Denise Karbon

Denise Karbon , born the August 16th 1980 with Bressanone, is a alpine skier Italy, in particular specialized in giant slalom. It gained the money medal of the giant slalom at the time of the championships of the world of 2003 then a bronze medal in the same discipline with the championships of the world of 2007, finally it counts two victories in cut of world, one at the time world cup 2004 with Alta Badia, the second in world cup 2008 with Sölden (both as a giant).

Biography

Denise Karbon was born the August 16th 1980 with Bressanone, her Arnold father being alpine skiing instructor, it goes up and learns how to go up on its skis as of the three years age. At 17 years, it disputes its first two races out of world cup with Bormio the 6 and January 10th 1998 at the time of two giant slaloms. The same year, it takes part in its first championships of the world junior to Megève and finishes ninth of the test of the giant. The following year in 1999, it becomes world champion junior in the test of giant slalom disputed in France with the Pra Loup the March 10th 1999 and finishes seventh in slalom. Finally with its third championships of the world juniors in 2000 with the Canada, it loses its title as a giant and spleen the podium in slalom by finishing fourth.

It integrates truly the Italian group out of world cup that in 2000 by disputing the slaloms and the giants and returns for the first time in the points to Serre Knight at the time of a giant where it finishes in the sixteenth place the December 4th 1999 and reached for the first time signal 10, it disputes this year there eleven giants and nine slaloms. Over the season 2000, its performances place it at the 27e row of the classification of the slalom and at the 18th rank of the classification of the giant.

It continues its training in 2001 and 2002 when it is irregular in its results, first of all in 2001 when it twice reaches the 6th place as a giant (Sestrières and Maribor) and takes part in his first championships of the world but does not manage to be classified in the thirty first, then in 2002 when it is classified only once in Signal 10 (9th with Cortina d' Ampezzo), however it is selected for the Olympic Games of 2002 in the tests of slalom (eliminated in first sleeve) and of giant (14th place).

In 2003, it passes a stage the December 18th 2002 by obtaining its first podium out of world cup at the time of the giant of Semmering by finishing third (behind its compatriot Karen Putzer and the Croat Janica Kostelic), performance which it republishes with Åre then one second again places the March 16th 2003 at Lillehammer behind Karen Putzer at the time of the finales of world cup, these performances enable him to at the end of the year take the sixth place with the classification of the giant. Meanwhile, at the time of the championships of the world of 2003, it created an exploit while becoming vice-champion of the world of the giant with Saint-Moritz (preceded by Swedish the Anja Pärson). Waited in 2004, it confirms and gains finally its first race out of world cup with Alta Badia as a giant, it carries out other performances including two other podiums with Park City and Sestrières (both always as a giant) and finishes in the second place of the classification of giant this annéée-là. On the other hand, it is wounded in September 2004 in training course with the Chile with the cross ligament of the left knee and must make the dead end over the season 2005, missing the championships of the world of 2005 which took place in Italy with Bormio.

It makes its return at the time of the season 2006 with in line of sight the Olympic Games of 2006 of Turin, it returns only twice only in the points out of world cup and, retained for the test of the giant with the OJ, it does not manage to finish its second sleeve. At the time of the following season in 2007, it joins again with success by obtaining a podium (3rd) with Cortina d' Ampezzo as a giant then succeeds in obtaining a new medal at the time of the championships of the world of 2007 with Åre, a bronze medal behind Nicole Hosp and Maria Pietilae-Holmner the February 13rd 2007. She finishes 15th with the classification of the giant over the year because of irregular performances and of an absence at the time of the last tests because of a fracture to the malleolus of ankle right the March 2nd.

In 2008, it gains its second race out of world cup with the giant of Sölden which opens the springtide of world cup in front of Julia Mancuso and Kathrin Zettel.

Prize list

Championships of the world

  • Championships of the world of 2003 to Saint-Moritz (Swiss):
    • Medal of money in Giant slalom.
  • Championships of the world of 2007 to Are (Sweden):
    • Bronze medal in Giant slalom.

World cup

  • Better classification with the general: 23e in 2004.
  • Better classification with the general of the giant: 2nd in 2004.
  • 3 victories (3 in giant slalom).

Season per season

(state at November 24th, 2007)

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