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'''Alessia Afi Dipol''' (born August 1, 1995)<ref name="a">{{cite web |url=http://www.rtbf.be/sport/jo/detail_une-skieuse-italienne-porte-drapeau-pour-le-togo-a-sotchi?id=8189731 |title=Une skieuse italienne porte-drapeau pour le Togo à Sotchi |trans-title=An Italian skier bearer for Togo in Sochi |language=French |last1=Zidda |first1=Giovanni |date=31 January 2014 |website=www.rtbf.be|publisher=[[RTBF]]|accessdate=31 January 2014}}</ref><ref>[http://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/athlete-biography.html?sector=AL&competitorid=193098&type=result FIS Biography]</ref> is an [[alpine skier]] who competes for [[Togo]]. She competed for [[Togo at the 2014 Winter Olympics]] in the [[Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's slalom|slalom]] and [[Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's giant slalom|giant slalom]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://french.china.org.cn/foreign/txt/2014-01/29/content_31341907.htm |title=Le Togo allongera la liste des pays tropicaux aux jeux d'hiver|language=French |author=Laura |date=29 January 2014 |website=french.china.org.cn/ |publisher= |accessdate=29 January 2014}}</ref> Dipol also originally competed for [[India]] between 2012 and 2013,<ref>[http://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/athlete-biography.html?sector=AL&competitorid=171006&type=result FIS biography while representing India]</ref> but she later switched to compete for [[Togo]] even though she has no familial connections to the country,<ref name="a"/> so she could qualify to compete at the [[2014 Winter Olympics]].<ref name="a"/> She also chose to represent the country because her father owns a clothing factory in [[Togo]].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Togolese from Italy, Brazilians who can’t speak Portuguese – meet the Olympics’ ‘exotic’ athletes |url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/thesochinetwork/togolese-italy-brazilians-t-speak-portuguese-meet-olympics-145704968.html |newspaper=[[Reuters]] |publisher=[[Yahoo]] |date=18 February 2014 |accessdate=23 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306185017/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/thesochinetwork/togolese-italy-brazilians-t-speak-portuguese-meet-olympics-145704968.html |archivedate=6 March 2014 }}</ref>
'''Alessia Afi Dipol''' (born August 1, 1995)<ref name="OLYprofile">{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/128635 |title=Alessia Dipol |website=Olympedia |access-date=12 October 2021}}</ref><ref name="a">{{cite web |url=http://www.rtbf.be/sport/jo/detail_une-skieuse-italienne-porte-drapeau-pour-le-togo-a-sotchi?id=8189731 |title=Une skieuse italienne porte-drapeau pour le Togo à Sotchi |trans-title=An Italian skier bearer for Togo in Sochi |language=French |last1=Zidda |first1=Giovanni |date=31 January 2014 |website=www.rtbf.be|publisher=[[RTBF]]|accessdate=31 January 2014}}</ref><ref name="FISprofile" /> is an [[Italians|Italian]]-born naturalized [[Togolese]] [[alpine skier]] who competed for Togo at the Sochi [[Togo at the 2014 Winter Olympics|2014 Winter Olympics]] in the [[Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's slalom|slalom]] and [[Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's giant slalom|giant slalom]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://french.china.org.cn/foreign/txt/2014-01/29/content_31341907.htm |title=Le Togo allongera la liste des pays tropicaux aux jeux d'hiver|language=French |author=Laura |date=29 January 2014 |website=french.china.org.cn/ |publisher= |accessdate=29 January 2014}}</ref><ref name="sky" /> Dipol also originally competed for [[India]] between 2011 and 2013,<ref name="FISprofile2">{{cite web |url=http://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/athlete-biography.html?sector=AL&competitorid=171006&type=result |title=Alessia Dipol |website=FIS-Ski |publisher=International Ski Federation |access-date=12 October 2021}}</ref> but she later switched to compete for [[Togo]] even though she has no familial connections to the country,<ref name="a"/> so she could qualify to compete at the [[2014 Winter Olympics]].<ref name="a"/> She also chose to represent the country because her father owns a clothing factory in [[Togo]].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Togolese from Italy, Brazilians who can’t speak Portuguese – meet the Olympics’ ‘exotic’ athletes |url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/thesochinetwork/togolese-italy-brazilians-t-speak-portuguese-meet-olympics-145704968.html |newspaper=[[Reuters]] |publisher=[[Yahoo]] |date=18 February 2014 |accessdate=23 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306185017/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/thesochinetwork/togolese-italy-brazilians-t-speak-portuguese-meet-olympics-145704968.html |archivedate=6 March 2014 }}</ref>
 
== Early life ==
Dipol was born in [[Pieve di Cadore]], [[Province of Belluno|Belluno]] to Italian parents in the region of [[Veneto]] in Italy and lives with her family at [[San Vito di Cadore]] and attended Liceo Linguistico Europeo school at [[Auronzo di Cadore]].<ref name="lgdsp" /><ref name="sky" >{{cite news |title=Dalle Dolomiti al Togo, il sogno olimpico di Alessia Dipol |url=https://sport.sky.it/olimpiadi/sochi_2014/2014/01/31/alessia_afi_dipol_sciatrice_nata_in_italia_gareggia_con_il_togo |website=Sky Sport |date=February 1, 2014}}</ref>
 
