Club SCO Club Airolo Wins 26 Height 1.68 m Teams 2 – (1984, 1988) Podiums 46 Retired March 1990 | Teams 3 – (1985–89) Name Michela Figini World cup debut January 21, 1983 Seasons 8 – (1983–1990) Role Olympic athlete | |
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Michela Figini (born 7 April 1966) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Switzerland. She is an Olympic, World Cup, and world champion.
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Figini made her World Cup debut at age 16 in January 1983 and won the Downhill at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo at age 17. Through 2014, she remains the youngest Olympic champion in Alpine Skiing. She won the downhill the following year at the 1985 World Championships. She also came second in the Downhill at the 1987 World Championships, and won a silver medal in the Super-G at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.
Figini won 26 World Cup races and overall titles in 1985 and 1988, as well as four season titles in downhill, one in Super-G.
Personal
Figini retired in 1990 and later worked as a television commentator. She has two children from her first marriage with the former Italian alpine ski racer Ivano Camozzi.
Season titles
7 titles: (2 overall, 4 DH, 1 SG)