Paolo De Chiesa
 Paolo De Chiesa in 2023 at 56. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 14 March 1956 Saluzzo, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Technical events | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Paolo De Chiesa (born March 14, 1956) is an Italian journalist and former alpine skier who competed in the 1980 Winter Olympics and in the 1984 Winter Olympics.[1]
De Chiesa has been a technical commentator for RAI in ski races for several years.[2]
Biography
[edit]He was born in Saluzzo, Piedmont. De Chiesa competed in two Olympic slalom events but was not able to finish one of these races. He also scored several podium placements in the Alpine Skiing World Cup.
Journalistic career
[edit]After retiring from competitions, he devoted himself to journalism, first in Telemontecarlo and then as a contributor to various specialized magazines. Since 1993 he has been a sports commentator for Rai,[3] for which he deals with the commentary of men's alpine skiing competitions, supporting first Furio Focolari, then Carlo Gobbo, then Davide Labate.[4]
World Championships results
[edit]| Year | |||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Downhill | Combined | |
| 1980 | 23 | DNF1 | - | - | - |
| 1982 | 25 | 4 | - | - | - |
| 1985 | 28 | 6 | - | - | - |
References
[edit]- ^ "Paolo De Chiesa - Athlete Information". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Paolo De Chiesa out, In studio Rai c'è Giulio Bosca. Rocca pronto per Cortina" (in Italian). 30 January 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "Opinionisti dello sci alpino (fino al 2001)" (in Italian). telesciando.it. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Rai Sport" (in Italian). simonesalvador.it. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
Max Blardone sostituisce Paolo De Chiesa nello Sci Alpino
External links
[edit]- Paolo De Chiesa at FIS (alpine)
- Paolo De Chiesa at Olympedia
- Official website (in Italian)
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- 1956 births
- Living people
- People from Saluzzo
- Italian male alpine skiers
- Italian journalists
- Olympic alpine skiers for Italy
- Alpine skiers at the 1980 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Winter World University Games medalists in alpine skiing
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Italy
- Competitors at the 1978 Winter Universiade
- Alpine skiers of Fiamme Gialle
- Sportspeople from the Province of Cuneo
- Skiers from Piedmont