Carolina Verónica Ruiz Castillo (born 14 October 1981) is a retired

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alpine ski racer from Spain. Born in Osorno, Chile, she represented

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in four

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and eight

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. She moved to Spain with her parents few weeks after she was born, specifically to Sierra Nevada (Granada). She also competed in the European cup and the junior world championships, where she won two medals. Ruiz Castillo secured her first World Cup victory in

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, France. It was the first-ever victory in a World Cup speed event for Spain and the second career podium for Ruiz Castillo at age 31; her first was thirteen years earlier in a giant slalom.

World Cup results

Top ten finishes

* 1 win – (1 DH) * 2 podiums – (1 DH, 1 GS) * 14 top tens – (9 DH, 4 SG, 1 GS)

Season standings

Standings through 4 Nov 2015

Olympic results

References

External links

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Carolina Ruiz Castillo
World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation * *

at SalomonRacing.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ruiz Castillo, Carolina 1981 births Living people People from Osorno, Chile Alpine skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Chilean emigrants to Spain Spanish female alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers of Spain