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Michela Figini

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Michela Figini
Personal information
Born (1966-04-07) 7 April 1966 (age 58)
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

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

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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

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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

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Season titles

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7 titles: (2 overall, 4 DH, 1 SG)

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

Season standings

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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

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  • 26 wins – (17 DH, 3 SG, 2 GS, 4 K)
Season Date Location Race
1984 28 January 1984 France Megève, France Downhill
29 January 1984 France Saint-Gervais, France Combined
1985 4 January 1985 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Maribor, Yugoslavia Giant slalom
9 January 1985 Italy Santa Caterina, Italy Combined
Austria Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria Downhill
10 January 1985 Downhill
13 January 1985 West Germany Pfronten, West Germany Super-G
20 January 1985 France Saint-Gervais, France Downhill
21 January 1985 Giant slalom
8 March 1985 Canada Banff, Canada Combined
1986 21 December 1985 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Maribor, Yugoslavia Combined
12 January 1986 France Val d'Isère, France Downhill
1987 16 January 1987 West Germany Pfronten, West Germany Downhill
8 March 1987 Canada Calgary, Canada Downhill
1988 11 December 1987  Switzerland  Leukerbad, Switzerland Downhill
12 December 1987 Super-G
14 January 1988  Switzerland  Zinal, Switzerland Downhill
12 March 1988 Canada Rossland, Canada Downhill
13 March 1988 Super-G
1989 2 December 1988 France Val-d'Isère, France Downhill
12 January 1989  Switzerland  Grindelwald, Switzerland Downhill
13 January 1989 Downhill
7 February 1989 Canada Lake Louise, Canada Downhill
18 February 1989 Downhill
25 February 1989 United States Steamboat Springs, USA Downhill
1990 27 January 1990 Italy Santa Caterina, Italy Downhill

World Championship results

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  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

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References

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  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. ^ 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.
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