Carolina Ruiz Castillo Explained

Carolina Ruiz Castillo
Disciplines:Downhill, super-G, giant slalom
Birth Date:1981 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Osorno, Chile
Height:165 cm
Wcdebut:24 October 1998 (age 17)
Retired:31 March 2015 (age 33)
Website:carolinaruiz.com
Olympicteams:3 – (2002, 2006, 2010)
Olympicmedals:0
Worldsteams:8 – (19992013)
Worldsmedals:0
Wcseasons:16 – (20002015)
Wcwins:1 – (1 DH)
Wcpodiums:2 – (1 DH, 1 GS)
Wcoveralls:0 – (22nd in 2013)
Wctitles:0 – (11th in SG, 2013)
Show-Medals:yes

Carolina Verónica Ruiz Castillo (born 14 October 1981) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from Spain. Born in Osorno, Chile, she represented Spain in four Winter Olympics and eight World Championships. She moved to Spain with her parents few weeks after she was born, specifically to Sierra Nevada (Granada). She also competed in the European cup and the junior world championships, where she won two medals.[1]

Ruiz Castillo secured her first World Cup victory in 2013, a downhill at Méribel, France. It was the first-ever victory in a World Cup speed event for Spain and the second career podium for Ruiz Castillo at age 31; her first was thirteen years earlier in a giant slalom.[2] [3]

World Cup results

Top ten finishes

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
align=center 2000 align=right 11 Mar 2000 Sestriere, Italy align=center align=center 2nd
2008 align=right 8 Dec 2007 Aspen, USA align=center align=center 7th
align=right 20 Jan 2008 Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy align=center align=center 8th
align=right 22 Feb 2008 Whistler, Canada align=center Downhill align=center 10th
align=center 2009 align=right 24 Jan 2009 Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy align=center Downhill align=center 7th
align=center 2011 align=right 8 Mar 2011 Tarvisio, Italy align=center Super G align=center 9th
2013 align=right 19 Jan 2013 Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy align=center Downhill align=center 10th
align=right 20 Jan 2013 align=center Super G align=center 4th
23 Feb 2013 Méribel, France 1st
align=right 1 Mar 2013 Garmisch, Germany align=center Super G align=center 6th

Season standings

Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
slalom
Super G Downhill Combined
18 71 24
19 74 39 34
20 104 36
21 100 51 47
22 120
23 82 40
24 100 44
25 58 54 28 32
26 35 45 20 19
27 59 28 28 48
28 86 39 38
29 55 22 33
30 63 26 32
31 22 36 11 15
32 48 35 23
33 36 30 17

Standings through 4 Nov 2015

Olympic results

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
center rowspan=3 200217 Feb 2002 Salt Lake City, USASuper-G15th
20 Feb 2002 Salt Lake City, USASlalom26th
22 Feb 2002 Salt Lake City, USAGiant slalomDNF1
center rowspan=4 200615 Feb 2006 Turin, ItalyDownhill30th
18 Feb 2006 Turin, ItalyCombined25th
20 Feb 2006 Turin, ItalySuper-G30th
24 Feb 2006 Turin, ItalyGiant slalom20th
center rowspan=3 201017 Feb 2010 Vancouver, CanadaDownhill15th
20 Feb 2010 Vancouver, CanadaSuper-G18th
25 Feb 2010 Vancouver, CanadaGiant slalom34th
center rowspan=2 201412 Feb 2014 Sochi, RusiaDownhillDNF
15 Feb 2014 Sochi, RusiaSuper-GDNF

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Carolina Ruiz Castillo. www.salomonracing.com. 16 March 2010. 15 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110715234115/http://www.salomonracing.com/others/team/racing/ruiz-castillo.html. dead.
  2. Web site: Ruiz Castillo earns first World Cup win in Meribel, first speed victory for Spain, ever . Ski Racing.com. Mintz. Geoff. 23 February 2013.
  3. Web site: A big Spanish Smile on top of the DH podium in Méribel!. FIS Alpine.com. 23 February 2013.