Irene Curtoni (born 11 August 1985) is an Italian former World Cup alpine ski racer. She was specialised in the technical events of giant slalom and slalom.
Born in Échirolles, Isère, France, where her father was a ski instructor, Curtoni was raised in the province of Sondrio in Lombardy, Italy. Whilst growing up, she also competed in basketball, gymnastics and swimming before settling on skiing. She made her World Cup debut in December 2007, and her best result is a third place in giant slalom in March 2012 in Ofterschwang, Germany. Through December 2020, Curtoni has two World Cup podiums and 32 top ten finishes; she has represented Italy in five World Championships and the 2018 Winter Olympics, where she was tenth in the slalom and part of the Italian squad which finished fifth in the team event.
She won a bronze medal in the team event at the World Championships in 2019.Team event results
In 2021 she announced her retirement from the ski competitions. Since 2021 she is working as a technical commentator for alpine ski races at the Swiss-Italian television.
Her younger sister is alpine ski racer Elena Curtoni (b.1991).
World Cup results Season standings SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiantslalomDownhillCombined 2009 23 72 29 39 — — — 2010 24 83 53 25 — — — 2011 25 52 26 26 — — — 2012 26 16 18 8 — — — 2013 27 22 19 9 — — — 2014 28 — — — — — — 2015 29 38 26 12 — — — 2016 30 38 16 16 — — — 2017 31 38 18 25 — — — 2018 32 22 11 18 — — — 2019 33 32 10 24 — — — 2020 34 43 14 33 — — — 2021 354414 — — — —
Race podiums
2 podiums – (1 GS, 1 PS); 32 top tens Season Date Location Discipline Place 2012 2 March 2012 Ofterschwang, Germany Giant slalom 3rd2018 20 December 2017 Courchevel, France Parallel slalom 3rd
World Championship results
YearAgeSlalomGiantslalomDownhillCombinedTeam event 2009 23DSQ2 — — — — — 2011 25 11 27 — — — — 2013 27 DNF1 14 — — — — 2015 29 — — — — — — 2017 31 DNF1 — — — — QF 2019 33 DNF1 — — — — 3 2021 35 18 — — — — —
Olympic results YearAgeSlalomGiantslalomDownhillCombinedTeam event 2018 32 10 — — — — 5
References
External links
Irene Curtoni at tue Italian Winter Sports Federation (FISI)