Lara Colturi
Colturi in 2023
Personal information
Born (2006-11-15) 15 November 2006 (age 17)[1]
Turin, Italy
OccupationAlpine skier
Skiing career
DisciplinesTechnical events, super-G
ClubGolden Team Ceccarelli
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Albania
South American Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 2 0 0
Giant slalom 3 0 0
Super-G 0 2 0
Combined 1 0 0
Total 6 2 0
International competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Junior Championships 1 0 2
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 St. Anton Super-G
Bronze medal – third place 2023 St. Anton Giant slalom
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Port du Soleil Giant slalom

Lara Colturi (born 15 November 2006) is an Italian-born Albanian World Cup alpine skier who specializes in technical and speed events. She won the 2022 FIS Alpine Ski South American Cup.[2][3][4]

Biography

Colturi with her parents.
Colturi in action in January 2023.

Lara Colturi is the daughter of former Olympic champion Daniela Ceccarelli and ski coach Alessandro Colturi. She was born in Turin and grew up in Cesana Torinese in the Susa Valley.[5][6] She has one younger brother, Yuri.

Her mother started consulting for the Albanian Ski Federation in 2020, and became Technical Director of their women's alpine team the following season. In May 2022, Colturi received an FIS affiliation with the ASF and she began to represent Albania internationally.[6][7][8]

Colturi won the overall, slalom, giant slalom, and alpine combined at the South American Alpine Ski Cup [de] titles.[3] She made her World Cup debut on 22 October 2022 in Solden in Austria.[9][10]

On 19 November 2022 during the 2023 Alpine Ski World Cup, Colturi made her slalom debut in Levi, Finland, missing qualifications for the second heat.[11] She finished 17th in the following week in the giant slalom, earning her first points in the Alpine Ski World Cup.[12]

Colturi was the third ever youngest gold medalist at Junior World Championships 2023, in St. Anton, Austria (Super-G).[2]

On 7 February 2023, Conti broke the cruciate ligament in her right knee while training. [13]

She returned to World Cup ski racing in Solden giant slalom October 28th 2024.[14]

World Cup results

Season standings

Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
 slalom 		 Super-G Downhill
Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points
2023* 16 78 59 50 6 30 53 — 0 — 0
2024 17 37 149 25 70 22 79 — 0 — 0

Results per discipline

Discipline WC starts WC Top 30 WC Top 15 WC Top 5 WC Podium Best result
Date Location Place
Slalom 14 6 2 0 0 16 January 2024 Austria Flachau 9th
Giant slalom 14 7 1 0 0 25 November 2023 United States Killington 12th
Super-G 1 0 0 0 0 18 December 2022 Switzerland St. Moritz 35th
Downhill 0 0 0 0 0
Total 29 13 3 0 0

South American Cup results

Colturi has won an overall South American Cup and three specialty standings.[3]

World Junior Championships results

  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 		 Super-G Downhill
2023 16 - 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4
2024 17 DNF2 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) - -

References

  1. ^ "Lara Colturi, a 14 anni ha Shiffrin (e Cortina) nel mirino: chi è la nuova promessa dello sci". gazzetta.it (in Italian). 5 November 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Lara Colturi Profile". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "EUROPA CUP STANDINGS". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Conclusa la South American Cup, trionfo finale per Tiziano Gravier che beffa Henrik Von Appen". neveitalia.it (in Italian). 30 September 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  5. ^ "VALSUSA, LARA COLTURI GAREGGERÀ PER L'ALBANIA E NON PER L'ITALIA: LO SCI AZZURRO PERDE UNO DEI SUOI MIGLIORI TALENTI". it.geosnews.com (in Italian). 26 May 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Sci, Daniela Ceccarelli e la figlia Lara che scia per l'Albania e non per l'Italia". corriere.it (in Italian). 4 June 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Il caso di Lara Colturi: l'Italia perde un talento atteso, la piemontese correrà per l'Albania". neveitalia.it (in Italian). 26 May 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Italia e "qan", 16-vjeçarja që la vendin e saj për Shqipërinë arrin rezultat fantastik në garën e skive në Kili". abcnews.al (in Albanian). 30 September 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  9. ^ "10 Years Ago Today, 16-Year-Old Mikaela Shiffrin Made Her World Cup Debut". skimag.com. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  10. ^ "L'avventura di Lara Colturi in Cile raccontata da Daniela Ceccarelli". raceskimagazine.it (in Italian). 8 August 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Sci, slalom di Levi: vince Mikaela Shiffrin. A 16 anni Lara Colturi sfiora la qualificazione alla seconda manche". repubblica.it (in Italian). 19 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  12. ^ "LARA COLTURI, A PUNTI IN COPPA DEL MONDO PIÙ GIOVANE DI SHIFFRIN NEL GIGANTE DI KILLINGTON: "MI SONO DIVERTITA"". eurosport.it (in Italian). 26 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  13. ^ "Colturi shock, lesione al legamento crociato: niente Mondiale, stagione finita". gazzetta.it (in Italian). 7 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  14. ^ Spiri, Gentian (28 October 2023). "Nis sezoni i ri i skive, Lara Colturi debuton në sllallomin gjigand të Solden". Telesport (in Albanian). Retrieved 5 February 2024.

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