Chiara Mazzel (born 19 March 1996)[1] is an Italian para-alpine skier, who won multiple events at the 2023 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships. She competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.
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| Born | 19 March 1996 Cavalese, Trento, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para-alpine skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Slalom, super-G | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Paralympic finals | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World finals | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editMazzel from Cavalese, Trento, Italy.[1] As a child, she was diagnosed with glaucoma, and was registered blind at the age of 18. In her spare time, she plays the French horn.[2] As of 2023, Mazzel lived in San Giovanni di Fassa.[1] In June 2023, Mezzel was wheeled up to the Everest South base camp in Nepal.[3]
Career
editAs a teenager, Mazzel participated in skiing and snowboarding.[2] She started competition events in 2019, alongside guide Fabrizio Casal.[2] She competes in visually impaired classification events.[1] Mazzel competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics. She finished seventh in the slalom event.[4]
At the 2023 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships in Lleida, Spain, Mezzel won the downhill, super-G and Alpine combined events.[5][6] Later in the year, she won the super-G event at the Paralympic Alpine Skiing World Cup Finals in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Mazzel Chiara" (in Italian). Italian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ a b c "Che gran festa a Vigo per Chiara Mazzel e Fabrizio Casal, 3 volte d'oro ai Mondiali di Espot!". Sciare Magazine (in Italian). 17 February 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Chiara Mazzel a pe fin al Everest Base Camp" (in Corsican). La Usc. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Women's Slalom Vision Impaired - Start List" (PDF). results.beijing2022.cn. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ "Austria sit at the summit after World Para Alpine Skiing Championships". Inside the Biz. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Sci Paralimpico: Chiara Mazzel e la guida Fabrizio Casal tornano a vincere in Coppa del Mondo". Sciare Magazine (in Italian). 17 February 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Hurrà azzurro con Chiara Mazzel nella prima giornata delle Finali di Coppa del Mondo a Cortina" (in Italian). Belluno Press. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Chiara Mazzel oro in Gigante nelle finali di Coppa del Mondo di sci paralimpico". Rai News 24 (in Italian). 15 March 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
External links
edit- Chiara Mazzel at the International Paralympic Committee
- Chiara Mazzel at the Comitato Italiano Paralimpico (in Italian)