Chiara Mazzel

Chiara Mazzel (born 19 March 1996)^[1] is an Italian para-alpine skier, who won multiple events at the 2023 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships. She competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.

Chiara Mazzel

Personal information
Born	(1996-03-19) 19 March 1996 (age 28) Cavalese, Trento, Italy
Sport
Sport	Para-alpine skiing
Event(s)	Slalom, super-G
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals	2022
World finals	2023
Medal record Para-alpine skiing Representing  Italy World Championships 2023 Lleida Downhill 2023 Lleida Super-G 2023 Lleida Alpine Combined

Early life

Mazzel from Cavalese, Trento, Italy.^[1] As a child, she was diagnosed with glaucoma, and was registered blind at the age of 18. In her spare time, she plays the French horn.^[2] As of 2023, Mazzel lived in San Giovanni di Fassa.^[1] In June 2023, Mezzel was wheeled up to the Everest South base camp in Nepal.^[3]

Career

As a teenager, Mazzel participated in skiing and snowboarding.^[2] 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 Lleida, Spain, Mezzel won the downhill, super-G and Alpine combined events.^[5][6] Later in the year, she won the super-G event at the Paralympic Alpine Skiing World Cup Finals in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.^[7][8]

References

1. "Mazzel Chiara" (in Italian). Italian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
2. "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.
3. "Chiara Mazzel a pe fin al Everest Base Camp" (in Corsican). La Usc. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
4. "Women's Slalom Vision Impaired - Start List" (PDF). results.beijing2022.cn. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
5. "Austria sit at the summit after World Para Alpine Skiing Championships". Inside the Biz. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
6. "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.
7. "Hurrà azzurro con Chiara Mazzel nella prima giornata delle Finali di Coppa del Mondo a Cortina" (in Italian). Belluno Press. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
8. "Chiara Mazzel oro in Gigante nelle finali di Coppa del Mondo di sci paralimpico". Rai News 24 (in Italian). 15 March 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.

External links

• Chiara Mazzel at the International Paralympic Committee
• Chiara Mazzel at the Comitato Italiano Paralimpico (in Italian)