Lara Colturi Explained

Lara Colturi
Disciplines:Technical events, super-G
Club:Golden Team Ceccarelli
Birth Date:15 November 2006[1]
Birth Place:Turin, Italy
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Lara Colturi (born 15 November 2006) is an Italian-born Albanian World Cup alpine skier who specializes in technical and speed events. She won the 2022 FIS Alpine Ski South American Cup.[2] [3]

Biography

Lara Colturi is the daughter of former Olympic champion Daniela Ceccarelli and ski coach Alessandro Colturi. She was born in Turin and grew up in Cesana Torinese in the Susa Valley.[4] [5] She has one younger brother, Yuri.

Her mother started consulting for the Albanian Ski Federation in 2020, and became Technical Director of their women's alpine team the following season. In May 2022, Colturi received an FIS affiliation with the ASF and she began to represent Albania internationally.[5] [6] [7]

Colturi won the overall, slalom, giant slalom, and alpine combined at the titles. She made her World Cup debut on 22 October 2022 in Solden in Austria.[8] [9]

On 19 November 2022 during the 2023 Alpine Ski World Cup, Colturi made her slalom debut in Levi, Finland, missing qualifications for the second heat.[10] She finished 17th in the following week in the giant slalom, earning her first points in the Alpine Ski World Cup.[11]

Colturi was the third ever youngest gold medalist at Junior World Championships 2023, in St. Anton, Austria (Super-G).[2]

On 7 February 2023, Lara broke the cruciate ligament in her right knee while training.[12]

She returned to World Cup ski racing in Solden giant slalom October 28, 2023.[13]

World Cup results

Season standings

Updated to the end of 2024 WC season.

Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
 slalom  		Super-G Downhill
PositionPointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPositionPoints
167859653— 0— 0
17 2012586115— 0— 0

Top 15

DatePlaceDisciplineRank
17-03-2024Giant Slalom 11
30-01-2024Giant Slalom 12
20-01-2024Giant Slalom 13
16-01-2024Slalom 9
07-01-2024Slalom 13
25-11-2023Giant Slalom 12

South American Cup results

Colturi has won an overall South American Cup and three specialty standings.[14]

World Junior Championships results

  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom  		Super-G Downhill
202316-4
202417DNF2--

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lara Colturi, a 14 anni ha Shiffrin (e Cortina) nel mirino: chi è la nuova promessa dello sci. gazzetta.it. it. 5 November 2021. 2 October 2022.
  2. Web site: Lara Colturi Profile. fis-ski.com. 2 October 2022.
  3. Web site: Conclusa la South American Cup, trionfo finale per Tiziano Gravier che beffa Henrik Von Appen. neveitalia.it. it. 30 September 2022. 2 October 2022.
  4. Web site: VALSUSA, LARA COLTURI GAREGGERÀ PER L'ALBANIA E NON PER L'ITALIA: LO SCI AZZURRO PERDE UNO DEI SUOI MIGLIORI TALENTI. it.geosnews.com. it. 26 May 2022. 2 October 2022.
  5. Web site: Sci, Daniela Ceccarelli e la figlia Lara che scia per l'Albania e non per l'Italia. corriere.it. it. 4 June 2022. 2 October 2022.
  6. Web site: Il caso di Lara Colturi: l'Italia perde un talento atteso, la piemontese correrà per l'Albania. neveitalia.it. it. 26 May 2022. 2 October 2022.
  7. Web site: Italia e "qan", 16-vjeçarja që la vendin e saj për Shqipërinë arrin rezultat fantastik në garën e skive në Kili. abcnews.al. Albanian. 30 September 2022. 2 October 2022.
  8. Web site: 10 Years Ago Today, 16-Year-Old Mikaela Shiffrin Made Her World Cup Debut. skimag.com. 11 March 2021. 2 October 2022.
  9. Web site: L'avventura di Lara Colturi in Cile raccontata da Daniela Ceccarelli. raceskimagazine.it. it. 8 August 2022. 2 October 2022.
  10. Web site: Sci, slalom di Levi: vince Mikaela Shiffrin. A 16 anni Lara Colturi sfiora la qualificazione alla seconda manche.. repubblica.it. it. 19 November 2022. 21 November 2022.
  11. Web site: LARA COLTURI, A PUNTI IN COPPA DEL MONDO PIÙ GIOVANE DI SHIFFRIN NEL GIGANTE DI KILLINGTON: "MI SONO DIVERTITA". eurosport.it. it. 26 November 2022. 30 November 2022.
  12. Web site: 7 February 2023 . Colturi shock, lesione al legamento crociato: niente Mondiale, stagione finita . 8 February 2023 . gazzetta.it . it.
  13. Web site: Spiri . Gentian . 2023-10-28 . Nis sezoni i ri i skive, Lara Colturi debuton në sllallomin gjigand të Solden . 2024-02-05 . Telesport . sq.
  14. Web site: EUROPA CUP STANDINGS. fis-ski.com. 2 October 2022.

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