Isolde Kostner
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 Kostner in 2014 at the age of 39. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 20 March 1975 Bolzano, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Speed events | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | G.S. Fiamme Gialle[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 3 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 3 (2 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 51 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Isolde Kostner (born 20 March 1975) is an Italian former Alpine skier who won two bronze medals at the 1994 Winter Olympics and a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics. She was the Italian flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2002 Olympics.[2]
Biography
[edit]Kostner won two gold medals in Super-G at the Alpine Ski World Championships in 1996 and 1997, and in 2001 and 2002 she won the World Cup discipline title in Downhill.[3] Her first World Cup win was in the downhill on 29 January 1994, at Garmisch-Partenkirchen this was, however, overshadowed by the death of Ulrike Maier on the same day.[4]
Kostner was born in Bolzano. Her cousin and goddaughter is Carolina Kostner, the 2012 World champion and 2014 Olympic bronze medalist in figure skating. She announced her retirement on 10 January 2006.
World Cup results
[edit]Overall victories
[edit]| Season | Discipline |
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| 2001 | Downhill |
| 2002 | Downhill |
Individual victories
[edit]| Date | Location | Race |
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| 29 January 1994 |  Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany |
Downhill |
| 20 January 1996 |  Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy |
Downhill |
| 24 January 1997 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy |
Downhill |
| 25 January 1997 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy |
Super-G |
| 24 January 1998 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy |
Downhill |
| 27 November 1999 |  Lake Louise, Canada |
Downhill |
| 8 December 1999 |  Val d'Isère, France |
Super-G |
| 17 December 1999 |  Saint Moritz, Switzerland |
Downhill |
| 10 February 2000 | Santa Caterina Valfurva, Italy |
Downhill |
| 2 December 2000 | Lake Louise, Canada |
Downhill |
| 19 January 2001 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy |
Downhill |
| 24 February 2001 | Lenzerheide, Switzerland |
Super-G |
| 29 November 2001 | Lake Louise, Canada |
Downhill |
| 30 November 2001 | Lake Louise, Canada |
Downhill |
| 31 January 2004 |  Haus im Ennstal, Austria |
Downhill |
Season standings
[edit]| Season | |||||||
| Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined | |
| 1994 | 19 | 19 | — | — | 16 | 4 | — |
| 1995 | 20 | 20 | — | 33 | 32 | 5 | — |
| 1996 | 21 | 4 | — | 11 | 4 | 3 | — |
| 1997 | 22 | 5 | — | 16 | 4 | 6 | — |
| 1998 | 23 | 8 | — | 21 | 3 | 3 | — |
| 1999 | 24 | 14 | — | 50 | 14 | 5 | — |
| 2000 | 25 | 4 | — | 32 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 2001 | 26 | 6 | — | 41 | 6 |  |
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| 2002 | 27 | 6 | — | 27 | 38 | |
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| 2003 | 28 | 35 | — | — | 17 | 19 | — |
| 2004 | 29 | 15 | — | 46 | 23 | 4 | — |
| 2005 | 30 | 21 | — | — | 14 | 14 | 25 |
| 2006 | 31 | 83 | — | — | 41 | 48 | — |
See also
[edit]- Italian sportswomen multiple medalists at Olympics and World Championships
- Italy national alpine ski at the World championships
- Italian skiers who closed in top 10 in overall World Cup
- Italian skiers with the most podiums in the World Cup
References
[edit]- ^ "Sport invernali statistiche Olimpiadi" (in Italian). fiammegialle.org. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "Isolde Kostner - Athlete Information". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Isolde Kostner profile". olympedia.org. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Coppa del Mondo: i record di vittorie consecutive nelle varie specialità" (in Italian). scimagazine.it. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
External links
[edit]- Isolde Kostner at FIS (alpine)
- Isolde Kostner at Olympedia
- Isolde Kostner at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
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Women's World Champions: Downhill • Super-G • Giant Slalom • Slalom • Combined • Parallel Giant Slalom • Mixed Team |
Categories:
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Skiers from Bolzano
- Italian female alpine skiers
- Ladin people
- Alpine skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Italy
- Olympic bronze medalists for Italy
- Olympic alpine skiers for Italy
- Olympic medalists in alpine skiing
- FIS Alpine Ski World Cup champions
- Alpine skiers of Fiamme Gialle
- Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1994 Winter Olympics