== Career ==
=== Italy and India ===
Dipol started her youth career while registered with the [[Italian Winter Sports Federation]] between 2009 and 2010.<ref name="sky" /> But later she joined the Winter Games Federation of India making her debut in 2011, taking part in FIS competitions and the Italian Championships while representing India until 2013.<ref name="lgdsp" >{{cite news |title=Sci, Alessia Di Pol, a Sochi grazie ad India e Togo |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Sport-Invernali/Sci-Alpino/31-01-2014/sci-alessia-pol-sochi-india-togo-2.0.2250685412.shtml |website=La Gazzetta dello Sport |date=January 31, 2014}}</ref><ref name=""ftqt" >{{cite news |title=Olimpiadi Sochi 2014, la portabandiera del Togo è una sciatrice veneta |url=https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2014/02/07/olimpiadi-invernali-sochi-2014-la-portabandiera-del-togo-e-una-sciatrice-veneta/872663/ |website=il Fatto Quotidiano |last1=Falcini |first1=Dario |date=February 7, 2014}}</ref>
 
=== Togo ===
Dipol decided to compete as part of Togo's first [[Togo at the 2014 Winter Olympics|Winter Olympics team]] at the [[2014 Winter Olympics]] at Sochi. Although she has no family ties to Togo, Dipol became a naturalized citizen in order to take part in the Winter Olympics.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://espn.go.com/olympics/winter/2014/crosscountry/story/_/id/10449743/2014-sochi-olympics-togo-first-winter-olympian-aims-inspire-africa |title=Togo's Olympian aims to inspire |work=Associated Press |date=February 13, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Exotic underdogs not all they seem to be |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-alpineskiing-giantslalom-exo-idUSBREA1H16F20140218 |work=Reuters |last=Annika |first=Annika |date=18 February 2014 }}</ref>
 
Dipol on making her debut for the Togo national team:<ref>{{cite news |title=Five rings, one dream: African athletes' winding road to PyeongChang Winter Games |url=https://www.france24.com/en/20180206-sport-olympics-africa-five-rings-one-dream-athletes-road-pyeongchang-winter-games-2018 |website=France24 |last1=Mcnicoll |first1=Tracy |date=February 9, 2018}}</ref>{{quote|My father has a factory in Togo that specialises in sports clothes. He has a feeling for the nation, and I have an opportunity to run for Togo, and I am proud of this. Even though I was born in Italy and I live and train in Italy, now I will always stay with Togo, which is like a new family that has adopted me.}}
 
On  February 18, Dipol finished the giant slalom race in 55th position out of 74 competitors who finished, with a total time of 3 minutes 2.80 seconds.<ref name="c">{{cite news |last=Mumuni |first=Moutakilou|date=18 February 2014 |title=Togo: Sochi 2014 / Giant Slalom - Togo's Alessia Dipol 55th Overall, Tina Maze Snatches Gold |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201402180990.html |newspaper=[[AllAfrica.com]] |access-date=18 February 2014 }}</ref> She did not finish the slalom race after starting the first run.<ref>{{cite news |last=Basu |first=Anand |date=21 February 2014 |title=Olympics-Alpine skiing-Women's slalom first run result|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/olympics-alpineskiing-women-slalom-resul-idUSL3N0LQ2MM20140221 |work=[[Reuters]] |access-date=21 February 2014 }}</ref> She carried the [[Flag of Togo|Togolese flag]] at the [[2014 Winter Olympics closing ceremony flag bearers|closing ceremony]].<ref name="ccfb">{{cite web|title=Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers|url=http://www.olympic.org/Documents/Games_Sochi_2014/Flagbearers_Sochi_2014_Closing_Ceremony.pdf|publisher=The [[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC)|date=February 23, 2014|access-date=23 February 2014}}</ref>
 
She also participated in 2015 [[FIS Alpine Ski Europa Cup]] and [[2017–18 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|2018 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Pod Pohorjem Kenija, pod Vitrancem Togo |url=https://siol.net/sportal/zimski-sporti/pod-pohorjem-kenija-pod-vitrancem-togo-456936 |website=Siol.net |last1=Pavčnik |first1=Martin |date=January 6, 2018}}</ref>
 
==Alpine skiing results==
All results are sourced from the [[International Ski Federation|International Ski Federation (FIS)]].<ref name="FISprofile">{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=AL&competitorid=193098&type=career |title=Alessia Dipol |website=FIS-Ski |publisher=International Ski Federation |access-date=12 October 2021}}</ref>
 
