Chiara Mazzel
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| Born | 19 March 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para-alpine skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Visually Impaired | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | AS2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Slalom, Giant Slalom, Super-G, Combined, Downhill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Fiamme Gialle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Paralympic finals | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World finals | 2023, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Chiara Mazzel (born 19 March 1996)[1] is an Italian para-alpine skier, who won multiple events at the 2023 and 2025 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships. She competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.
Early life
Mazzel from San Giovanni di Fassa, Trento, Italy.[1] As a teenager, she was diagnosed with glaucoma, and has been partially sighted since. In her spare time, she is rock climbing, tandem cycling and plays the french horn.[2] In April 2023, Mazzel have been trekking to the Gokyo Lakes and Everest South base camp in Nepal.[3]
Career
She started competition events in 2019, alongside guide Fabrizio Casal.[2] She competes in visually impaired classification events.[1] Mazzel competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics. She finished seventh in the Slalom event.[4]
At the 2023 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships in Espot, Spain, Mazzel won the Downhill, Super-G and Alpine Combined events.[5][6] Later that year, she won the Downhill Crystal Globe in Sella Nevea, Italy.[7]
At the 2025 world Para Alpine Skiing Championships in Maribor, Slovenia, Mazzel took two silver medals, in Slalom and Giant Slalom.[8]
References
- ^ a b c "Mazzel Chiara" (in Italian). Italian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Che gran festa a Vigo per Chiara Mazzel e Fabrizio Casal, 3 volte d'oro ai Mondiali di Espot!". Sciare Magazine (in Italian). 17 February 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Chiara Mazzel a pe fin al Everest Base Camp" (in Corsican). La Usc. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Women's Slalom Vision Impaired - Start List" (PDF). results.beijing2022.cn. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ "Austria sit at the summit after World Para Alpine Skiing Championships". Inside the Biz. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Sci Paralimpico: Chiara Mazzel e la guida Fabrizio Casal tornano a vincere in Coppa del Mondo". Sciare Magazine (in Italian). 17 February 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "L'ultima tappa si è svolta sulle nevi di Sella Nevea" (in Italian).
- ^ "Mondiali di sci paralimpico, Bertagnolli e Mazzel d'oro e d'argento: i due atleti trentini protagonisti a Maribor" (in Italian).
External links
- Chiara Mazzel at the International Paralympic Committee
- Chiara Mazzel at the Comitato Italiano Paralimpico (in Italian)