Denise Karbon

Denise Karbon (born 16 August 1980) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from South Tyrol, Italy. She competed in the technical events and specialized in giant slalom.

Denise Karbon
Alpine skier
Karbon in December 2008
DisciplinesGiant Slalom, Slalom
ClubG.S. Fiamme Gialle
Born (1980-08-16) 16 August 1980
Brixen, South Tyrol, Italy
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
World Cup debut6 January 1998 (age 17)
Retired16 March 2014 (age 33)
Olympics
Teams4 – (20022014)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams6 – (20012013)
Medals2 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons14 – (2000–2014)
Wins6
Podiums16
Overall titles0 – (10th in 2008)
Discipline titles1 – (GS, 2008)

Biography

Born in Brixen, South Tyrol, Karbon made her World Cup debut in 1998 at age 17, while the following year she was Junior World Champion. She won a total of six World Cup giant slaloms: in December 2003 at Alta Badia and five of the first six races in the 2008 season. She obtained ten other podiums for a total of sixteen.

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) to win the GS season title with 592 points, 113 points ahead of runner-up Elisabeth Görgl. She finished tenth in the overall standings.

At age 33, Karbon retired in March 2014, after the World Cup finals in Lenzerheide.[1]

Personal

Karbon is the niece of Norbert Rier, leader of the Kastelruther Spatzen, and the cousin of fellow alpine ski racer Peter Fill.[2]

World Cup results

Season titles

Season Discipline
2008 Giant slalom

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
200019412718
200120482724
200221804231
20032226506
200423232
200524injured, out for season
2006258533
2007265315
20082710291
20092818246
20102932449
2011305715
2012315314
2013326021
2014336321

Race podiums

  • 6 wins – (6 GS)
  • 16 podiums – (16 GS)
Season Date Location Discipline Race
200328 Dec 2002Semmering, AustriaGiant slalom3rd
6 Mar 2003Åre, SwedenGiant slalom3rd
16 Mar 2003Hafjell, NorwayGiant slalom2nd
200428 Nov 2003Park City, USAGiant slalom3rd
13 Dec 2003Alta Badia, ItalyGiant slalom1st
14 Mar 2004Sestriere, ItalyGiant slalom2nd
200721 Jan 2007Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalyGiant slalom3rd
200827 Oct 2007Sölden, AustriaGiant slalom1st
24 Nov 2007Panorama, CanadaGiant slalom1st
28 Dec 2007Lienz, AustriaGiant slalom1st
5 Jan 2008Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech Rep.Giant slalom1st
12 Jan 2008Maribor, SloveniaGiant slalom3rd
26 Jan 2008Ofterschwang, GermanyGiant slalom1st
200910 Jan 2009Maribor, SloveniaGiant slalom2nd
201024 Oct 2009Sölden, AustriaGiant slalom3rd
201111 Mar 2011Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech Rep.Giant slalom2nd

World Championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
200120DNF1DSQ2
200322272
200524injured, did not compete
2007263
20092844
2011304
201332DNS2

Olympic results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
200221DNF114
200625DNF2
2010291823
201433DNF2

References

  1. "Denise Karbon announces retirement". Fédération Internationale de Ski. 13 March 2014. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  2. Bernold, David (24 November 2007). "Denise Karbon sorgt weiter für die Musik". skionline.ch. Retrieved 30 April 2009.


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