Severino Bottero
Severino Bottero (born August 29, 1957 in Limone Piemonte , † January 2, 2006 in Sallanches ) was an Italian alpine ski trainer. In particular, he was the coach of the French giant slalom team .
biography
Bottero was the trainer of the “Squadra A femminile di gigante” at the Italian Ski Association from 1994 to 1996 and was primarily responsible for the success of Sabina Panzanini . From 1996 to 1999 he was the giant slalom trainer for France's women ( Leila Piccard ), and later he took on this role in the men's team.
He led Joël Chenal and Frédéric Covili to the top of the world. Covili won the bronze medal in the giant slalom behind Michael von Grünigen ( Switzerland ) and Kjetil André Aamodt ( Norway ) at the 2001 World Championships in St. Anton ( Austria ) - surprisingly for the world class at the time - and was in the 2001/02 season for the first time French discipline winner in giant slalom again since Patrick Russel in 1971.
Between 2003 and 2005 he trained the Italian giant slalom team with Massimiliano Blardone and Davide Simoncelli and managed to get five athletes into the first starting group in a very short time. There were financial problems in the Italian Association, whereupon Bottero returned to the French Ski Association in May 2005.
Severino Bottero was on his way to a training camp in Bernex from Piedmont , where he spent the Christmas days with his wife and daughter , to prepare with his team for the 2006 Olympic Games in Turin . According to the police, Bottero's car skidded on the icy road, came off the road and rolled over several times. Bottero was dead on the spot.
The French team competed in the following competitions (on January 7th and 8th, 2006 in Adelboden ) with a black ribbon.
Quotes about his death
" Pour le ski français, sa disparition est un drame, une catastrophe ", explained Gérard Rougier, the technical director of the French ski association.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bottero, Severino |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian alpine skiing trainer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 29, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lime Piemonte |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 2, 2006 |
| Place of death | Sallanches |