Carolina Ruiz Castillo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ruiz and the second or maternal family name is Castillo.

Carolina Verónica Ruiz Castillo (born 14 October 1981) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from Spain. Born in Osorno, Chile, she represented Spain in four Winter Olympics and eight World Championships. She moved to Spain with her parents few weeks after she was born, specifically to Sierra Nevada (Granada). She also competed in the European cup and the junior world championships, where she won two medals.^[1]

Carolina Ruiz Castillo

Ruiz Castillo in 2011
Personal information
Born	(1981-10-14) 14 October 1981 (age 43) Osorno, Chile
Occupation	Alpine skier
Height	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Skiing career
Disciplines	Downhill, super-G, giant slalom
World Cup debut	24 October 1998 (age 17)
Retired	31 March 2015 (age 33)
Website	carolinaruiz.com[usurped]
Olympics
Teams	3 – (2002, 2006, 2010)
Medals	0
World Championships
Teams	8 – (1999–2013)
Medals	0
World Cup
Seasons	16 – (2000–2015)
Wins	1 – (1 DH)
Podiums	2 – (1 DH, 1 GS)
Overall titles	0 – (22nd in 2013)
Discipline titles	0 – (11th in SG, 2013)
Medal record Women's alpine skiing Representing  Spain Junior World Ski Championships 2000 Quebec Giant slalom 2001 Verbier Giant slalom

Ruiz Castillo on the podium at Méribel in 2013

Ruiz Castillo secured her first World Cup victory in 2013, a downhill at Méribel, France. It was the first-ever victory in a World Cup speed event for Spain and the second career podium for Ruiz Castillo at age 31; her first was thirteen years earlier in a giant slalom.^[2][3]

World Cup results

Top ten finishes

• 1 win – (1 DH)
• 2 podiums – (1 DH, 1 GS)
• 14 top tens – (9 DH, 4 SG, 1 GS)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Place
2000	11 Mar 2000	Sestriere, Italy	Giant slalom	2nd
2008	8 Dec 2007	Aspen, USA	Downhill	7th
	20 Jan 2008	Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy	Super G	8th
	22 Feb 2008	Whistler, Canada	Downhill	10th
2009	24 Jan 2009	Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy	Downhill	7th
2011	8 Mar 2011	Tarvisio, Italy	Super G	9th
2013	19 Jan 2013	Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy	Downhill	10th
	20 Jan 2013		Super G	4th
	23 Feb 2013	Méribel, France	Downhill	1st
	1 Mar 2013	Garmisch, Germany	Super G	6th

Season standings

Season	Age	Overall	Slalom	Giant slalom	Super G	Downhill	Combined
2000	18	71	–	24	—	—	—
2001	19	74	–	39	34	—	—
2002	20	104	–	–	36	—	—
2003	21	100	–	51	47	—	—
2004	22	120	—	—	—	—	—
2005	23	82	–	–	40	—	—
2006	24	100	–	–	44	—	—
2007	25	58	–	54	28	32	—
2008	26	35	–	45	20	19	—
2009	27	59	–	–	28	28	48
2010	28	86	–	–	39	38	—
2011	29	55	–	–	22	33	—
2012	30	63	–	–	26	32	—
2013	31	22	–	36	11	15	—
2014	32	48	—	—	35	23	—
2015	33	36	—	—	30	17	—

Standings through 4 Nov 2015

Olympic results

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Place
2002	17 Feb 2002	Salt Lake City, USA	Super-G	15th
	20 Feb 2002	Salt Lake City, USA	Slalom	26th
	22 Feb 2002	Salt Lake City, USA	Giant slalom	DNF1
2006	15 Feb 2006	Turin, Italy	Downhill	30th
	18 Feb 2006	Turin, Italy	Combined	25th
	20 Feb 2006	Turin, Italy	Super-G	30th
	24 Feb 2006	Turin, Italy	Giant slalom	20th
2010	17 Feb 2010	Vancouver, Canada	Downhill	15th
	20 Feb 2010	Vancouver, Canada	Super-G	18th
	25 Feb 2010	Vancouver, Canada	Giant slalom	34th
2014	12 Feb 2014	Sochi, Rusia	Downhill	DNF
	15 Feb 2014	Sochi, Rusia	Super-G	DNF