Michela Figini
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| Born | 7 April 1966 Prato, Ticino, Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SCO Club Airolo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 21 January 1983 (age 16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | March 1990 (age 23) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 – (1984, 1988) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (1 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (1985–89) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 3 (1 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 8 – (1983–1990) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 46 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 2 – (1985, 1988) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 6 – (4 DH, 1 SG, 1 GS) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
Born in Prato in the canton of Ticino, 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 gold medalist in alpine skiing. She won the downhill the following year at the 1985 World Championships.
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, and one in giant slalom.
Personal
From her first marriage with the former Italian alpine ski racer Ivano Camozzi, she has two children.
World Cup results
Season titles
8 titles: (2 overall, 4 DH, 1 SG, 1 GS)
| Season | Discipline |
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| 1985 | Overall |
| Downhill | |
| Giant Slalom | |
| 1987 | Downhill |
| 1988 | Overall |
| Downhill | |
| Super-G | |
| 1989 | Downhill |
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 1983 | 16 | 26 | — | 15 | not awarded (w/ GS) |
24 | 16 |
| 1984 | 17 | 5 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
| 1985 | 18 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 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
| Season | Date | Location | Race |
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| 1984 | January 28, 1984 |  Megève, France |
Downhill |
| January 29, 1984 | Saint-Gervais, France |
Combined | |
| 1985 | January 4, 1985 |  Maribor, Yugoslavia |
Giant Slalom |
| January 9, 1985 |  Santa Caterina, Italy |
Combined | |
 Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria |
Downhill | ||
| January 10, 1985 | Downhill | ||
| January 13, 1985 |  Pfronten, West Germany |
Super-G | |
| January 20, 1985 | Saint-Gervais, France |
Downhill | |
| January 21, 1985 | Giant Slalom | ||
| March 8, 1985 |  Banff, Canada |
Combined | |
| 1986 | December 21, 1985 | Maribor, Yugoslavia |
Combined |
| January 12, 1986 | Val d'Isère, France |
Downhill | |
| 1987 | January 16, 1987 | Pfronten, West Germany |
Downhill |
| March 8, 1987 | Calgary, Canada |
Downhill | |
| 1988 | December 11, 1987 |  Leukerbad, Switzerland |
Downhill |
| December 12, 1987 | Super-G | ||
| January 14, 1988 | Zinal, Switzerland |
Downhill | |
| March 12, 1988 | Rossland, Canada |
Downhill | |
| March 13, 1988 | Super-G | ||
| 1989 | December 2, 1988 | Val-d'Isère, France |
Downhill |
| January 12, 1989 | Grindelwald, Switzerland |
Downhill | |
| January 13, 1989 | Downhill | ||
| February 7, 1989 | Lake Louise, Canada |
Downhill | |
| February 18, 1989 | Downhill | ||
| February 25, 1989 |  Steamboat Springs, USA |
Downhill | |
| 1990 | January 27, 1990 | Santa Caterina, Italy |
Downhill |
External links
- Michela Figini at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- FIS-ski.com – Michela Figini – World Cup season standings
- Ski-db.com – Michela Figini – results
- Sports Reference – Olympic results – Michela Figini
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