Mattia Casse (born 19 February 1990) is an Italian World Cup alpine ski racer. Born in Moncalieri in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy, he specializes in the speed events (Downhill and Super-G) and has competed in four World Championships.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 19 February 1990 Moncalieri, Piedmont, Italy[1] | ||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Skiing career | |||
| Disciplines | Downhill, Super-G, Combined | ||
| Club | G.S. Fiamme Oro Moena | ||
| World Cup debut |
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| Olympics | |||
| Teams | 0 | ||
| World Championships | |||
| Teams | 4 – (2017–2023) | ||
| Medals | 0 | ||
| World Cup | |||
| Seasons | 14 – (2010–2023) | ||
| Wins | 0 | ||
| Podiums | 3 – (2 DH, 1 SG) | ||
| Overall titles | 0 – (14th in 2023) | ||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (6th in SG, 2020) | ||
Career edit
The son of the ski racer and trainer Alessandro,[2] Casse made his World Cup debut on 29 December 2009 in a downhill at Bormio, just missing out on points in 31st place.[3] He scored his first World cup points later that season on 10 March, finishing 22nd in the Garmisch-Partenkirchen downhill.[4]
Casse attained his first top ten result in December 2015 with a fourth place in the Super-G at Beaver Creek, just missing the podium;[5] his first podium came in December 2022 on the Saslong, taking third in the second downhill of the week at Val Gardena.
World Cup results edit
Season standings edit
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 20 | 155 | — | — | — | 57 | — |
| 2011 | 21 | 164 | — | — | 57 | — | — |
| 2012 | 22 | 92 | — | 41 | 54 | 43 | — |
| 2013 | 23 | Injured, did not compete | |||||
| 2014 | 24 | 126 | — | — | 43 | — | — |
| 2015 | 25 | 85 | — | — | 37 | 40 | — |
| 2016 | 26 | 48 | — | — | 17 | 31 | 32 |
| 2016 | 26 | 48 | — | — | 17 | 31 | 32 |
| 2017 | 27 | 109 | — | — | — | 44 | 26 |
| 2018 | 28 | 154 | — | — | 43 | — | — |
| 2019 | 29 | 77 | — | — | 32 | 30 | 41 |
| 2020 | 30 | 26 | — | — | 6 | 24 | — |
| 2021 | 31 | Injured, did not compete | |||||
| 2022 | 32 | 55 | — | — | 24 | 30 | — |
| 2023 | 33 | 14 | — | — | 14 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 34 | 15 | — | — | 13 | 12 | |
- Standings through 21 February 2024
Race podiums edit
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17 Dec 2022 |  Val Gardena, Italy |
Downhill | 3rd |
| 14 Jan 2023 |  Wengen, Switzerland |
Downhill | 3rd | |
| 28 Jan 2023 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy |
Super-G | 3rd |
World Championship results edit
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 27 | — | — | 19 | 22 | DNF2 |
| 2019 | 29 | — | — | 8 | 17 | 27 |
| 2021 | 31 | — | — | DNF | — | — |
| 2023 | 33 | — | — | 13 | 20 | DSQ1 |
References edit
- ^ Profile at the Italian Winter Sports Federation website
- ^ "E' morto a 75 anni Alessandro Casse, eroe dello sci azzurro e commerciante a Vercelli". La Stampa (in Italian). 22 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ FIS World Cup - Men's Downhill, Bormio (ITA), 29.12.2009. International Ski Federation
- ^ FIS World Cup - Men's Downhill, Garmisch Partenkirchen (GER), 10.03.2010. International Ski Federation
- ^ FIS World Cup - Men's Super G, Beaver Creek (USA), 03.12.2015. International Ski Federation
External links edit
- Mattia Casse at FIS (alpine)
- Mattia Casse at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Italian Winter Sports Federation – (FISI) – alpine skiing – Mattia Casse – (in Italian)
