Michela Azzola
Michela Azzola 
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 Italy
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| birthday | November 20, 1991 | ||||||||
| place of birth | Bergamo | ||||||||
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| discipline |
Slalom , giant slalom , super G , downhill , super combination |
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| society | GS Fiamme Gialle | ||||||||
| status | active | ||||||||
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| last change: March 17, 2014 | |||||||||
Michela Azzola (born November 20, 1991 in Bergamo ) is an Italian ski racer . Your strongest discipline is the slalom .
biography
Azzola took part in FIS races and national (youth) championships from winter 2006/2007 . The first irregular starts in the European Cup followed in January 2008. In 2009 and 2010 Azzola took part in the Junior World Championships and achieved 20th place in the 2009 slalom in Garmisch-Partenkirchen as the best result . At the Italian youth and junior championships, she reached three second places in 2009 and 2010.
After Azzola had won first points in the European Cup in winter 2009/2010, she achieved her first top 10 result in this racing series on December 19, 2010 as fifth in the giant slalom in Limone Piemonte . After two further placements in the top ten, she celebrated her first European Cup victory on March 18, 2012 in the Courmayeur slalom , the last race of the 2011/2012 season . The second followed at the beginning of next winter , on November 26th, 2012 in the Vemdalen slalom . A month before that, on October 27, 2012, she had competed in the World Cup for the first time in the giant slalom in Sölden . Azzola won the first World Cup points on December 29, 2012 with 19th place in the slalom in Semmering . At the end of the season she was able to win the slalom discipline of the European Cup. She achieved her best World Cup result so far on January 5, 2014 with 11th place in the slalom in Bormio .
successes
Junior World Championships
- Garmisch-Partenkirchen 2009 : 20th slalom, 42nd giant slalom
- Mont Blanc 2010 : 22nd slalom, 23rd descent
World cup
- 3 placements among the top 20
European Cup
- 2012/13 season : 1st slalom ranking
- 5 podium places, including 3 wins:
| date | place | country | discipline |
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| March 18, 2012 | Courmayeur | Italy | slalom |
| November 26, 2012 | Vemdalen | Sweden | slalom |
| 1st February 2013 | Zakopane | Poland | slalom |
More Achievements
- 1 victory in the South American Cup
- 5 victories in FIS races
Web links
- Michela Azzola in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
- Michela Azzola in the database of Ski-DB (English)
- Michela Azzola ( Memento from April 14, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) at the Italian Winter Sports Association (Italian)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Azzola, Michela |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian ski racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 20, 1991 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bergamo , Italy |