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Maria Rosa Quario

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Club
  
Sci Club Courmayeur

Name
  
Maria Quario

Retired
  
March 1986

Wins
  
4 – (4 SL)

Weight
  
56 kg


Seasons
  
8 – (1979–1986)

Height
  
1.63 m

Teams
  
2 – (1980, 1984)

Role
  
Alpine ski racer

Medals
  
0

Born
  
24 May 1961 (age 62) Milan, Lombardy, Italy (
1961-05-24
)

World Cup debut
  
December 1978  (age 17)

Teams
  
2 – (1980, 1982) includes one Olympics

Children
  
Federica Brignone, Davide Brignone

Disciplines
  
Slalom skiing, Giant slalom

Tina Tender Insider - Interview with Maria Rosa Quario (Federica Brignone's mother)


Maria Rosa 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.

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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.

Quario is the mother of alpine racer Federica Brignone (b. 1990).

Race podiums

  • 4 victories - (4 SL)
  • 15 podiums - (15 SL)
  • 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).

  • 28 Nov 1978 - slalom - Stelvio, Italy
  • 26 Nov 1982 - slalom - Bormio, Italy
  • References

    Maria Rosa Quario Wikipedia