Camilla Alfieri (born 1985) is a retired

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Career

She competed at the

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and 2005 Junior World Championships, a 6th place in 2004 her best placement. She also won the gold medal in giant slalom at the

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. She made her

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debut in January 2004 in Megeve. She collected her first World Cup points in December 2005, finishing 29th in the

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giant slalom. She experienced a minor breakthrough around New Years' 2008, finishing 10th in

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and 13th in Špindlerův Mlýn, both giant slalom events, and again managed a 10th place in October 2009 in

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. Her last World Cup outing came in the same race two years later, but here she was disqualified. She represented the military sports club CS Esercito.

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* 1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Genoa Italian female alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers of Gruppo Sportivo Esercito 21st-century Italian sportswomen {{Italy-alpine-skiing-bio-stub