Beatrice Scalvedi (born 23 June 1995 in
Bellinzona
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) is a
Swiss
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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 ...
who won the silver medal in downhill at the
World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships 2016 and started one World Cup race in the same year.
Having her career limited because of various injuries, she was forced to retire in 2018 due to back problems after more than one year of inactivity. After retiring from professional sports, she began studying psychology; in the following years, she publicly disclosed the difficulties she encountered following her early retirement from competitions, a situation that led her to a period of depression, during which she lamented the substantial lack of assistance and support from the major Swiss sports organizations, such as
Swiss Ski and the
Swiss Olympic Association
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.
References
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1995 births
Living people
Swiss female alpine skiers
Sportspeople from Bellinzona
21st-century Swiss sportswomen
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