Chiara Mazzel

Chiara Mazzel (born 19 March 1996) is an Italian para-alpine skier, who won multiple events at the 2023 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships. She competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.

Early life
Mazzel from Cavalese, Trento, Italy. As a child, she was diagnosed with glaucoma, and was registered blind at the age of 18. In her spare time, she plays the French horn. As of 2023, Mazzel lived in San Giovanni di Fassa. In June 2023, Mezzel was wheeled up to the Everest South base camp in Nepal.

Career
As a teenager, Mazzel participated in skiing and snowboarding. She started competition events in 2019, alongside guide Fabrizio Casal. She competes in visually impaired classification events. Mazzel competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics. She finished seventh in the slalom event.

At the 2023 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships in Lleida, Spain, Mezzel won the downhill, super-G and Alpine combined events. Later in the year, she won the super-G event at the Paralympic Alpine Skiing World Cup Finals in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.