Laura Pirovano
Pirovano in 2023 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 20 November 1997 Trento, Trentino, Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country | Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Downhill, super-G, giant slalom, combined | ||||||||||||||
| Club | G.S. Fiamme Gialle | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 28 December 2015 (age 18) | ||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | 1 – (2026) | ||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (2021, 2023, 2025) | ||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 10 – (2016–2021, 2023-2026) | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 3 – (3 DH) | ||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 3 – (3 DH) | ||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (7th in 2026) | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 1 – (DH, 2026) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Laura "Lolli" Pirovano (Italian pronunciation: [ˈlaura piˈrɔːvano]; born 20 November 1997) is an Italian World Cup alpine ski racer, and specializes in the speed events of downhill and super-G.[1]
Biography
On 9 January 2021 at age 23, Pirovano achieved her first top-five result in a World Cup event, finishing fifth in a downhill at St Anton, Austria.[2] She won her first World Cup race (which was also her first podium finish) in her tenth season at Val di Fassa, Italy on 6 March 2026.[3] Another downhill win came the next day, she won both races by just 0.01 seconds.[4] Thanks to her third consecutive downhill win in Kvitfjell, Pirovano won the small crystal globe in downhill for the 2025-2026 season.[5]
World Cup results
Season titles
- 1 title – (1 downhill)
| Season | Discipline | |
| 2026 | Downhill |
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Season standings
| Season | ||||||||
| Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel | |
| 2018 | 20 | 114 | — | 40 | — | — | — | N/a |
| 2019 | 21 | no World Cup points earned | ||||||
| 2020 | 22 | 40 | — | 41 | 35 | 26 | 19 | 25 |
| 2021 | 23 | 22 | — | 56 | 26 | 6 | N/a | — |
| 2022 | 24 | did not compete | ||||||
| 2023 | 25 | 42 | — | — | 27 | 21 | N/a | |
| 2024 | 26 | 27 | — | — | 16 | 10 | ||
| 2025 | 27 | 19 | — | — | 14 | 6 | ||
| 2026 | 28 | 7 | — | 52 | 12 | |||
Race podiums
- 3 wins (3 DH)
- 3 podiums (3 DH), 33 top tens
| Season | ||||
| Date | Location | Discipline | Place | |
| 2026 | 6 March 2026 | Val di Fassa, Italy | Downhill | 1st |
| 7 March 2026 | Downhill | 1st | ||
| 21 March 2026 | Kvitfjell, Norway | Downhill | 1st |
World Championship results
| Year | |||||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team combined |
Parallel | Team event | |
| 2021 | 23 | — | 26 | — | 12 | — | N/a | — | QF |
| 2023 | 25 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | |
| 2025 | 27 | — | — | 18 | 13 | N/a | DNF2 | N/a | — |
Olympic results
| Year | ||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Team combined | |
| 2026 | 28 | — | — | 5 | 6 | DNF2 |
References
- ^ "Laura Pirovano - Athlete Information". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "St. Anton, Goggia trionfa nella discesa libera. Quinta la trentina Pirovano" (in Italian). ladige.it. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ Lange, Peter (6 March 2026). "Laura Pirovano wins Val di Fassa downhill, USA's Breezy Johnson third". SkiRacing.com. Ski Racing Media. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- ^ "Lindsey Vonn loses lead in World Cup downhill standings as Laura Pirovano wins by 0.01 again". APNews.com. Associated Press. 7 March 2026. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- ^ "Pirovano completes World Cup downhill coup. Aicher reduces gap on Shiffrin to 95 points". Associated Press. 21 March 2026. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Laura Pirovano.
- Laura Pirovano at FIS (alpine)
- Laura Pirovano at Olympics.com
- Laura Pirovano at Olympedia
- Laura Pirovano at InterSportStats
- Laura Pirovano at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Laura Pirovano at Milano Cortina 2026
- Laura Pirovano on Instagram