Denise Karbon

Denise Karbon

— Alpine skier —
Disciplines	Slalom, giant slalom
Club	G.S. Fiamme Gialle
Born	(1980-08-16) 16 August 1980 Italy
World Cup debut	6 January 1998 (age 17)
Retired	16 March 2014 (age 33)
Olympics
Teams	4 (2002),(2006),(2010),(2014),
Medals	0
World Championships
Teams	6 ('01-'13)
Medals	2
World Cup
Seasons	13th (2000–14)
Wins	6
Podiums	16
Overall titles	0 – (10th in 2008)
Discipline titles	1 – (1st in GS, 2008)
Medal record Women's alpine skiing Representing Italy World Championships 2003 St. Moritz Giant slalom 2007 Åre Giant slalom

Denise Karbon (born 16 August 1980) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from northern Italy. She competed in the technical events and specializes in giant slalom.

Biography

Born in Brixen, South Tyrol, Karbon made her World Cup debut 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.

Karbon won a silver medal at the 2003 World Championships in giant slalom, followed by a bronze in 2007 in the same discipline.

In the 2008 season, Karbon won 5 of the 7 giant slalom races (and took third in another) and won the GS season title with 592 points.

In March 2014, Karbon announced that she would retire from the sport after the giant slalom race at the World Cup finals in Lenzerheide that month.

Personal life

Karbon is the niece of Norbert Rier, leader of the Kastelruther Spatzen, and the cousin of fellow alpine skier Peter Fill.

World Cup titles and podiums

Season titles

Season	Discipline
2008	Giant slalom

Race podiums

• 6 wins – (6 GS)
• 16 podiums – (16 GS)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Race
2003	28 Dec 2002	Semmering, Austria	Giant slalom	3rd
	6 Mar 2003	Åre, Sweden	Giant slalom	3rd
	16 Mar 2003	Hafjell, Norway	Giant slalom	2nd
2004	28 Nov 2003	Park City, USA	Giant slalom	3rd
	13 Dec 2003	Alta Badia, Italy	Giant slalom	1st
	14 Mar 2004	Sestriere, Italy	Giant slalom	2nd
2007	21 Jan 2007	Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy	Giant slalom	3rd
2008	27 Oct 2007	Sölden, Austria	Giant slalom	1st
	24 Nov 2007	Panorama, Canada	Giant slalom	1st
	28 Dec 2007	Lienz, Austria	Giant slalom	1st
	5 Jan 2008	Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech Rep.	Giant slalom	1st
	12 Jan 2008	Maribor, Slovenia	Giant slalom	3rd
	26 Jan 2008	Ofterschwang, Germany	Giant slalom	1st
2009	10 Jan 2009	Maribor, Slovenia	Giant slalom	2nd
2010	24 Oct 2009	Sölden, Austria	Giant slalom	3rd
2011	11 Mar 2011	Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech Rep.	Giant slalom	2nd

External links

• Denise Karbon at the International Ski Federation
• FIS-ski.com – World Cup season standings – Denise Karbon
• Ski-db.com – results – Denise Karbon
• Italian Winter Sports Federation – (FISI) – alpine skiing – Denise Karbon – (Italian)
• Denise Karbon.it – personal website – (English) (Italian) (German)
• Fischer Skis – athletes – Denise Karbon