Irene Curtoni Explained

Irene Curtoni
Disciplines:Giant slalom, slalom
Club:C.S. Esercito
Birth Date:11 August 1985
Birth Place:Échirolles, Isère, France
Height:1.70 m
Olympicteams:1 – (2018)
Olympicmedals:0
Worldsteams:5 – (200913, 2017, 2019)
Worldsmedals:1 (team)
Worldsgolds:0
Wcseasons:13 – (20092021)
Wcwins:0
Wcpodiums:2 – (1 GS, 1 PS)
Wcoveralls:0 – (16th in 2012)
Wctitles:0 – (8th in GS, 2012)
Show-Medals:yes

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,[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.

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

In 2021 she announced her retirement from the ski competitions.[4] 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
2372 29 39
2483 53 25
2552 26 26
2616 18 8
2722 19 9
28
2938 26 12
3038 16 16
3138 18 25
3222 11 18
3332 10 24
3443 14 33
354414

Race podiums

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
2012 2 March 2012 Ofterschwang, Germany 3rd
2018 20 December 2017 Courchevel, France 3rd

World Championship results

  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined Team event
23
25
27
29
31QF
333
35

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sci, Shriffin vince anche lo slalom parallelo. Irene Curtoni è terza! . . 20 December 2017. Corriere dello Sport – Stadio. Italian . Skiing, Shriffin also wins the parallel slalom. Irene Curtoni is third! . 27 February 2019.
  2. Web site: Irene Curtoni . . Italian National Olympic Committee. Italian . 27 February 2019.
  3. http://medias4.fis-ski.com/pdf/2019/AL/0110/2019AL0110RLL.pdf Team event results
  4. Web site: Sci alpino, Irene Curtoni si ritira: "Il mio fisico ha sofferto tanto". 20 March 2021.