Lara Colturi

Lara Colturi
Colturi in 2023
Personal information
Born (2006-11-15) 15 November 2006[1]
Turin, Italy
OccupationAlpine skier
Sport
Country Albania
Skiing career
DisciplinesGiant slalom,
Slalom, Super-G
ClubGolden Team Ceccarelli
World Cup debut19 November 2022 (age 16)
Olympics
Teams1 – (2026)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams1 – (2025)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons4 – (2023–2026)
Wins0
Podiums7 – (5 SL, 2 GS)
Overall titles0 – (8th in 2025)
Discipline titles0 – (5th in GS, 2025)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Albania
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 0 3 2
Giant slalom 0 1 1
Total 0 4 3
South American Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 2 0 0
Giant slalom 3 0 0
Super-G 0 2 0
Combined 1 0 0
Total 6 2 0
International competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Junior World Championships 1 0 2
Junior World Championships
2023 St. Anton Super-G
2023 St. Anton Giant slalom
2024 Port du Soleil Giant slalom

Lara Colturi (born 15 November 2006) is an Italian-born Albanian World Cup alpine ski racer who specializes in the technical events of slalom and giant slalom. She won the 2022 FIS Alpine Ski South American Cup.[2][3][4]

Biography

Lara Colturi is the daughter of former Olympic champion Daniela Ceccarelli and ski coach Alessandro Colturi. She was born in Turin and grew up in Cesana Torinese in the Susa Valley.[5][6] She has one younger brother, Yuri.

Her mother started consulting for the Albanian Ski Federation in 2020, and became Technical Director of their women's alpine team the following season. In May 2022, Colturi received an FIS affiliation with the ASF and she began to represent Albania internationally.[6][7][8]

Colturi won the overall, slalom, giant slalom, and alpine combined at the South American Alpine Ski Cup titles.[3]

On 19 November 2022 during the 2023 Alpine Ski World Cup, Colturi made her World Cup debut in the slalom in Levi, Finland, missing qualifications for the second heat.[9] She finished 17th the following week in the giant slalom, earning her first points in the Alpine Ski World Cup.[10]

Colturi became the third-youngest gold medalist at Junior World Championships 2023, when she won the super-G in St. Anton, Austria.[2]

On 7 February 2023, Lara tore the cruciate ligament in her right knee while training.[11] Less than nine months later, she returned to World Cup ski racing in Sölden on 28 October.[12]

World Cup results

Season standings

Season
Age Overall Slalom Giant
slalom 		Super-G Downhill
  2023[a] 16 78 50 30 — —
2024 17 45 25 22 — —
2025 18 8 10 5 — —
2026 19 13 6 11 — —
  1. ^ 2023 season interrupted due to injury February 7th
Standings through 15 March 2026


Race podiums

  • 0 wins
  • 7 podiums (5 SL, 2 GS); 20 top tens
Season
Date Location Discipline Place
2025 23 November 2024 Gurgl, Austria Slalom 2nd
4 January 2025 Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Giant slalom 2nd
8 March 2025 Åre, Sweden Giant slalom 3rd
2026 15 November 2025 Levi, Finland Slalom 2nd
23 November 2025 Gurgl, Austria Slalom 2nd
30 November 2025 Copper Mountain, United States Slalom 3rd
28 December 2025 Semmering, Austria Slalom 3rd

World Championship results

Year
Age Slalom Giant
slalom 		Super-G Downhill Team
combined 		Team
 event 
2025 18 DNF1 7 — — — —

Olympic results

Year
Age Slalom Giant
slalom 		Super-G Downhill Team
combined
2026 19 10 16 — — —

South American Cup results

Colturi has won an overall South American Cup and three specialty standings.[3]

  • FIS Alpine Ski South American Cup
    • Overall: 2022
    • Slalom: 2022
    • Giant slalom: 2022
    • Combined: 2022

References

  1. ^ "Lara Colturi, a 14 anni ha Shiffrin (e Cortina) nel mirino: chi è la nuova promessa dello sci". gazzetta.it (in Italian). 5 November 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Lara Colturi Profile". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "EUROPA CUP STANDINGS". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Conclusa la South American Cup, trionfo finale per Tiziano Gravier che beffa Henrik Von Appen". neveitalia.it (in Italian). 30 September 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  5. ^ "VALSUSA, LARA COLTURI GAREGGERÀ PER L'ALBANIA E NON PER L'ITALIA: LO SCI AZZURRO PERDE UNO DEI SUOI MIGLIORI TALENTI". it.geosnews.com (in Italian). 26 May 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Sci, Daniela Ceccarelli e la figlia Lara che scia per l'Albania e non per l'Italia". corriere.it (in Italian). 4 June 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Il caso di Lara Colturi: l'Italia perde un talento atteso, la piemontese correrà per l'Albania". neveitalia.it (in Italian). 26 May 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Italia e "qan", 16-vjeçarja që la vendin e saj për Shqipërinë arrin rezultat fantastik në garën e skive në Kili". abcnews.al (in Albanian). 30 September 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Sci, slalom di Levi: vince Mikaela Shiffrin. A 16 anni Lara Colturi sfiora la qualificazione alla seconda manche". repubblica.it (in Italian). 19 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  10. ^ "LARA COLTURI, A PUNTI IN COPPA DEL MONDO PIÙ GIOVANE DI SHIFFRIN NEL GIGANTE DI KILLINGTON: "MI SONO DIVERTITA"". eurosport.it (in Italian). 26 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  11. ^ "Colturi shock, lesione al legamento crociato: niente Mondiale, stagione finita". gazzetta.it (in Italian). 7 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  12. ^ Spiri, Gentian (28 October 2023). "Nis sezoni i ri i skive, Lara Colturi debuton në sllallomin gjigand të Solden". Telesport (in Albanian). Retrieved 5 February 2024.
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