Lara Colturi
{{short description|Albanian alpine skier}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox alpine ski racer
|name = Lara Colturi
|image = File:Lara Colturi (cropped).jpeg
|image_size = 210
|caption = Colturi in 2023
|disciplines = Giant slalom,
Slalom, Super-G
|club = Golden Team Ceccarelli
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2006|11|15|df=yes}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Sport-Invernali/Sci-Alpino/Coppa-Mondo-Sci/05-11-2021/sci-ecco-chi-lara-colturi-14enne-che-vince-tutto-4202238322595.shtml|title=Lara Colturi, a 14 anni ha Shiffrin (e Cortina) nel mirino: chi è la nuova promessa dello sci|website=gazzetta.it|language=it|date=5 November 2021|access-date=2 October 2022}}
|birth_place = Turin, Italy
|country = {{ALB}}
|death_date =
|death_place =
|height =
|wcdebut = 19 November 2022 (age 16)
|retired =
|website =
|olympicteams = 0
|olympicmedals =
|olympicgolds =
|worldsteams = 1 – (2025)
|worldsmedals = 0
|worldsgolds =
|wcseasons =
|wcwins = 0
|wcoveralls = 0 – (8th in 2025)
|wctitles = 0 – (5th in GS, 2025)
|show-medals = yes
|medaltemplates=
{{Medal|Sport|Women's alpine skiing}}
{{Medal|Country|{{ALB}}}}
{{MedalCount | total = yes|type=World Cup race podiums
| Slalom | 0 | 1 | 0
| Giant slalom | 0 | 1 | 1
}}
{{MedalCount|total=yes|type=South American Cup race podiums
| Slalom | 2 | 0 | 0
| Giant slalom | 3 | 0 | 0
| Super-G | 0 | 2 | 0
| Combined | 1 | 0 | 0
}}
{{MedalCount|total=no|type=International competitions
| Junior World Championships | 1 | 0 | 2
}}
{{Medal|Competition|Junior World Championships}}
{{Medal|Gold|2023 St. Anton|Super-G}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2023 St. Anton|Giant slalom}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2024 Port du Soleil|Giant slalom}}
}}
Lara Colturi (born 15 November 2006) is an Italian naturalized Albanian World Cup alpine ski racer who specializes in technical and speed events. She won the 2022 FIS Alpine Ski South American Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=al&competitorid=269077|title=Lara Colturi Profile|website=fis-ski.com|access-date=2 October 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.neveitalia.it/sport/scialpino/news/conclusa-la-south-american-cup-trionfo-finale-per-tiziano-gravier-che-beffa-henrik-von-appen|title=Conclusa la South American Cup, trionfo finale per Tiziano Gravier che beffa Henrik Von Appen|website=neveitalia.it|language=it|date=30 September 2022|access-date=2 October 2022}}
Biography
File:Alessandro Colturi, Daniela Ceccarelli e Lara Colturi.jpg
File:Lara Colturi in action.JPG
Lara Colturi is the daughter of former Olympic champion Daniela Ceccarelli and ski coach Alessandro Colturi. She was born in Turin and grew up in Cesana Torinese in the Susa Valley.{{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}}{{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}} She has one younger brother, Yuri.
