Paolo De Chiesa Explained

Paolo De Chiesa
Disciplines:Technical events
Birth Date:14 March 1956
Birth Place:Saluzzo, Italy
Wcdebut:1975
Retired:1986
Olympicteams:2
Olympicmedals:0
Worldsteams:3
Worldsmedals:0
Wcseasons:12
Wcwins:0
Wcpodiums:12
Show-Medals:yes

Paolo De Chiesa (born March 14, 1956) is an Italian journalist and former alpine skier who competed in the 1980 Winter Olympics and in the 1984 Winter Olympics.[1]

De Chiesa has been a technical commentator for RAI in ski races for several years.[2]

Biography

He was born in Saluzzo, Piedmont. De Chiesa competed in two Olympic slalom events but was not able to finish one of these races. He also scored several podium placements in the Alpine Skiing World Cup.

Journalistic career

After retiring from competitions, he devoted himself to journalism, first in Telemontecarlo and then as a contributor to various specialized magazines. Since 1993 he has been a sports commentator for Rai,[3] for which he deals with the commentary of men's alpine skiing competitions, supporting first Furio Focolari, then Carlo Gobbo, then Davide Labate.[4]

World Championships results

Year
AgeSlalomGiant
Slalom
DownhillCombined
23 DNF1 - - -
25 4 - - -
28 6 - - -

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Paolo De Chiesa - Athlete Information. fis-ski.com. 4 March 2021.
  2. News: Paolo De Chiesa out, In studio Rai c’è Giulio Bosca. Rocca pronto per Cortina. it. 30 January 2021. 12 February 2021.
  3. Web site: Opinionisti dello sci alpino (fino al 2001). telesciando.it. it. 25 March 2021. 18 August 2021.
  4. Web site: Rai Sport. Max Blardone sostituisce Paolo De Chiesa nello Sci Alpino. simonesalvador.it. it. 24 October 2019. 18 August 2021.