===Olympic results===
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|rowspan="2" colspan="1" width="4%"|'''Year'''
|- style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;"
| width="3%"|Age
| width="5%"|Slalom
| width="5%"|Giant<br>Slalom
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| width="5%"|Downhill
| width="5%"|Combined
| width="5%"|Team Event
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| [[Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics|2014]] || ''18'' || [[Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's slalom|DNF]] ||[[Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's giant slalom|55]] || — || — || — || —
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===World Cup results===
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|- style="background:#369; color:white;"
| rowspan="2" style="width:6%;"|'''Season'''
|- style="background:#4180be; color:white;"
| style="width:3%;"|Age
| style="width:5%;"|'''Overall'''
| style="width:5%;"|Slalom
| style="width:5%;"|Giant<br>Slalom
| style="width:5%;"|Super&nbsp;G
| style="width:5%;"|Downhill
| style="width:5%;"|Combined
| style="width:5%;"|Parallel
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| [[2017–18 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|2018]] || ''22'' || {{Abbr|NC|Not classified}} || DNF1 || DNF1 || — || — || —
|-
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Alessia Afi Dipol (born August 1, 1995)[1][2][3] is an Italian-born naturalized Togolese alpine skier who competed for Togo at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics in the slalom and giant slalom.[4][5] Dipol also originally competed for India between 2011 and 2013,[6] but she later switched to compete for Togo even though she has no familial connections to the country,[2] so she could qualify to compete at the 2014 Winter Olympics.[2] She also chose to represent the country because her father owns a clothing factory in Togo.[7]

Early life[edit]

Dipol was born in Pieve di Cadore, Belluno to Italian parents in the region of Veneto in Italy and lives with her family at San Vito di Cadore and attended Liceo Linguistico Europeo school at Auronzo di Cadore.[8][5]

Career[edit]

Italy and India[edit]

Dipol started her youth career while registered with the Italian Winter Sports Federation between 2009 and 2010.[5] But later she joined the Winter Games Federation of India making her debut in 2011, taking part in FIS competitions and the Italian Championships while representing India until 2013.[8][9]

Togo[edit]

Dipol decided to compete as part of Togo's first Winter Olympics team at the 2014 Winter Olympics at Sochi. Although she has no family ties to Togo, Dipol became a naturalized citizen in order to take part in the Winter Olympics.[10][11]

Dipol on making her debut for the Togo national team:[12]

My father has a factory in Togo that specialises in sports clothes. He has a feeling for the nation, and I have an opportunity to run for Togo, and I am proud of this. Even though I was born in Italy and I live and train in Italy, now I will always stay with Togo, which is like a new family that has adopted me.

On February 18, Dipol finished the giant slalom race in 55th position out of 74 competitors who finished, with a total time of 3 minutes 2.80 seconds.[13] She did not finish the slalom race after starting the first run.[14] She carried the Togolese flag at the closing ceremony.[15]

She also participated in 2015 FIS Alpine Ski Europa Cup and 2018 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup.[16]

Alpine skiing results[edit]

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]

Olympic results[edit]

Year
Age Slalom Giant
Slalom 		Super-G Downhill Combined Team Event
2014 18 DNF 55 — — — —

World Cup results[edit]

Season
Age Overall Slalom Giant
Slalom 		Super G Downhill Combined Parallel
2018 22 NC DNF1 DNF1 — — —

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Alessia Dipol". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Zidda, Giovanni (31 January 2014). "Une skieuse italienne porte-drapeau pour le Togo à Sotchi" [An Italian skier bearer for Togo in Sochi]. www.rtbf.be (in French). RTBF. Retrieved 31 January 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Alessia Dipol". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  4. ↑ Laura (29 January 2014). "Le Togo allongera la liste des pays tropicaux aux jeux d'hiver". french.china.org.cn/ (in French). Retrieved 29 January 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Dalle Dolomiti al Togo, il sogno olimpico di Alessia Dipol". Sky Sport. 1 February 2014.
  6. ↑ "Alessia Dipol". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "Togolese from Italy, Brazilians who can't speak Portuguese – meet the Olympics' 'exotic' athletes". Reuters. Yahoo. 18 February 2014. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Sci, Alessia Di Pol, a Sochi grazie ad India e Togo". La Gazzetta dello Sport. 31 January 2014.
  9. ↑ Falcini, Dario (7 February 2014). "Olimpiadi Sochi 2014, la portabandiera del Togo è una sciatrice veneta". il Fatto Quotidiano.
  10. ↑ "Togo's Olympian aims to inspire". Associated Press. 13 February 2014.
  11. ↑ Annika, Annika (18 February 2014). "Exotic underdogs not all they seem to be". Reuters.
  12. ↑ Mcnicoll, Tracy (9 February 2018). "Five rings, one dream: African athletes' winding road to PyeongChang Winter Games". France24.
  13. ↑ Mumuni, Moutakilou (18 February 2014). "Togo: Sochi 2014 / Giant Slalom - Togo's Alessia Dipol 55th Overall, Tina Maze Snatches Gold". AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  14. ↑ Basu, Anand (21 February 2014). "Olympics-Alpine skiing-Women's slalom first run result". Reuters. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  15. ↑ "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). The International Olympic Committee (IOC). 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  16. ↑ Pavčnik, Martin (6 January 2018). "Pod Pohorjem Kenija, pod Vitrancem Togo". Siol.net.

External links[edit]

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