Michela Figini

Michela Figini
Personal information
Born (1966-04-07) 7 April 1966 (age 58)
Prato, Ticino, Switzerland
OccupationAlpine skier
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesSpeed events
ClubSCO Club Airolo
World Cup debut21 January 1983 (age 16)
RetiredMay 1990 (age 24)[1]
Olympics
Teams2 – (1984, 1988)
Medals2 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams3 – (1985, 1987, 1989)
Medals3 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons7 – (1983–1990)
Wins26
Podiums46
Overall titles2 – (1985, 1988)
Discipline titles5 – (4 DH, 1 SG)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Switzerland
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Giant slalom 2 2 4
Downhill 17 5 3
Super-G 3 2 3
Combined 4 0 1
Total 26 9 11
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Sarajevo Downhill
Silver medal – second place 1988 Calgary Super-G
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 Bormio Downhill
Silver medal – second place 1987 Crans-Montana Downhill
Silver medal – second place 1987 Crans-Montana Super-G

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.[2]

  1. ^ "Ex-champion skier quits after dispute". Toledo Blade. Ohio. Associated Press. 4 May 1990. p. 21.
  2. ^ "Michela Figini profile". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 14 October 2022.