Nicol Delago
 Delago in February 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 5 January 1996 Brixen, South Tyrol, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Downhill, Super-G, Combined | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | G.S. Fiamme Gialle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 24 January 2015 (age 19) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 – (2018, 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 – (2019, 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 8 – (2015–2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 5 – (4 DH, 1 SG) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (28th in 2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (8th in DH, 2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nicol Delago (born 5 January 1996) is an Italian World Cup alpine ski racer, and specializes in the speed events. She represented Italy at two Winter Olympics,[1] and made her first World Cup podium in Italy in December 2018.
She is the sister of Nadia Delago.[2]
Biography[edit]
Born in Brixen in South Tyrol, Delago won two bronze medals in downhill at the World Junior Championships, in 2015 and 2016.[3]
Four Alpine skiers from the Delago family have participated in World Cup and World Championships competitions. Siblings Oskar (born 1963) and Karla Delago (b.1965), specialists in speed events in the 1980s and their two nieces, Nicol and Nadia (b.1997), active in the 2010s.[4]
World Cup results[edit]
Season standings[edit]
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20 | 98 | — | — | — | 53 | 32 |
| 2017 | 21 | 81 | — | — | — | 37 | 33 |
| 2018 | 22 | 56 | — | — | 34 | 28 | 19 |
| 2019 | 23 | 31 | — | — | 31 | 8 | 18 |
| 2020 | 24 | 28 | — | — | 19 | 19 | 33 |
| 2021 | 25 | Injured, out for almost entire season | |||||
| 2022 | 26 | 53 | — | — | 33 | 27 | — |
| 2023 | 27 | 57 | — | — | 45 | 24 | |
| 2024 | 28 | 40 | — | — | 43 | 13 | |
Race podiums[edit]
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 18 Dec 2018 |  Val Gardena, Italy |
Downhill | 2nd |
| 2020 | 8 Dec 2019 |  Lake Louise, Canada |
Super-G | 2nd |
| 11 Jan 2020 |  Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, Austria |
Downhill | 2nd | |
| 2024 | 13 Jan 2024 | Downhill | 3rd | |
| 23 Mar 2024 | Saalbach, Austria |
Downhill | 3rd |
World Championship results[edit]
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 23 | — | — | — | 6 | 12 |
| 2021 | 25 | Injured, did not compete | ||||
| 2023 | 27 | — | — | — | 18 | — |
Olympic results 
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| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 2018 | 22 | — | — | — | DNF | — |
| 2022 | 26 | — | — | — | 11 | DNF2 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Nicol Delago" (in Italian). coni.it. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Le sorelle Delago si allenano sullo Stelvio. Nicol: "Anche col maltempo"" (in Italian). rainews.it. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "Alpine Junior Worlds: Grenier and Arvidsson speed to downhill victory". fis-ski.com/. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Chi è Nicol Delago, la stella alpina che è sbocciata in Val Gardena" (in Italian). fis-ski.com. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
Nata a Bressanone, nipote d'arte (Oskar e Karla Delago sono stati a loro volta sciatori di buon livello), Nicol ha sempre mangiato pane e montagna.
External links[edit]
- Nicol Delago at FIS (alpine)
- Nicol Delago at Olympics.com
- Nicol Delago at Olympedia
- Nicol Delago at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Nicol Delago at Italian Winter Sports Federation (FISI) (in Italian)
- Nicol Delago at Atomic Skis
