Maria Rosa Quario Explained

Maria Rosa Quario
Disciplines:Slalom, giant slalom
Club:Sci Club Courmayeur
Birth Date:24 May 1961
Birth Place:Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Height:163 cm
Wcdebut:December 1978  (age 17)
Retired:March 1986  (age 24)
Olympicteams:2 – (1980, 1984)
Olympicmedals:0
Worldsteams:2 – (1980, 1982)
includes one Olympics
Worldsmedals:0
Wcseasons:8 – (19791986)
Wcwins:4 – (4 SL)
Wcpodiums:15 – (15 SL)
Wcoveralls:0 – (10th in 1982)
Wctitles:0 – (3rd in 1983, SL)
Show-Medals:yes

Maria Rosa "Ninna" Quario (born 24 May 1961) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Italy. Nicknamed "Ninna", she had four World Cup victories and 15 podiums, all in slalom. Quario is the mother of alpine racer Federica Brignone (born 1990).

Biography

Born in Milan, Lombardy, Quario competed in the Winter Olympics in 1980 and 1984, and finished fourth and seventh in the slalom, respectively. She also competed at the 1982 World Championships and placed fifth in the slalom.

World Cup results

Race podiums

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
1979 27 Jan 1979 Slalom1st
8 Feb 1979 Maribor, Yugoslavia <--present-day Slovenia--> Slalom 3rd
1981 13 Dec 1980 Slalom 3rd
1982 13 Dec 1981 Piancavallo, Italy Slalom 3rd
3 Jan 1982 Maribor, Yugoslavia Slalom 2nd
3 Mar 1982 Slalom 2nd
1983 16 Jan 1983 Schruns, Austria Slalom 2nd
30 Jan 1983 Slalom 1st
12 Feb 1983 Vysoké Tatry, Czechoslovakia <--present-day Slovakia-->Slalom 1st
1984 14 Dec 1983 Sestriere, Italy Slalom 1st
17 Dec 1983 Piancavallo, Italy Slalom 3rd
23 Jan 1984 Limone Piemonte, Italy Slalom 2nd
1985 11 Jan 1985 Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria Slalom 2nd
16 Mar 1985 Waterville Valley, NH, USA Slalom 2nd
19 Mar 1985 Park City, UT, USA Slalom 3rd

Season standings

Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
slalom
Super G Downhill Combined
17 13 7 25 not
run
18 31 18 18
19 18 11 15
20 10 4 10
21 14 3 not
awarded
(w/ GS)
22 17 5
23 19 4
24 55 19

World Series

Quario also had two victories in special slaloms in the World Series, which were events held in late November, immediately before the World Cup season. The first win came at age 17, two months before her initial World Cup victory (and podium).

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Italian, 17, surprise ski victor . New York Times . Associated Press. November 28, 1978. December 19, 2013.
  2. News: Upset win in slalom to Italian . Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. November 28, 1978. C2 .
  3. Web site: la coppa del mondo a Bormio . Sport in Alta Valtellina. December 19, 2013.