Karla Delago Explained

Karla Delago
Disciplines:Speed events
Birth Date:8 February 1965
Birth Place:Gardena, Italy
Wcdebut:1985
Retired:1987
Wcseasons:3
Show-Medals:yes

Karla Delago (born 8 February 1965) is a former Italian World Cup alpine ski racer, and specializes in the speed events,[1] winner of six Italian titles in just four years in which she competed.[2]

Family

Four Alpine skiers from the Delago family have participated in World Cup and World Championships competitions. Siblings Oskar (born 1963) and Karla Delago (born 1965), specialists in speed events in the 1980s and their two granddaughters, Nicol (born 1996) and Nadia (born 1997), active in the 2010s.[3]

Career

Karla Delago's career began in 1983–84 at the age of 18 when she made her debut in the world cup by scoring (i.e. classified among the top 15), 17 times in only 18 races. However, following an injury she had in the summer of 1987, she never returned to compete, just when she had obtained the qualification for the 1988 Calgary Olympics. Therefore her very promising career ended definitively prematurely at the age of only 22 years old.[4]

World Cup results

Top 10
DatePlaceDisciplineRank
1 February 1986Downhill7
12 January 1986Combined7
7 December 1985Super G8
9 January 1985Downhill9

National titles

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DELAGO Karla – Athlete Information. fis-ski.com. 16 February 2021.
  2. Web site: L'albo d'oro della discesa femminile dei Campionati Italiani. fisi.org. it. 16 February 2021.
  3. Web site: Chi è Nicol Delago, la stella alpina che è sbocciata in Val Gardena. fis-ski.com. Nata a Bressanone, nipote d’arte (Oskar e Karla Delago sono stati a loro volta sciatori di buon livello), Nicol ha sempre mangiato pane e montagna.. it. 18 December 2018. 16 February 2021.
  4. Web site: Dollari e sangue, western olìmpico. La discesista Karla Delago e la fodista Bice Vanzelta sono finite in ospedale La prima si è procurata un taglio alla gamba destra.... archivio.unita.news. it. 17 February 1988. 16 February 2021.