Denise Karbon

Denise Karbon (born 16 August 1980) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from South Tyrol, Italy. She competed in the technical events and specialized in giant slalom.

Denise Karbon

Karbon in December 2008
Personal information
Born	(1980-08-16) 16 August 1980 (age 45) Brixen, South Tyrol, Italy
Occupation	Alpine skier
Height	160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Skiing career
Disciplines	Giant slalom, slalom
Club	G.S. Fiamme Gialle
World Cup debut	6 January 1998 (age 17)
Retired	16 March 2014 (age 33)
Olympics
Teams	4 – (2002–2014)
Medals	0
World Championships
Teams	6 – (2001–2013)
Medals	2 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	14 – (2000–2014)
Wins	6
Podiums	16
Overall titles	0 – (10th in 2008)
Discipline titles	1 – (GS, 2008)
Medal record Women's alpine skiing Representing  Italy World Cup race podiums Event 1st 2nd 3rd Giant slalom 6 4 6 World Championships 2003 St. Moritz Giant slalom 2007 Åre Giant slalom

Biography

Born in Brixen, South Tyrol, Karbon made her World Cup debut in 1998 at age 17, while the following year she was Junior World Champion. She won a total of six World Cup giant slaloms: in December 2003 at Alta Badia and five of the first six races in the 2008 season. She obtained ten other podiums for a total of sixteen.

Karbon won a silver medal at the 2003 World Championships in giant slalom, followed by a bronze in 2007 in the same discipline.

In the 2008 season, Karbon won 5 of the 7 giant slalom races (and took third in another) to win the GS season title with 592 points, 113 points ahead of runner-up Elisabeth Görgl. She finished tenth in the overall standings.

At age 33, Karbon retired in March 2014, after the World Cup finals in Lenzerheide.^[1]

Personal

Karbon is the niece of Norbert Rier, leader of the Kastelruther Spatzen, and the cousin of fellow alpine ski racer Peter Fill.^[2]

World Cup results

Season titles

Season	Discipline
2008	Giant slalom

Season standings

Season	Age	Overall	Slalom	Giant  slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
2000	19	41	27	18	—	—	—
2001	20	48	27	24	—	—	—
2002	21	80	42	31	—	—	—
2003	22	26	50	6	—	—	—
2004	23	23	—	2	—	—	—
2005	24	injured, out for season
2006	25	85	—	33	—	—	—
2007	26	53	—	15	—	—	—
2008	27	10	29	1	—	—	—
2009	28	18	24	6	—	—	—
2010	29	32	44	9	—	—	—
2011	30	57	—	15	—	—	—
2012	31	53	—	14	—	—	—
2013	32	60	—	21	—	—	—
2014	33	63	—	21	—	—	—

Race podiums

• 6 wins – (6 GS)
• 16 podiums – (16 GS)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Race
2003	28 Dec 2002	Semmering, Austria	Giant slalom	3rd
	6 Mar 2003	Åre, Sweden	Giant slalom	3rd
	16 Mar 2003	Hafjell, Norway	Giant slalom	2nd
2004	28 Nov 2003	Park City, USA	Giant slalom	3rd
	13 Dec 2003	Alta Badia, Italy	Giant slalom	1st
	14 Mar 2004	Sestriere, Italy	Giant slalom	2nd
2007	21 Jan 2007	Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy	Giant slalom	3rd
2008	27 Oct 2007	Sölden, Austria	Giant slalom	1st
	24 Nov 2007	Panorama, Canada	Giant slalom	1st
	28 Dec 2007	Lienz, Austria	Giant slalom	1st
	5 Jan 2008	Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech Rep.	Giant slalom	1st
	12 Jan 2008	Maribor, Slovenia	Giant slalom	3rd
	26 Jan 2008	Ofterschwang, Germany	Giant slalom	1st
2009	10 Jan 2009	Maribor, Slovenia	Giant slalom	2nd
2010	24 Oct 2009	Sölden, Austria	Giant slalom	3rd
2011	11 Mar 2011	Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech Rep.	Giant slalom	2nd

World Championship results

Year	Age	Slalom	Giant   slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
2001	20	DNF1	DSQ2	—	—	—
2003	22	27	2	—	—	—
2005	24	injured, did not compete
2007	26	—	3	—	—	—
2009	28	4	4	—	—	—
2011	30	—	4	—	—	—
2013	32	—	DNS2	—	—	—

Olympic results

Year	Age	Slalom	Giant   slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
2002	21	DNF1	14	—	—	—
2006	25	—	DNF2	—	—	—
2010	29	18	23	—	—	—
2014	33	—	DNF2	—	—	—