 Russia Sochi, Rusia Super-G DNF

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Carolina Ruiz Castillo". www.salomonracing.com. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
  2. ↑ Mintz, Geoff (23 February 2013). "Ruiz Castillo earns first World Cup win in Meribel, first speed victory for Spain, ever". Ski Racing.com.
  3. ↑ "A big Spanish Smile on top of the DH podium in Méribel!". FIS Alpine.com. 23 February 2013.
  • Carolina Ruiz Castillo at the International Ski Federation
  • FIS-ski.com – Carolina Ruiz Castillo – World Cup season standings
  • Ski-db.com – results – Carolina Ruiz Castillo
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Carolina Ruiz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
  • Salomon Racing.com – team – alpine skiing – Carolina Ruiz Castillo
  • Official website (in Spanish)
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