Daniela Zini

Daniela Zini (born 30 May 1959 Livigno ) is a former Italian alpine skier. She won two slalom races in the World Cup and the bronze medal in this discipline at the World Championships in 1982.

Career

Zini launched from 1979 to 1986 in World Cup Skiing, Slalom celebrated two victories and reached the podium eleven times. In the 1980/81 season they finished third in the slalom World Cup.

At the World Cup 1978 her best result was the eleventh rank in the slalom. Four years later she won at the 1982 World Cup in Schladming behind Erika Hess ( SUI) and Christin Cooper ( USA) the bronze medal in the slalom. In Bormio 1985, she was also at the start, but retired in the second slalom passage out.

Zini participated twice in the Olympic Games: 1980, she was in Lake Placid seventh in the slalom in Sarajevo in 1984 she won the nine places in slalom and 25 in giant slalom. From 1980 to 1984 she won six Italian titles.

Sporting successes

Olympic games

  • Lake Placid 1980: 7 Slalom
  • Sarajevo 1984: 9 Slalom, Giant Slalom 25

World Championships

  • Garmisch -Partenkirchen 1978: 11 Slalom, Giant Slalom 34
  • Schladming 1982: 3 Slalom, Giant Slalom 7, 8 combination

World Cup

  • A total of 11 podium finishes, including two victories:

Italian Championships

Daniela Zini is six times Italian Champion:

  • Slalom (3): 1980, 1981, 1982
  • Giant Slalom ( 2): 1982, 1984
  • Combination of ( 1): 1982
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