Kostner, Isolde (1975–)
Kostner, Isolde (1975–)
Italian Alpine skier. Born Mar 20, 1975, in Bolzano, Italy.
Won 1st World Cup race (1994); won a bronze medal in both the downhill and super-G at Lillehammer Olympics (1994); at World championships, won gold medals (1996, 1997) and a silver (2001), all for super-G; won World Cup downhill title (2001); won a silver in the downhill at Salt Lake City Olympics (2002).
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