Denise Karbon (born 16 August 1980) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from

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. She competed in the technical events and specialized in

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Biography

Born in

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, Karbon made her World Cup debut in

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at age 17, while the following year she was Junior World Champion. She won a total of six World Cup giant slaloms: in December

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at Alta Badia and five of the first six races in the

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season. She obtained ten other podiums for a total of sixteen. Karbon won a silver medal at the 2003 World Championships in giant slalom, followed by a bronze in

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in the same discipline. In the 2008 season, Karbon won 5 of the 7 giant slalom races (and took third in another) to win the GS season title with 592 points, 113 points ahead of runner-up

Elisabeth Görgl Elisabeth Görgl (born 20 February 1981) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria. Born in Bruck an der Mur, Styria, Görgl made her World Cup debut in March 2000 and has reached World Cup podiums in all five alpine disciplines, wi ...

. She finished tenth in the overall standings. At age 33, Karbon retired in March

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, after the World Cup finals in Lenzerheide.

Personal

Karbon is the niece of Norbert Rier, leader of the Kastelruther Spatzen, and the cousin of fellow alpine ski racer Peter Fill.

World Cup results

Season titles

Season standings

Race podiums

* 6 wins – (6 GS) * 16 podiums – (16 GS)

World Championship results

Olympic results

References

External links

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Denise Karbon.it
– personal website – '
Fischer Skis
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