Michela Figini
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| Born | 7 April 1966 Prato, Ticino, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Speed events | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SCO Club Airolo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 21 January 1983 (age 16) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | May 1990 (age 24)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 2 – (1984, 1988) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 3 – (1985, 1987, 1989) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 3 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 7 – (1983–1990) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 2 – (1985, 1988) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 5 – (4 DH, 1 SG) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
Career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Season titles
[edit]7 titles: (2 overall, 4 DH, 1 SG)
| Season | Discipline |
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| 1985 | Overall |
| Downhill | |
| 1987 | Downhill |
| 1988 | Overall |
| Downhill | |
| Super-G | |
| 1989 | Downhill |
Season standings
[edit]| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 16 | 26 | — | 15 | not awarded (w/ GS) |
24 | 16 |
| 1984 | 17 | 5 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
| 1985 | 18 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1986 | 19 | 6 | — | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 1987 | 20 | 5 | — | 5 | 11 | 1 | — |
| 1988 | 21 | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 1989 | 22 | 3 | — | 17 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 1990 | 23 | 8 | — | 34 | 13 | 3 | — |
Race victories
[edit]| Season | Date | Location | Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 28 January 1984 |  Megève, France |
Downhill |
| 29 January 1984 | Saint-Gervais, France |
Combined | |
| 1985 | 4 January 1985 |  Maribor, Yugoslavia |
Giant slalom |
| 9 January 1985 |  Santa Caterina, Italy |
Combined | |
 Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria |
Downhill | ||
| 10 January 1985 | Downhill | ||
| 13 January 1985 |  Pfronten, West Germany |
Super-G | |
| 20 January 1985 | Saint-Gervais, France |
Downhill | |
| 21 January 1985 | Giant slalom | ||
| 8 March 1985 |  Banff, Canada |
Combined | |
| 1986 | 21 December 1985 | Maribor, Yugoslavia |
Combined |
| 12 January 1986 | Val d'Isère, France |
Downhill | |
| 1987 | 16 January 1987 | Pfronten, West Germany |
Downhill |
| 8 March 1987 | Calgary, Canada |
Downhill | |
| 1988 | 11 December 1987 |  Leukerbad, Switzerland |
Downhill |
| 12 December 1987 | Super-G | ||
| 14 January 1988 | Zinal, Switzerland |
Downhill | |
| 12 March 1988 | Rossland, Canada |
Downhill | |
| 13 March 1988 | Super-G | ||
| 1989 | 2 December 1988 | Val-d'Isère, France |
Downhill |
| 12 January 1989 | Grindelwald, Switzerland |
Downhill | |
| 13 January 1989 | Downhill | ||
| 7 February 1989 | Lake Louise, Canada |
Downhill | |
| 18 February 1989 | Downhill | ||
| 25 February 1989 |  Steamboat Springs, USA |
Downhill | |
| 1990 | 27 January 1990 | Santa Caterina, Italy |
Downhill |
World Championship results
[edit]| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 18 | — | 15 | — | 1 | — |
| 1987 | 20 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 1989 | 22 | — | — | 5 | 8 | — |
Olympic results 
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| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 17 | — | 12 | not run | 1 | not run |
| 1988 | 21 | — | — | 2 | 9 | — |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Ex-champion skier quits after dispute". Toledo Blade. Ohio. Associated Press. 4 May 1990. p. 21.
- ^ "Michela Figini profile". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ a b c 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.
External links
[edit]- Michela Figini at FIS (alpine)
- Michela Figini at Olympedia
- Michela Figini at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- 1966 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Prato
- Swiss female alpine skiers
- Alpine skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Olympic alpine skiers for Switzerland
- Olympic gold medalists for Switzerland
- Olympic silver medalists for Switzerland
- Olympic medalists in alpine skiing
- FIS Alpine Ski World Cup champions
- Medalists at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Sportspeople from Ticino