Daniela Merighetti

Daniela Merighetti (born 5 July 1981) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from Northern Italy. Born in Brescia, Lombardy, she competed in the World Cup, three Winter Olympics, and five World Championships.[1]

Daniela Merighetti
Alpine skier
Merighetti in January 2011
DisciplinesDownhill, super-G, combined
ClubG.S. Fiamme Gialle
Born (1981-07-05) 5 July 1981
Brescia, Lombardy, Italy
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
World Cup debut9 December 2000 (age 19)
Websitedanielamerighetti.it
Olympics
Teams3 – (2006, 2010, 2014)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams5 – (200715)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons16 – (2001–16)
Wins1 – (1 DH)
Podiums6 – (4 DH, 1 SG, 1 GS)
Overall titles0 – (15th in 2012)
Discipline titles0 – (7th in DH, 2012, 2013)

In the 2010 Winter Olympics, Merighetti competed in the women's downhill, combined and super-G, but failed to finish.[2] In the 2014 Winter Olympics, she competed in the women's downhill, where she came 4th, and super-G, where she failed to finish. She did not start in the combined.

She won her first World Cup race in 2012 at age 30, in the downhill at Cortina d'Ampezzo in Italy on 14 January. It was her second World Cup podium, nearly nine years after her first in 2003.[3]

World Cup results

Season standings

SeasonAge Overall  Slalom Giant
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
200321594224
2004229133
200523
2006245348432719
2007254842482232
20082644452131
20092732411410
2010283643834
20112920291012
2012301512727
2013313029729
201432412920
201533352319
201634583122

Source:[4]

Race podiums

  • 1 win – (1 DH)
  • 6 podiums – (4 DH, 1 SG, 1 GS)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
20036 Mar 2003 Åre, SwedenGiant slalom2nd
201214 Jan 2012 Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy  Downhill1st
26 Feb 2012 Bansko, BulgariaSuper-G3rd
201312 Jan 2013 St. Anton, AustriaDownhill2nd
201518 Jan 2015 Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalyDownhill3rd
201620 Feb 2016 La Thuile, ItalyDownhill3rd

World Championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
2007251715
200927DNF116DNF2
20112997DNF1
2013317DNF1DNS2
201533DNF18

Olympic results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
200624DNF132DSQ
201028DNF1DNF1DNF1
201432DNF14DNS2

References

  1. "Daniela Merighetti". ca.sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  2. "Daniela Merighetti, Alpine Skiing". www.vancouver2010.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  3. Ski Racing.com – Merighetti takes career first win at home in Cortina downhill, Vonn second – 2012-01-14.
  4. "Daniela Merighetti". FIS. World Cup season standings. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
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