Denise Karbon
 Karbon in December 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 16 August 1980 Brixen, South Tyrol, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Giant slalom, slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | G.S. Fiamme Gialle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 6 January 1998 (age 17) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 16 March 2014 (age 33) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 4 – (2002–2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 6 – (2001–2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 14 – (2000–2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (10th in 2008) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 1 – (GS, 2008) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Denise Karbon (born 16 August 1980) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from South Tyrol, Italy. She competed in the technical events and specialized in giant slalom.
Biography
Born in Brixen, South Tyrol, Karbon made her World Cup debut in 1998 at age 17, while the following year she was Junior World Champion. She won a total of six World Cup giant slaloms: in December 2003 at Alta Badia and five of the first six races in the 2008 season. She obtained ten other podiums for a total of sixteen.
Karbon won a silver medal at the 2003 World Championships in giant slalom, followed by a bronze in 2007 in the same discipline.
In the 2008 season, Karbon won 5 of the 7 giant slalom races (and took third in another) to win the GS season title with 592 points, 113 points ahead of runner-up Elisabeth Görgl. She finished tenth in the overall standings.
At age 33, Karbon retired in March 2014, after the World Cup finals in Lenzerheide.[1]
Personal
Karbon is the niece of Norbert Rier, leader of the Kastelruther Spatzen, and the cousin of fellow alpine ski racer Peter Fill.[2]
World Cup results
Season titles
| Season | Discipline |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Giant slalom |
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19 | 41 | 27 | 18 | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 20 | 48 | 27 | 24 | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 21 | 80 | 42 | 31 | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 22 | 26 | 50 | 6 | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 23 | 23 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 24 | injured, out for season | |||||
| 2006 | 25 | 85 | — | 33 | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 26 | 53 | — | 15 | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 27 | 10 | 29 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 28 | 18 | 24 | 6 | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 29 | 32 | 44 | 9 | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 30 | 57 | — | 15 | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 31 | 53 | — | 14 | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 32 | 60 | — | 21 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 33 | 63 | — | 21 | — | — | — |
Race podiums
- 6 wins – (6 GS)
- 16 podiums – (16 GS)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Race |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 28 Dec 2002 | Semmering, Austria | Giant slalom | 3rd |
| 6 Mar 2003 | Åre, Sweden | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 16 Mar 2003 | Hafjell, Norway | Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 2004 | 28 Nov 2003 | Park City, USA | Giant slalom | 3rd |
| 13 Dec 2003 | Alta Badia, Italy | Giant slalom | 1st | |
| 14 Mar 2004 | Sestriere, Italy | Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 2007 | 21 Jan 2007 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Giant slalom | 3rd |
| 2008 | 27 Oct 2007 | Sölden, Austria | Giant slalom | 1st |
| 24 Nov 2007 | Panorama, Canada | Giant slalom | 1st | |
| 28 Dec 2007 | Lienz, Austria | Giant slalom | 1st | |
| 5 Jan 2008 | Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech Rep. | Giant slalom | 1st | |
| 12 Jan 2008 | Maribor, Slovenia | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 26 Jan 2008 | Ofterschwang, Germany | Giant slalom | 1st | |
| 2009 | 10 Jan 2009 | Maribor, Slovenia | Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 2010 | 24 Oct 2009 | Sölden, Austria | Giant slalom | 3rd |
| 2011 | 11 Mar 2011 | Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech Rep. | Giant slalom | 2nd |
World Championship results
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 20 | DNF1 | DSQ2 | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 22 | 27 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 24 | injured, did not compete | ||||
| 2007 | 26 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 28 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 30 | — | 4 | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 32 | — | DNS2 | — | — | — |
Olympic results
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 21 | DNF1 | 14 | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 25 | — | DNF2 | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 29 | 18 | 23 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 33 | — | DNF2 | — | — | — |
References
- ^ "Denise Karbon announces retirement". Fédération Internationale de Ski. 13 March 2014. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ^ Bernold, David (24 November 2007). "Denise Karbon sorgt weiter für die Musik". skionline.ch. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
External links
- Denise Karbon at FIS (alpine)
- Denise Karbon at FIS (cross-country)
- Denise Karbon at Olympedia
- Denise Karbon at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Denise Karbon.it – personal website – (in English, Italian, and German)
- Fischer Skis Archived 31 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine – athletes – Denise Karbon
