Isabella Dal Balcon (born 11 September 1977) is an Italian professional

snowboarder Snowboarding is a recreational and competitive activity that involves descending a snow-covered surface while standing on a snowboard that is almost always attached to a rider's feet. It features in the Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralympi ...

based in

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. Dal Balcon has to date competed in two

Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were he ...

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and 2006 but has failed to achieve a medal in either games. She has also competed in several world cups with more success achieving two podium positions including two first placings in 2006 and 2007.FIS-Ski - biographie
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* 1977 births Living people Italian female snowboarders Olympic snowboarders for Italy Snowboarders at the 2002 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2006 Winter Olympics 21st-century Italian women Place of birth missing (living people) People from Malo, Veneto {{Italy-snowboarding-bio-stub