Isolde Kostner

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]

Isolde Kostner
Kostner in 2014 at the age of 39.
Personal information
Born (1975-03-20) 20 March 1975 (age 49)
Bolzano, Italy
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesSpeed events
ClubG.S. Fiamme Gialle[1]
World Cup debut1992
Retired2006
Olympics
Teams3
Medals3 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams6
Medals3 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons15
Wins15
Podiums51
Overall titles0
Discipline titles2
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Italy
International alpine ski competitions
Event1st2nd3rd
Olympic Games012
World Championships210
World Junior Championships100
Total322
World Cup race podiums
Event1st2nd3rd
Downhill121310
Super-G357
Giant slalom001
Total151818
Silver medal – second place 2002 Salt Lake City Downhill
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Lillehammer Super-G
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Lillehammer Downhill
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1996 Sierra Nevada Super-G
Gold medal – first place 1997 Sestrière Super-G
Silver medal – second place 2001 St. Anton Super-G

Biography

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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

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Overall victories

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SeasonDiscipline
2001Downhill
2002Downhill

Individual victories

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DateLocationRace
29 January 1994 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GermanyDownhill
20 January 1996 Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalyDownhill
24 January 1997 Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalyDownhill
25 January 1997 Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalySuper-G
24 January 1998 Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalyDownhill
27 November 1999 Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill
8 December 1999 Val d'Isère, FranceSuper-G
17 December 1999 Saint Moritz, SwitzerlandDownhill
10 February 2000 Santa Caterina Valfurva, ItalyDownhill
2 December 2000 Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill
19 January 2001 Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalyDownhill
24 February 2001 Lenzerheide, SwitzerlandSuper-G
29 November 2001 Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill
30 November 2001 Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill
31 January 2004 Haus im Ennstal, AustriaDownhill

Season standings

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Season
AgeOverallSlalomGiant
Slalom
Super GDownhillCombined
19941919164
1995202033325
19962141143
19972251646
19982382133
1999241450145
2000254325311
2001266416
20022762738
200328351719
2004291546234
20053021141425
200631834148

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sport invernali statistiche Olimpiadi" (in Italian). fiammegialle.org. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Isolde Kostner - Athlete Information". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Isolde Kostner profile". olympedia.org. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Coppa del Mondo: i record di vittorie consecutive nelle varie specialità" (in Italian). scimagazine.it. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
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Winter Olympics
Preceded by Flag bearer for Italy
2002 Salt Lake City
Succeeded by