{{Short description|Italian alpine skier}} {{Infobox alpine ski racer |name = Paolo De Chiesa |image = Paolo De Chiesa.jpeg |image_size = 260 |caption = Paolo De Chiesa in 2023 at 67. |disciplines = Technical events |club = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|3|14|df=y}} |birth_place = Saluzzo, Italy |death_date = |death_place = |height = |wcdebut = 1975 |retired = 1986 |website = |olympicteams = 2 |olympicmedals = 0 |olympicgolds = |worldsteams = 3 |worldsmedals = 0 |worldsgolds = |wcseasons = 12 |wcwins = 0 |wcpodiums = 12 |wcoveralls = |wctitles = |show-medals = yes |medaltemplates= {{Medal|Competition|World Cup race podiums}} {{MedalCount | total = yes | Slalom | 0 | 4 | 8 | Giant slalom | 0 | 0 | 0 }} }} '''Paolo De Chiesa''' (born 14 March 1956) is an Italian journalist and former alpine skier who competed in the 1980 Winter Olympics and in the 1984 Winter Olympics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=AL&competitorid=12620&type=summary|title=Paolo De Chiesa - Athlete Information|publisher=fis-ski.com|access-date=4 March 2021}}</ref>
De Chiesa has been a technical commentator for RAI in ski races for several years.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sciaremag.it/notiziesci/paolo-de-chiesa-out-in-studio-rai-ce-giulio-bosca-rocca-pronto-per-cortina/|title=Paolo De Chiesa out, In studio Rai c’è Giulio Bosca. Rocca pronto per Cortina|language=it|date=30 January 2021|access-date=12 February 2021}}</ref>
==Biography== He was born in Saluzzo, Piedmont. De Chiesa competed in two Olympic slalom events but was not able to finish one of these races. He also scored several podium placements in the Alpine Skiing World Cup.
==Journalistic career== After retiring from competitions, he devoted himself to journalism, first in Telemontecarlo and then as a contributor to various specialized magazines. Since 1993 he has been a sports commentator for Rai,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://telesciando.it/capitoli/pettorale-22/|title=Opinionisti dello sci alpino (fino al 2001)|publisher=telesciando.it|language=it|date=25 March 2021|access-date=18 August 2021}}</ref> for which he deals with the commentary of men's alpine skiing competitions, supporting first Furio Focolari, then Carlo Gobbo, then Davide Labate.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://simonesalvador.it/opinioni/bulbarelli-colpisce-ancora-max-blardone-sostituisce-paolo-de-chiesa-nello-sci-alpino|title=Rai Sport|quote=Max Blardone sostituisce Paolo De Chiesa nello Sci Alpino|publisher=simonesalvador.it|language=it|date=24 October 2019|access-date=18 August 2021}}</ref>
==World Championships results== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center;" width="40%" |- style="background-color:#369; color:white;" |rowspan="2" colspan="1" width="4%"|'''Year''' |- style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;" | width="3%"|Age | width="5%"|Slalom | width="5%"|Giant<br>slalom | width="5%"|Downhill | width="5%"|Combined |- style="background-color:#8CB2D8; color:white;" |- | 1980 || ''23'' | DNF1 || - || - || - |- | 1982 || ''25'' | 4 || - || - || - |- | 1985 || ''28'' | 6 || - || - || - |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{sports links}} * {{Official website|ww.paolodechiesa.com}} {{in lang|it}}
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