Irene Curtoni

Irene Curtoni (born 11 August 1985) is an Italian World Cup alpine ski racer. She specializes in the technical events of giant slalom and slalom.

Irene Curtoni
Alpine skier
Curtoni in June 2019
DisciplinesGiant slalom, Slalom
ClubC.S. Esercito
Born (1985-08-11) 11 August 1985
Échirolles, Isère, France
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
World Cup debut29 December 2007 (age 22)
Olympics
Teams1 – (2018)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams5 – (200913, 2017, 2019)
Medals1 (team) (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons13 – (20092021)
Wins0
Podiums2 – (1 GS, 1 PS)
Overall titles0 – (16th in 2012)
Discipline titles0 – (8th in GS, 2012)

Born in Échirolles, Isère, France, where her father was a ski instructor,[1] Curtoni was raised in the province of Sondrio in Lombardy, Italy. Whilst growing up, she also competed in basketball, gymnastics and swimming before settling on skiing.[2] She made her World Cup debut in December 2007, and her best result is a third place in giant slalom in March 2012 in Ofterschwang, Germany. Through December 2020, Curtoni has two World Cup podiums and 32 top ten finishes; she has represented Italy in five World Championships and the 2018 Winter Olympics, where she was tenth in the slalom and part of the Italian squad which finished fifth in the team event.[2]

She won a bronze medal in the team event at the World Championships in 2019.[3]

Her younger sister is alpine ski racer Elena Curtoni (b.1991).

World Cup results

Season standings

SeasonAge Overall  Slalom Giant
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
200923722939
201024835325
201125522626
20122616188
20132722199
201428
201529382612
201630381616
201731381825
201832221118
201933321024
202034431433
2021354414
Standings through 17 January 2021

Race podiums

  • 2 podiums – (1 GS, 1 PS); 32 top tens
Season Date Location Discipline Place
20122 March 2012 Ofterschwang, GermanyGiant slalom3rd
201820 December 2017 Courchevel, FranceParallel slalom3rd

World Championship results

Curtoni in December 2015
  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
200923DSQ2
2011251127
201327DNF114
201529
201731DNF1
201933DNF1

Olympic results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
20183210

References

  1. "Sci, Shriffin vince anche lo slalom parallelo. Irene Curtoni è terza!" [Skiing, Shriffin also wins the parallel slalom. Irene Curtoni is third!]. Corriere dello Sport – Stadio (in Italian). 20 December 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  2. "Irene Curtoni". Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian). Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  3. Team event results
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