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.
Career Figini made her World Cup debut at age 16 in January 1983 and won the downhill at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo at age 17. Through 2014, she remains the youngest Olympic champion in alpine skiing. She won the downhill the following year at the 1985 World Championships. She also came second in the downhill at the 1987 World Championships, and won a silver medal in the super-G at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.
Figini won 26 World Cup races and overall titles in 1985 and 1988, as well as four season titles in downhill, one in Super-G.
Personal Figini retired in 1990 and later worked as a television commentator. She has two children from her first marriage with the former Italian alpine ski racer Ivano Camozzi.
World Cup results
Season titles 7 titles: (2 overall, 4 DH, 1 SG) SeasonDiscipline1985 Overall Downhill 1987 Downhill1988 Overall Downhill Super-G 1989 Downhill
Season standings Season Age Overall Slalom Giant slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 1983 16 26 — 15 notawarded(w/ GS) 24 16 1984 17 5 — 6 5 5 1985 18 1 28 2 1 2 1986 19 6 — 6 10 6 3 1987 20 5 — 5 11 1 — 1988 21 1 — 10 1 1 14 1989 22 3 — 17 5 1 5 1990 23 8 — 34 13 3 —
Race victories 26 wins – (17 DH, 3 SG, 2 GS, 4 K) Season Date Location Race198428 January 1984 Megève, France Downhill29 January 1984 Saint-Gervais, France Combined19854 January 1985 Maribor, Yugoslavia Giant slalom9 January 1985 Santa Caterina, Italy Combined Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria Downhill10 January 1985 Downhill13 January 1985 Pfronten, West Germany Super-G20 January 1985 Saint-Gervais, France Downhill21 January 1985 Giant slalom8 March 1985 Banff, Canada Combined198621 December 1985 Maribor, Yugoslavia Combined12 January 1986 Val d'Isère, France Downhill198716 January 1987 Pfronten, West Germany Downhill 8 March 1987 Calgary, Canada Downhill198811 December 1987 Leukerbad, Switzerland Downhill12 December 1987 Super-G14 January 1988 Zinal, Switzerland Downhill12 March 1988 Rossland, Canada Downhill13 March 1988 Super-G19892 December 1988 Val-d'Isère, France Downhill12 January 1989 Grindelwald, Switzerland Downhill13 January 1989 Downhill7 February 1989 Lake Louise, Canada Downhill18 February 1989 Downhill25 February 1989 Steamboat Springs, USA Downhill199027 January 1990 Santa Caterina, Italy Downhill
World Championship results Year Age Slalom Giant slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 1985 18 — 15 — 1 — 1987 20 — 4 2 2 6 1989 22 — — 5 8 —
Olympic results Year Age Slalom Giant slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 1984 17 — 12 not run 1 not run 1988 21 — — 2 9 —
See also List of FIS Alpine Ski World Cup women's race winners
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