Omar Longhi
Omar Longhi 
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| birthday | March 20, 1980 | ||||||
| place of birth | Cles | ||||||
| size | 183 cm | ||||||
| Weight | 83 kg | ||||||
| Career | |||||||
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| discipline | Giant slalom , slalom | ||||||
| society | GS Fiamme Gialle | ||||||
| status | resigned | ||||||
| End of career | March 2011 | ||||||
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Omar Longhi (born March 20, 1980 in Cles ) is a former Italian ski racer . His specialty was the giant slalom . He won a European Cup race and was once among the top 20 in the World Cup .
Career
Longhi grew up on the Tonale Pass and competed in his first FIS races in December 1995 , but it wasn't until April 1998 that he was able to classify himself in the top ten for the first time. The first victory followed in February 2000 in a slalom in Carona . Shortly afterwards he took part in the Junior World Championships 2000 in the Canadian province of Québec , where he finished ninth in slalom and eleventh in giant slalom.
Longhi contested the first European Cup race in December 1998, and from the 2000/01 season he started regularly in this racing series. He won his first points in February 2001 in the Bad Wiessee slalom . In December 2001 he reached 16th place in the Damüls giant slalom, his best result for a long time. After a herniated disc in February 2004, which meant the premature end of the season for him, he was able to classify himself in the top 15 twice in the giant slalom in Levi at the beginning of December 2004 . A week later he achieved the first top 10 place with ninth place in the giant slalom in Valloire . During the next two years he was placed in the top 15 several times, and a few times also in the top ten. In March 2006 he suffered ligament injuries in his left knee at the Italian Championships. From the beginning of the next winter he was able to take part in competitions again and on December 15, 2006 he finished second in the giant slalom in St. Vigil and took the first podium in the European Cup.
Two days later, Longhi was allowed to start in the World Cup for the first time in the giant slalom on the Gran Risa in Alta Badia . After a serious mistake in the second run, he was only able to place 29th and last place, but won his first World Cup points. Four days later, on December 21, 2006, he achieved 20th place in the giant slalom in Hinterstoder with the second-best running time in the second round and thus his best World Cup result. At the beginning of January he had to end the season prematurely due to another herniated disc and a necessary operation.
In the 2007/08 and 2008/09 seasons, the Italian was only used sporadically in giant slaloms in the World Cup and could not qualify for the second round in any of these races. In the European Cup he was in the top 20 several times and on February 6, 2009, he achieved second place on the podium with second place in the giant slalom in Soldeu . He celebrated his first and only victory in the European Cup on December 2nd, 2009, when he won the giant slalom in Val Thorens with three tenths of a second ahead of Frenchman Alexandre Anselmet . With three other top 10 placements, he achieved seventh place in the giant slalom classification in the 2009/2010 season . On January 29, 2010 he won the 29th place in the giant slalom in Kranjska Gora for the first time in four years and for the third time in total. It was his last point win, because on the following day he contested his tenth and last World Cup race with the second giant slalom in Kranjska Gora. At the beginning of next winter he started in the European Cup, but had to take a break for two months from mid-December due to a new injury. Finally, Longhi ended his career with the Italian championships in late March 2011.
Sporting successes
Junior World Championships
- Québec 2000 : 9th slalom, 11th giant slalom
World cup
- Three placements among the top 30
European Cup
- Season 2009/2010 : 7th giant slalom ranking
- Four podium places, including one victory:
| date | place | country | discipline |
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| December 2, 2009 | Val Thorens | France | Giant slalom |
More Achievements
- Six victories in FIS races
Web links
- Omar Longhi's website (Italian)
- Omar Longhi ( Memento from July 30, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) at the Italian Winter Sports Association (Italian)
- Omar Longhi in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
- Omar Longhi in the database of Ski-DB (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sci: Omar Longhi chiude la carriera. www.fantaski.it, March 27, 2011, accessed May 2, 2011 (Italian)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Longhi, Omar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian ski racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 20, 1980 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cles , Italy |