Davide Simoncelli

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Davide Simoncelli
Alpine skier
Davide Simoncelli Hinterstoder 2011.jpg
Simoncelli in February 2011
DisciplinesGiant Slalom
ClubG.S. Fiamme Oro
Born (1979-01-30) January 30, 1979 (age 42)
Rovereto, Italy
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
World Cup debutDecember 13, 1999 (age 20)
RetiredMarch 21, 2015 (age 36)
Olympics
Teams2 – (200610)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams5 – (200105, 200911)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons13 – (200113)
Wins2 – (2 GS)
Podiums8 – (8 GS)
Overall titles0 – (22nd in 2010)
Discipline titles0 – (4th in GS: 2006, 2010)

Davide Simoncelli (born January 30, 1979 in Rovereto) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Italy who specialized in giant slalom.

Simoncelli made his World Cup debut in 1999.[1] He took two World Cup victories and eight podium finishes, all in giant slalom. He took five podiums on the Gran Risa track of Alta Badia, with a victory and four second places. He finished fourth in the World Cup points standings for giant slalom twice, in 2006 and 2010.[1] Simoncelli competed for Italy in three Olympics and seven World Championships. He was also Italian giant slalom champion in 2012 and 2013.[1] He announced his retirement from competition in March 2015.[2]

World Cup podiums[]

  • 2 wins – (2 GS)
  • 8 podiums – (8 GS)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
2003 22 Dec 2002 Italy Alta Badia, Italy Giant Slalom 2nd
2004 14 Dec 2003 Giant Slalom 2nd
21 Dec 2003 Giant Slalom 1st
2006 18 Dec 2005 Giant Slalom 2nd
4 Mar 2006 South Korea Yongpyong, South Korea Giant Slalom 1st
2010 20 Dec 2009 Italy Alta Badia, Italy Giant Slalom 2nd
12 Mar 2010 Germany Garmisch, Germany Giant Slalom 2nd
2013 2 Dec 2012 United States Beaver Creek, United States Giant Slalom 3rd

Season standings[]

Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super G Downhill Combined
2001 22 109 41
2002 23 104 59 33
2003 24 60 19
2004 25 37 5
2005 26 38 8
2006 27 29 4
2007 28 64 12 45
2008 29 56 12
2009 30 73 23
2010 31 22 4
2011 32 73 16
2012 33 45 10
2013 34 40 11
2014 35 61 23
2015 36 57 15

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Bonfanti, Valentina (18 October 2013). "Davide Simoncelli". lastampa.it (in Italian). Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Simoncelli partakes in last giant slalom race". International Ski Federation. 26 March 2015. Archived from the original on 22 October 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2017.

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