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Denise KarbonWomen's Alpine Skiing World Championships Silver 2003 St. Moritz Giant Slalom Bronze 2007 Åre Giant Slalom Denise Karbon (born August 16, 1980 in Brixen, South Tyrol) is an Italian Alpine skier.
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Biography
Denise Karbon debuted in Alpine Skiing World Cup in 1998, while the following year she was Junior World Champion. She won a total of six World Cup giant slalom: in 2003 at Alta Badia and, in late 2007, the five out of the first six races in the 2008 Alpine Ski World Cup. She has also obtained a total of other 7 podium placements.
In 2003 Karbon won a silver medal at the World Championships in Giant Slalom, followed by a bronze in 2007 in the same discipline.
Karbon in season 07/08 got 5 out of 6 wins and one third place with 560 points in giant slalom.
Personal life
Karbon is the niece of Norbert Rier, leader of the Kastelruther Spatzen, and the cousin of Peter Fill.[1]
World Cup victories
Date Location Race 13 December 2003 Alta Badia
Giant Slalom 27 October 2007 Sölden
Giant Slalom 24 November 2007 Panorama
Giant Slalom 28 December 2007 Lienz
Giant Slalom 5 January 2008 Špindlerův Mlýn
Giant Slalom 26 January 2008 Ofterschwang
Giant Slalom References
- ^ Bernold, David (2007-11-24). "Denise Karbon sorgt weiter für die Musik". skionline.ch. http://www.skionline.ch/index.php?newsid=1430§ion=news&cmd=details. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
External links
- Official website (English) (Italian) (German)
- Denise Karbon at the International Ski Federation
- Profile at SKI-DB
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