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Irene Curtoni
Alpine skier
Irene Curtoni 2019.jpg
Curtoni in 2019 at Palazzo Chigi.
Disciplines Giant slalom, slalom
Club C.S. Esercito
Born (1985-08-11) 11 August 1985 (age 39)
Échirolles, Isère, France
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
World Cup debut 29 December 2007 (age 22)
Olympics
Teams 1 – (2018)
Medals 0
World Championships
Teams 5 – (2009–13, 2017, 2019)
Medals 1 (team) (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons 13 – (2009–2021)
Wins 0
Podiums 2 – (1 GS, 1 PS)
Overall titles 0 – (16th in 2012)
Discipline titles 0 – (8th in GS, 2012)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Italy
World Championships
Bronze 2019 Åre Team event
World Military Games
Gold 2017 Sochi Slalom

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

Born in Échirolles, Isère, France, where her father was a ski instructor, 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. 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.

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

In 2021 she announced her retirement from the ski competitions. Since 2021 she is working as a technical commentator for alpine ski races at the Swiss-Italian television.

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

World Cup results

Season standings

Season Age  Overall   Slalom  Giant
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
2009 23 72 29 39
2010 24 83 53 25
2011 25 52 26 26
2012 26 16 18 8
2013 27 22 19 9
2014 28
2015 29 38 26 12
2016 30 38 16 16
2017 31 38 18 25
2018 32 22 11 18
2019 33 32 10 24
2020 34 43 14 33
2021 35 44 14
Standings through 17 January 2021

Race podiums

  • 2 podiums – (1 GS, 1 PS); 32 top tens
Season Date Location Discipline Place
2012 2 March 2012 Germany Ofterschwang, Germany Giant slalom 3rd
2018 20 December 2017 France Courchevel, France Parallel slalom 3rd

World Championship results

Irene Curtoni (Lienz, 2015-12-28) - cropped
Curtoni in December 2015
  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined Team event
2009 23 DSQ2
2011 25 11 27
2013 27 DNF1 14
2015 29
2017 31 DNF1 QF
2019 33 DNF1 3
2021 35 18

Olympic results

  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined Team event
2018 32 10 5

See also

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