Sabina Panzanini (born February 16, 1972) is an Italian former

Alpine skier Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for ...

. She competed at the

1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 17. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 17. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Lillehammer '94, was an international winter multi-sport event held fro ...

and the

1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), was a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Japan, with some events taking place in the ...

. Born in

Eppan an der Weinstraße Eppan an der Weinstraße (; it, Appiano sulla Strada del Vino ), often abbreviated to Eppan or Appiano, is a ''comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about southwest of the city of Bolzano. Geography As of 30 November ...

, in the

South Tyrol it, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige lld, Provinzia Autonoma de Balsan/Bulsan – Südtirol , settlement_type = Autonomous province , image_skyline = , image_alt ...

, she competed in

Alpine Skiing World Cup The FIS Alpine Ski World Cup is the top international circuit of alpine skiing competitions, launched in 1966 by a group of ski racing friends and experts which included French journalist Serge Lang and the alpine ski team directors from France ( ...

from 1991 to 2000, obtaining her first podium in December 1992 at Steamboat Springs. She won a total of 3

Giant Slalom Giant slalom (GS) is an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline. It involves skiing between sets of poles ("gates") spaced at a greater distance from each other than in slalom but less than in Super-G. Giant slalom and slalom make up t ...

victories.

World Cup victories

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* 1972 births Living people People from Eppan an der Weinstraße Italian female alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers of Italy Alpine skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Südtirol {{Italy-alpine-skiing-bio-stub