Carolina Ruiz Castillo


Carolina Verónica Ruiz Castillo is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from Spain. Born in Osorno, Chile, she represented Spain in four Winter Olympics and eight World Championships. She moved to Spain with her parents few weeks after she was born, specifically to Sierra Nevada. She also competed in the European cup and the junior world championships, where she won two medals.
Ruiz Castillo secured her first World Cup victory in 2013, a downhill at Méribel, France. It was the first-ever victory in a World Cup speed event for Spain and the second career podium for Ruiz Castillo at age 31; her first was thirteen years earlier in a giant slalom.

World Cup results

Top ten finishes

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
200011 Mar 2000Sestriere, ItalyGiant Slalom2nd
20088 Dec 2007Aspen, USADownhill7th
200820 Jan 2008Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalySuper G8th
200822 Feb 2008Whistler, CanadaDownhill10th
200924 Jan 2009Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalyDownhill7th
20118 Mar 2011Tarvisio, ItalySuper G9th
201319 Jan 2013Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalyDownhill10th
201320 Jan 2013Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalySuper G4th
201323 Feb 2013Méribel, FranceDownhill1st
20131 Mar 2013Garmisch, GermanySuper G6th

Season standings

Standings through 4 Nov 2015

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SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
200217 Feb 2002 Salt Lake City, USASuper-G15th
200220 Feb 2002 Salt Lake City, USASlalom26th
200222 Feb 2002 Salt Lake City, USAGiant SlalomDNF1
200615 Feb 2006 Turin, ItalyDownhill30th
200618 Feb 2006 Turin, ItalyCombined25th
200620 Feb 2006 Turin, ItalySuper-G30th
200624 Feb 2006 Turin, ItalyGiant Slalom20th
201017 Feb 2010 Vancouver, CanadaDownhill15th
201020 Feb 2010 Vancouver, CanadaSuper-G18th
201025 Feb 2010 Vancouver, CanadaGiant Slalom34th
201412 Feb 2014 Sochi, RusiaDownhillDNF
201415 Feb 2014 Sochi, RusiaSuper-GDNF