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Alessia Dipol


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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 lifeEdit

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]

CareerEdit

Italy and IndiaEdit

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]

TogoEdit

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 resultsEdit

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

Olympic resultsEdit

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

World Cup resultsEdit

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

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

  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 linksEdit

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