Manfred Mölgg (born 3 June 1982) is an Italian former World Cup

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. He specialized in the technical events of

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. Mölgg's younger sister Manuela is also a former alpine racer with ten World Cup podiums.

Biography

Born in Bruneck, South Tyrol, Mölgg made his World Cup debut in January

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at Bormio. As of mid-January

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, he has 20 World Cup podiums with three victories, all achieved in slalom. Mölgg won the World Cup season title in slalom in

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, and finished fourth in the overall standings, the best result for an Italian since Kristian Ghedina finished fourth overall in

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. Mölgg has won three medals at the World Championships; a silver in

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, a bronze in

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, and a bronze in

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. On 11 January 2020 Mölgg suffered damage to his anterior cruciate ligament during a race at Adelboden, but returned to competition during the 2021 season.

World Cup results

Season titles

Season standings

Race podiums

* 3 wins – (3 SL) * 20 podiums – (3 GS, 16 SL, 1 SC)

World Championship results

Olympic results

References

External links

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Italian Winter Sports Federation – (FISI)
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