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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]

Michela Figini
Alpine skier
DisciplinesSpeed events
ClubSCO Club Airolo
Born (1966-04-07) 7 April 1966 (age 56)
Prato, Ticino, Switzerland
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
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 – (1983–1990)
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
1984 Sarajevo Downhill
1988 Calgary Super-G
World Championships
1985 Bormio Downhill
1987 Crans-Montana Downhill
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


Season Date Location Race
198428 January 1984 Megève, FranceDownhill
29 January 1984 Saint-Gervais, FranceCombined
19854 January 1985 Maribor, YugoslaviaGiant Slalom
9 January 1985 Santa Caterina, ItalyCombined
Bad Kleinkirchheim, AustriaDownhill
10 January 1985Downhill
13 January 1985 Pfronten, West GermanySuper-G
20 January 1985 Saint-Gervais, FranceDownhill
21 January 1985Giant Slalom
8 March 1985 Banff, CanadaCombined
198621 December 1985 Maribor, YugoslaviaCombined
12 January 1986 Val d'Isère, FranceDownhill
198716 January 1987 Pfronten, West GermanyDownhill
8 March 1987 Calgary, CanadaDownhill
198811 December 1987   Leukerbad, SwitzerlandDownhill
12 December 1987Super-G
14 January 1988   Zinal, SwitzerlandDownhill
12 March 1988 Rossland, CanadaDownhill
13 March 1988Super-G
19892 December 1988 Val-d'Isère, FranceDownhill
12 January 1989   Grindelwald, SwitzerlandDownhill
13 January 1989Downhill
7 February 1989 Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill
18 February 1989Downhill
25 February 1989 Steamboat Springs, USADownhill
199027 January 1990 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.



На других языках


[de] Michela Figini

Michela Figini (* 7. April 1966 in Prato) ist eine ehemalige Schweizer Skirennfahrerin.
- [en] Michela Figini

[it] Michela Figini

Michela Cleofe Figini (Prato Leventina, 7 aprile 1966) è un'ex sciatrice alpina svizzera, campionessa olimpica nella discesa libera a Sarajevo 1984, campionessa mondiale nella discesa libera a Bormio 1985 e vincitrice di due Coppe del Mondo generali e cinque di specialità.

[ru] Фиджини, Микела

Мике́ла Фиджи́ни (итал. Michela Figini, род. 7 апреля 1966 года в Прато Левентина, кантон Тичино, Швейцария) — швейцарская горнолыжница, олимпийская чемпионка, чемпионка мира и двукратная обладательница Кубка мира. Самая юная в истории олимпийская чемпионка по горнолыжному спорту[2] (на момент победы в скоростном спуске на Играх в Сараево Микеле было 17 лет и 315 дней) и самая юная обладательница Кубка мира (менее 19 лет на момент победы в сезоне 1984/85). В 1988 году в Калгари в возрасте 21 года была удостоена чести нести флаг Швейцарии на церемонии открытия Олимпийских игр.



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