Carola Calello
Carola Calello 
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 Argentina
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| birthday | 12th July 1977 (age 43) | ||
| place of birth | San Carlos de Bariloche , Río Negro | ||
| size | 170 cm | ||
| Weight | 65 kg | ||
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Downhill , Super-G , giant slalom , slalom , combination |
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| society | Club Andino Bariloche | ||
| status | resigned | ||
| End of career | 2001 | ||
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Carola Calello (born July 12, 1977 in San Carlos de Bariloche , Río Negro ) is a former Argentine ski racer . She started in all disciplines and took part in the Winter Olympics twice.
biography
Like the famous Simari Birkner ski family, Carola Calello comes from San Carlos de Bariloche on the eastern edge of the Andes . She started skiing at the age of four and joined the local club Andino Bariloche. In 1989 she traveled to Andorra with a delegation from the club and dedicated herself to racing.
Youth and South American Cup
Calello made her first international appearance in March 1993 when she took part in the Junior World Championship in Colere . As the best result, she finished 26th in the combination . In two other JWM competitions, she achieved an 18th place in the Super-G at Hoch-Ybrig in 1996 as a top result. In February 1994 she represented Argentina alongside two teammates at the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer , where she finished the Super-G as 45th. The following August, she won the first three giant slaloms of the newly created South American Cup (SAC) and also prevailed in the overall standings. The winter season 1994/95 she finished by winning the Argentine championship titles in Super-G and giant slalom, in the summer she was able to repeat the overall victory in the SAC in addition to her first FIS races .
Major events and World Cup
In February 1996 she took part in a world championship for the first time in the Sierra Nevada and competed in downhill and super-G. Also in the next year she represented her country in the title fights in Sestriere , where she achieved her best result at a major event with rank 16 in the combination. At the end of the season, she won her first of two national championship titles in slalom . In the summer of 1997 she was crowned the overall winner at the third SAC. At the Olympic Winter Games in Nagano , Calello achieved her best Olympic placings with ranks 19 and 25 in combination and slalom. In February 1999 she played her last world championship in Vail and was eliminated in the first round of giant slalom and slalom. In the SAC she had to admit defeat to María Belén Simari Birkner . On February 26, 2000, Calello made her World Cup debut in the Super-G at Patscherkofel , which ended in 42nd place. Despite qualifying for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City , she retired from racing in 2001.
For the longest part of her career, Calello was on her own, had to organize all the trips herself and prepare her skis by hand. The women's team of the ÖSV was impressed by this during a joint training session in Argentina. According to its own information, Calello covered around 15,000 km per month by rental car.
Carola Calello is married and has two children.
successes
winter Olympics
- Lillehammer 1994 : 45th Super-G
- Nagano 1998 : 19th combination, 25th slalom, 34th downhill, 41st Super-G
World championships
- Sierra Nevada 1996 : 31st Downhill, 36th Super-G
- Sestriere 1997 : 16th combination, 34th downhill, 37th Super-G
South American Cup
- 1994 season: 1st overall ranking, 1st giant slalom ranking
- 1995 season: 1st overall ranking, 1st giant slalom ranking, 3rd Super-G ranking, 5th downhill ranking
- 1997 season: 1st overall ranking, 1st giant slalom ranking, 5th downhill ranking
- 1999 season: 2nd overall ranking, 2nd overall ranking, 2nd slalom ranking
- 14 podium places, including 7 wins:
| date | place | country | discipline |
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| August 7, 1994 | Bariloche | Argentina | Giant slalom |
| August 9, 1994 | Bariloche | Argentina | Giant slalom |
| August 20, 1994 | Cerro Chapelco | Argentina | Giant slalom |
| August 11, 1995 | Bariloche | Argentina | Giant slalom |
| August 13, 1997 | Bariloche | Argentina | Giant slalom |
| August 1, 1999 | Chapelco | Argentina | Giant slalom |
| August 6, 1999 | Catedral | Argentina | slalom |
- ↑ The races of the South American Cup are held annually in August and September (southern winter) and are assigned to the coming international season.
Junior World Championships
- Monte Campione 1993 : 26th combination, 51st slalom, 54th giant slalom, 66th Super-G
- Lake Placid 1994 : 35th giant slalom, 37th Super-G, 47th downhill
- Hoch-Ybrig 1996 : 18th Super-G, 21st giant slalom, 28th slalom, 34th descent
More Achievements
- 4 Argentine championship titles (Super-G 1995, giant slalom 1995 and slalom 1997, 1999)
- 10 wins in other national championships
- 11 victories in FIS races
Web links
- Carola Calello in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Carola Calello. Sports Reference LLC, accessed January 19, 2018 .
- ↑ a b c Martín Leuful: ¿Qué será de .... Carola Calello? Reseña de la vida de la querida campeona. El Cordillerano, February 15, 2016, accessed January 19, 2018 (Spanish).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Calello, Carola |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Argentinian ski racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 12, 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Carlos de Bariloche |