Carolina Verónica Ruiz Castillo (born 14 October 1981) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from Spain. Born in Osorno, Chile, she represented Spain in four Winter Olympics and eight World Championships. 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.[1]
 Ruiz Castillo in 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 14 October 1981 Osorno, Chile | |||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | ||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Downhill, super-G, giant slalom | |||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 24 October 1998 (age 17) | |||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 31 March 2015 (age 33) | |||||||||||||||||
| Website | carolinaruiz.com | |||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (2002, 2006, 2010) | |||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 8 – (1999–2013) | |||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 16 – (2000–2015) | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 1 – (1 DH) | |||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 2 – (1 DH, 1 GS) | |||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (22nd in 2013) | |||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (11th in SG, 2013) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ruiz Castillo secured her first World Cup victory in 2013, a downhill at Méribel, 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.[2][3]
World Cup results edit
Top ten finishes edit
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
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| 2000 | 11 Mar 2000 | Sestriere, Italy | Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 2008 | 8 Dec 2007 | Aspen, USA | Downhill | 7th |
| 20 Jan 2008 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Super G | 8th | |
| 22 Feb 2008 | Whistler, Canada | Downhill | 10th | |
| 2009 | 24 Jan 2009 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Downhill | 7th |
| 2011 | 8 Mar 2011 | Tarvisio, Italy | Super G | 9th |
| 2013 | 19 Jan 2013 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Downhill | 10th |
| 20 Jan 2013 | Super G | 4th | ||
| 23 Feb 2013 | Méribel, France | Downhill | 1st | |
| 1 Mar 2013 | Garmisch, Germany | Super G | 6th |
Season standings edit
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 2000 | 18 | 71 | – | 24 | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 19 | 74 | – | 39 | 34 | — | — |
| 2002 | 20 | 104 | – | – | 36 | — | — |
| 2003 | 21 | 100 | – | 51 | 47 | — | — |
| 2004 | 22 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 23 | 82 | – | – | 40 | — | — |
| 2006 | 24 | 100 | – | – | 44 | — | — |
| 2007 | 25 | 58 | – | 54 | 28 | 32 | — |
| 2008 | 26 | 35 | – | 45 | 20 | 19 | — |
| 2009 | 27 | 59 | – | – | 28 | 28 | 48 |
| 2010 | 28 | 86 | – | – | 39 | 38 | — |
| 2011 | 29 | 55 | – | – | 22 | 33 | — |
| 2012 | 30 | 63 | – | – | 26 | 32 | — |
| 2013 | 31 | 22 | – | 36 | 11 | 15 | — |
| 2014 | 32 | 48 | — | — | 35 | 23 | — |
| 2015 | 33 | 36 | — | — | 30 | 17 | — |
Standings through 4 Nov 2015
Olympic results 
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| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
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| 2002 | 17 Feb 2002 |  Salt Lake City, USA
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Super-G | 15th |
| 20 Feb 2002 | Salt Lake City, USA
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Slalom | 26th | |
| 22 Feb 2002 | Salt Lake City, USA
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Giant slalom | DNF1 | |
| 2006 | 15 Feb 2006 |  Turin, Italy
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Downhill | 30th |
| 18 Feb 2006 | Turin, Italy
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Combined | 25th | |
| 20 Feb 2006 | Turin, Italy
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Super-G | 30th | |
| 24 Feb 2006 | Turin, Italy
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Giant slalom | 20th | |
| 2010 | 17 Feb 2010 |  Vancouver, Canada
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Downhill | 15th |
| 20 Feb 2010 | Vancouver, Canada
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Super-G | 18th | |
| 25 Feb 2010 | Vancouver, Canada
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Giant slalom | 34th | |
| 2014 | 12 Feb 2014 |  Sochi, Rusia
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Downhill | DNF |
| 15 Feb 2014 | Sochi, Rusia
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Super-G | DNF |
References edit
- ^ "Carolina Ruiz Castillo". www.salomonracing.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
- ^ Mintz, Geoff (23 February 2013). "Ruiz Castillo earns first World Cup win in Meribel, first speed victory for Spain, ever". Ski Racing.com.
- ^ "A big Spanish Smile on top of the DH podium in Méribel!". FIS Alpine.com. 23 February 2013.
External links edit
- Carolina Ruiz Castillo at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Carolina Ruiz Castillo World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Carolina Ruiz Castillo at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Carolina Ruiz at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Carolina Ruiz Castillo Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine at SalomonRacing.com
- Official website (in Spanish)