Daniela Ceccarelli
{{short description|Italian alpine skier}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox alpine ski racer
|name = Daniela Ceccarelli
|image = Daniela Ceccarelli 2023.jpg
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|caption = Ceccarelli in 2023
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|club = G.S. Fiamme Oro
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|9|25|df=yes}}
|birth_place = Rocca Priora, Italy
|death_date =
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|height = 1.68 m
|wcdebut = 1996
|retired = 2010
|website = {{URL|https://www.ceccarelligoldenteam.it/en/home_en/|ceccarelligoldenteam.it}}
|olympicteams = 2
|olympicmedals = 1
|olympicgolds = 1
|worldsteams = 4
|worldsmedals =
|worldsgolds =
|wcseasons = 15
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|show-medals = yes
|medaltemplates=
{{Medal|Sport|Women's alpine skiing}}
{{Medal|Country|{{ITA}}}}
{{MedalCount|total=yes|type=World Cup race podiums
| Downhill | 0 | 0 | 1
| Super-G | 0 | 2 | 0
}}
{{Medal|Competition|International competitions}}
{{MedalSport |Olympic Games}}
{{MedalGold |2002 Salt Lake City |Super-G}}
}}
Daniela Ceccarelli (born 25 September 1975) is an Italian alpine skiing coach and former World Cup Alpine skier.{{cite web|url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=AL&competitorid=9357|title=Daniela Ceccarelli profile|website=fis-ski.com|access-date=2 February 2023}}
In 2002, she won a surprise gold medal in the super-G competition in Salt Lake City.{{cite web|url=http://www.batsweb.org/Sport/Olimpiadi/Inverno/italiaOlimpionici.htm|title=Gli Olimpionici invernali italiani|accessdate=31 January 2018}} After her retirement, she started her own ski club, under the name Golden Team Ceccarelli, along with her family. She is the mother of the Albanian alpine skier Lara Colturi.{{cite web|url=https://it.geosnews.com/news/susa/valsusa-lara-colturi-gareggera-per-lalbania-e-non-per-litalia-lo-sci-azzurro-perde-uno-dei-suoi-migliori-talenti-df8z|title=VALSUSA, LARA COLTURI GAREGGERÀ PER L'ALBANIA E NON PER L'ITALIA: LO SCI AZZURRO PERDE UNO DEI SUOI MIGLIORI TALENTI|website=it.geosnews.com|language=it|date=26 May 2022|access-date=2 October 2022}}
Biography
File:Alessandro Colturi, Daniela Ceccarelli e Lara Colturi.jpg.]]
File:Ceccarelli, Palamara, Toci.JPEG shot in San Vigilio di Marebbe in 2023.]]
Daniela Ceccarelli in her 16 years of high-level competitive activity, from 1996 to 2010, conquered three podiums in World Cup races, two second places in super-G and a third place in downhill, but her most important result it is undoubtedly the Olympic gold medal won at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. She has also won the Italian Alpine Ski Championships two times and various other podium finishes.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportflash24.it/albo-doro-campionati-italiani-sci-alpino-vincitori-170466|title=ALBO D'ORO CAMPIONATI ITALIANI SCI ALPINO|website=sportflash24.it|language=it|date=31 March 2017|access-date=17 September 2022}}
After her career as an athlete, she founded a ski team, the Golden Team Daniela Ceccarelli, in which she is also a coach, and subsequently she also became technical commissioner of the Albanian national ski team, for which nation her daughter Lara Colturi also competes.{{cite web|url=https://www.corriere.it/sport/22_giugno_04/sci-daniela-ceccarelli-figlia-lara-che-scia-l-albania-non-l-italia-f82bc53c-e42a-11ec-8fa9-ec9f23b310cf.shtml|title=Sci, Daniela Ceccarelli e la figlia Lara che scia per l'Albania e non per l'Italia|website=corriere.it|language=it|date=4 June 2022|access-date=2 October 2022}}
Until 2021 she was also a technical commentator for the ski races for the Italian RAI radio and television.{{cite web|url=https://www.danielaceccarelli.it/chi-sono/|title=danielaceccarelli.it|website=danielaceccarelli.it|language=it|access-date=2 February 2022}}
World Cup results
=Season standings=
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!Season !! Age !! Overall !! Slalom !! Giant | |||||||
| 1998 | 22 | 84 | — | — | 44 | 36 | — |
| 1999 | 23 | 66 | — | — | 35 | 37 | — |
| 2000 | 24 | 64 | — | — | 25 | 33 | — |
| 2001 | 25 | 40 | — | — | 16 | 32 | — |
| 2002 | 26 | 19 | — | — | 7 | 11 | 8 |
| 2003 | 27 | 16 | — | 44 | 6 | 13 | 16 |
| 2004 | 28 | 30 | — | — | 22 | 13 | — |
| 2005 | 29 | 56 | — | — | 47 | 19 | 24 |
| 2006 | 30 | 49 | — | — | 27 | 29 | — |
| 2007 | 31 | 109 | — | — | 43 | — | — |
| 2008 | 32 | 46 | — | — | 26 | 27 | — |
| 2009 | 33 | 78 | — | — | 39 | 33 | — |
=Race podiums=
- 3 podiums - (1 DH, 2 SG)
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| Season
! Date ! Location ! Discipline ! Place | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=2|2002 | align=right|22 Dec 2001 | align=left|{{flagicon|SUI}} St. Moritz, Switzerland | Super-G | 2nd |
| align=right|26 Jan 2002 | align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Downhill | 3rd | |
| 2003 | align=right|13 Dec 2002 | align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} Val d'Isère, France | Super-G | 2nd |
National titles
Ceccarelli has won two national championships at individual senior level.
- Italian Alpine Ski Championships
- Super-G: 2002
- Downhill: 2003
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{sports links}}
- {{Ski-DB}}
- {{Official website|https://www.danielaceccarelli.it}}
{{Footer Olympic Champions Super-G Women}}
{{Italian Alpine Ski Champions in women's downhill}}
{{Italian Alpine Ski Champions in women's super-G}}
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Category:Olympic gold medalists for Italy
Category:Olympic alpine skiers for Italy
Category:Olympic medalists in alpine skiing