Denise Karbon
| — Alpine skier — | ||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Slalom, giant slalom | |||||||||||||||
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| Club | G.S. Fiamme Gialle | |||||||||||||||
| Born |
16 August 1980 Italy | |||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 6 January 1998 (age 17) | |||||||||||||||
| Retired | 16 March 2014 (age 33) | |||||||||||||||
| Olympics | ||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 4 (2002),(2006),(2010),(2014), | |||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 6 ('01-'13) | |||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 13th (2000–14) | |||||||||||||||
| Wins | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (10th in 2008) | |||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 1 – (1st in GS, 2008) | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Denise Karbon (born 16 August 1980) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from northern Italy. She competed in the technical events and specializes in giant slalom.
Biography
Born in Brixen, South Tyrol, Karbon made her World Cup debut in 1998, while the following year she was Junior World Champion. She won a total of six World Cup giant slalom: in 2003 at Alta Badia and, in late 2007, the five out of the first six races in the 2008 Alpine Ski World Cup. She has also obtained a total of other 7 podium placements.
Karbon won a silver medal at the 2003 World Championships in giant slalom, followed by a bronze in 2007 in the same discipline.
In the 2008 season, Karbon won 5 of the 7 giant slalom races (and took third in another) and won the GS season title with 592 points.
In March 2014, Karbon announced that she would retire from the sport after the giant slalom race at the World Cup finals in Lenzerheide that month.[1]
Personal life
Karbon is the niece of Norbert Rier, leader of the Kastelruther Spatzen, and the cousin of fellow alpine skier Peter Fill.[2]
World Cup titles and podiums
Season titles
| Season | Discipline |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Giant slalom |
Race podiums
- 6 wins – (6 GS)
- 16 podiums – (16 GS)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Race |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 28 Dec 2002 | Semmering, Austria | Giant slalom | 3rd |
| 6 Mar 2003 | Åre, Sweden | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 16 Mar 2003 | Hafjell, Norway | Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 2004 | 28 Nov 2003 | Park City, USA | Giant slalom | 3rd |
| 13 Dec 2003 | Alta Badia, Italy | Giant slalom | 1st | |
| 14 Mar 2004 | Sestriere, Italy | Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 2007 | 21 Jan 2007 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Giant slalom | 3rd |
| 2008 | 27 Oct 2007 | Sölden, Austria | Giant slalom | 1st |
| 24 Nov 2007 | Panorama, Canada | Giant slalom | 1st | |
| 28 Dec 2007 | Lienz, Austria | Giant slalom | 1st | |
| 5 Jan 2008 | Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech Rep. | Giant slalom | 1st | |
| 12 Jan 2008 | Maribor, Slovenia | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 26 Jan 2008 | Ofterschwang, Germany | Giant slalom | 1st | |
| 2009 | 10 Jan 2009 | Maribor, Slovenia | Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 2010 | 24 Oct 2009 | Sölden, Austria | Giant slalom | 3rd |
| 2011 | 11 Mar 2011 | Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech Rep. | Giant slalom | 2nd |
References
- ↑ "Denise Karbon announces retirement". Fédération Internationale de Ski. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ↑ Bernold, David (24 November 2007). "Denise Karbon sorgt weiter für die Musik". skionline.ch. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
External links
- Denise Karbon at the International Ski Federation
- FIS-ski.com – World Cup season standings – Denise Karbon
- Ski-db.com – results – Denise Karbon
- Italian Winter Sports Federation – (FISI) – alpine skiing – Denise Karbon – (Italian)
- Denise Karbon.it – personal website – (English) (Italian) (German)
- Fischer Skis – athletes – Denise Karbon