Her mother started consulting for the {{ill|Albanian Ski Federation|wd=Q133934568|s=1|v=sup}} in 2020, and became Technical Director of their women's alpine team the following season. In May 2022, Colturi received an FIS affiliation with the ASF and she began to represent Albania internationally.{{cite web|url=https://www.neveitalia.it/sport/scialpino/femminile/news/il-caso-di-lara-colturi-l-italia-perde-un-talento-atteso-la-piemontese-correra-per-l-albania|title=Il caso di Lara Colturi: l'Italia perde un talento atteso, la piemontese correrà per l'Albania|website=neveitalia.it|language=it|date=26 May 2022|access-date=2 October 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.al/italia-e-qan-16-vjecarja-qe-la-vendin-e-saj-per-shqiperine-arrin-rezultat-fantastik-ne-garen-e-skive-ne-kili/|title=Italia e "qan", 16-vjeçarja që la vendin e saj për Shqipërinë arrin rezultat fantastik në garën e skive në Kili|website=abcnews.al|language=Albanian|date=30 September 2022|access-date=2 October 2022}}
Colturi won the overall, slalom, giant slalom, and alpine combined at the {{ill|FIS Alpine Ski South American Cup|de|Alpiner South American Cup|lt=South American Alpine Ski Cup}} titles. She made her World Cup debut on 22 October 2022 in Sölden in Austria.{{cite web|url=https://www.skimag.com/athletes/racers/mikaela-shiffrin-world-cup-debut/|title=10 Years Ago Today, 16-Year-Old Mikaela Shiffrin Made Her World Cup Debut|website=skimag.com|date=11 March 2021|access-date=2 October 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://raceskimagazine.it/lavventura-di-lara-colturi-in-cile-raccontata-da-daniela-ceccarelli/|title=L'avventura di Lara Colturi in Cile raccontata da Daniela Ceccarelli|website=raceskimagazine.it|language=it|date=8 August 2022|access-date=2 October 2022}}
On 19 November 2022 during the 2023 Alpine Ski World Cup, Colturi made her slalom debut in Levi, Finland, missing qualifications for the second heat.{{cite web|url=https://www.repubblica.it/sport/sci/2022/11/19/news/lara_colturi_slalom_levi_shiffrin-375272865/|title=Sci, slalom di Levi: vince Mikaela Shiffrin. A 16 anni Lara Colturi sfiora la qualificazione alla seconda manche.|website=repubblica.it|language=it|date=19 November 2022|access-date=21 November 2022}} She finished 17th in the following week in the giant slalom, earning her first points in the Alpine Ski World Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.it/sci-alpino/killington-vt/2022-2023/lara-colturi-a-punti-in-coppa-del-mondo-piu-giovane-di-shiffrin-nel-gigante-mi-sono-divertita_sto9246389/story.shtml|title=LARA COLTURI, A PUNTI IN COPPA DEL MONDO PIÙ GIOVANE DI SHIFFRIN NEL GIGANTE DI KILLINGTON: "MI SONO DIVERTITA"|website=eurosport.it|language=it|date=26 November 2022|access-date=30 November 2022}}
Colturi was the third ever youngest gold medalist at Junior World Championships 2023, in St. Anton, Austria (Super-G).
On 7 February 2023, Lara tore the cruciate ligament in her right knee while training.{{cite web |date=7 February 2023 |title=Colturi shock, lesione al legamento crociato: niente Mondiale, stagione finita |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Sport-Invernali/Sci-Alpino/Mondiali-Sci/07-02-2023/sci-alpino-grave-infortunio-lara-colturi-lesione-legamento-crociato-460128363234.shtml |access-date=8 February 2023 |website=gazzetta.it |language=it}} Less than nine months later, she returned to World Cup ski racing in Sölden (giant slalom) on 28 October 2023.{{Cite web |last=Spiri |first=Gentian |date=2023-10-28 |title=Nis sezoni i ri i skive, Lara Colturi debuton në sllallomin gjigand të Solden |url=https://telesport.al/nis-sezoni-i-ri-i-skive-lara-colturi-debuton-ne-sllallomin-gjigand-te-solden/ |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=Telesport |language=sq}}
World Cup results
=Season standings=
=Race podiums=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"
! Season ! Date ! Location ! Discipline ! Place | ||||
| rowspan=3|2025 | align=right|23 Nov 2024 | align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} Gurgl, Austria | Slalom | 2nd |
| align=right|4 Jan 2025 | align=left|{{flagicon|SLO}} Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| align=right|8 Mar 2025 | align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} Åre, Sweden | Giant slalom | 3rd |
World Championship results
South American Cup results
Colturi has won an overall South American Cup and three specialty standings.{{cite web|url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=AL&competitorid=269077&type=cups|title=EUROPA CUP STANDINGS|website=fis-ski.com|access-date=2 October 2022}}
- {{ill|FIS Alpine Ski South American Cup|de|Alpiner South American Cup}}
- Overall: 2022
- Slalom: 2022
- Giant slalom: 2022
- Combined: 2022
World Junior Championships results
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