Jole Galli
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| Born | 26 July 1995 Samedan, Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle skiing | |||||||||||||||||
Event | Ski cross | |||||||||||||||||
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Jole Galli (born 26 July 1995) is an Italian freestyle skier specializing in ski cross. She represented Italy at the 2022 and 2026 Winter Olympics.
Career
Galli represented Italy at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the ski cross event, and was eliminated in the quarterfinals.[1]
During the 2022–23 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup, she earned her first career World Cup podium on 17 February 2023, finishing in third place in the ski cross event. She became the first Italian woman to podium in the event.[2] She then represented Italy at the 2023 FIS Freestyle Ski World Championships and won a bronze medal in the mixed team ski cross event, along with Federico Tomasoni.[3]
During the 2024–25 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup she earned her first career World Cup victory on 9 February 2025 in ski cross.[4] She became the first Italian woman to win the ski cross event.[5] On 1 March 2025, she earned her second career World Cup victory.[6] She finished the season ranked fourth in the ski cross World Cup standings.[7] She again represented Italy at the 2025 FIS Freestyle Ski World Championships and won a bronze medal in the mixed team ski cross event, along with Yanick Gunsch.[8]
On 30 January 2026, she earned her third World Cup victory, and first of the 2025–26 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup season.[9]
References
- ^ "Pechino 2022, Naeslund oro nello skicross femminile. Si fermano ai quarti Galli e agli ottavi Fantelli". fisi.org (in Italian). 17 February 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ^ "Skicross, Jole Galli pioniera di una nuova era! Prima italiana della storia sul podio: è terza a Reiteralm!". oasport.it (in Italian). 17 February 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ^ "Golden day for Sweden". fis-ski.com. 26 February 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ^ "Galli overcomes life struggles and tough conditions on home snow to claim first World Cup win". fis-ski.com. 9 February 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ^ "Il giorno di Jole, prima donna azzurra a vincere nel grande skicross: "Ero in dubbio se gareggiare, mi viene da piangere"". neveitalia.it (in Italian). 9 February 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ^ "Galli wins on day two in Gudauri as women's Overall gets squeezed at the top". fis-ski.com. 1 March 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ^ "'A lot can happen': Overall leader Smith not taking anything for granted ahead of Ski Cross' final weekend". fis-ski.com. 28 March 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ^ "Smith and Regez combine for 'fairytale' World Mixed Team win". fis-ski.com. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ^ "Skicross, prima vittoria stagionale in Coppa del Mondo per una strepitosa Jole Galli in Val di Fassa". olympics.com (in Italian). 30 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
External links
- Jole Galli at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Jole Galli at Milano Cortina 2026
- Jole Galli at Olympics.com
- Jole Galli at Olympedia
- Jole Galli at InterSportStats