Irene Curtoni
Irene Curtoni (born 11 August 1985) is an Italian World Cup alpine ski racer. She specializes in the technical events of giant slalom and slalom.
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_-_cropped.png) Curtoni in December 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Giant slalom, Slalom | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | C.S. Esercito | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 August 1985 Échirolles, Isère, France | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 29 December 2007 (age 22) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 1 – (2018) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 5 – (2009–13, 2017, 2019) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 13 – (2008–2020) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 2 – (1 GS, 1 PS) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (16th in 2012) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (8th in GS, 2012) | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Born in Échirolles, Isère, France, where her father was a ski instructor,[1] Curtoni was raised in the province of Sondrio in Lombardy, Italy. Whilst growing up, she also competed in basketball, gymnastics and swimming before settling on skiing.[2] She made her World Cup debut in December 2007, and her best result is a third place in giant slalom in March 2012 in Ofterschwang, Germany. Through January 2019, Curtoni has two World Cup podiums and 30 top ten finishes; she has represented Italy in five World Championships and the 2018 Winter Olympics, where she finished tenth in the slalom and was part of the Italian squad which finished fifth in the team event.[2]
She won a bronze medal in the team event at the World Championships in 2019.[3]
Her younger sister is alpine ski racer Elena Curtoni (b.1991).
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 2009 | 23 | 72 | 29 | 39 | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 24 | 83 | 53 | 25 | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 25 | 52 | 26 | 26 | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 26 | 16 | 18 | 8 | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 27 | 22 | 19 | 9 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 29 | 38 | 26 | 12 | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 30 | 38 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 31 | 38 | 18 | 25 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 32 | 22 | 11 | 18 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 33 | 28 | 10 | 24 | — | — | — |
- Standings through 3 February 2019}
Race podiums
- 2 podiums – (1 GS, 1 PS); 30 top tens
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2 March 2012 |  | Giant slalom | 3rd |
| 2018 | 20 December 2017 |  | Parallel slalom | 3rd |
World Championship results
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 23 | DSQ2 | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 25 | 11 | 27 | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 27 | DNF1 | 14 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 31 | DNF1 | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 33 | DNF1 | — | — | — | — |
References
- "Sci, Shriffin vince anche lo slalom parallelo. Irene Curtoni è terza!" [Skiing, Shriffin also wins the parallel slalom. Irene Curtoni is third!]. Corriere dello Sport – Stadio (in Italian). 20 December 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- "Irene Curtoni". Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian). Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- Team event results
External links
- Irene Curtoni at the International Ski Federation
- Irene Curtoni World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Irene Curtoni at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Irene Curtoni at the International Olympic Committee
- Irene Curtoni at tue Italian Winter Sports Federation (FISI) (in Italian)