Alessio Miggiano

Alessio Miggiano
Personal information
Born (2002-03-30) 30 March 2002
Bubikon, Switzerland
Websitealessiomiggiano.ch
Skiing career
Country Switzerland
SportAlpine skiing
ClubRenngruppe Zürcher Oberland
Coached byFranz Heinzer
DisciplinesDownhill, super-G
World Cup debut
21 December 2024 (age 22)
Olympics
Teams0
World Championships
Teams0
World Cup
Seasons2 – (2025–2026)
Podiums0
Overall titles
0 – (60th in 2026)
Discipline titles
0 – (20th in DH, 2026)

Alessio Miggiano (born 30 March 2002) is a Swiss World Cup alpine ski racerwho specializes in the speed events of downhill and super-G.[1]

Biography

Miggiano grew up in Bubikon in the Zurich Oberland region. His father Domenico, who came from southern Italy, and his mother Rita have run the Gasthof Löwen there since 2000; the restaurant has been awarded one Michelin star and 16 Gault-Millau points.[2]

Career

Miggiano joined the Renngruppe Zürcher Oberland (Zurich Oberland racing team) when he was six years old and made his international debut at FIS-level as a 16-year old in 2018. He joined the Swiss ski team before the 2022–23 season, where he was coached by former World Cup downhill champion Franz Heinzer; he began racing regularly on the Europa Cup during the same season and the oncoming one.[3][1]

In December 2024 Miggiano earned his first start on the World Cup by finishing in a surprising sixth place during one of the downhill training runs at Val Gardena.[2] He finished 46th in his World Cup debut a couple of days after this training result. Miggiano then competed successfully in the 2024–25 Europa Cup; he recorded 11 top tens and his first victory on that tour.[1] He ended the season as 2nd in the downhill standings, guaranteeing him starts on every World Cup downhill for the next season.[4]

Miggiano's return to Val Gardena a year after his debut proved he could be competitive at the World Cup level. On three consecutive days there he placed 18th in a downhill (earning his first World Cup points), 21st in his first World Cup super-G, then 5th in a second downhill where he was just 0.06 seconds off the podium.[5] These results meant he had met the minimum qualification standard for the Swiss team at the upcoming 2026 Winter Olympics.[6] Due to the depth of the Swiss men's team, however, Miggiano was not among the 11 athletes selected to participate in the Olympics.[7] Despite that disappointment, he achieved his second career top ten in the last downhill before the Games at Crans-Montana,[8] which secured him enough points to qualify for the downhill at the World Cup finals to be held at Kvitfjell, Norway.[1]

World Cup results

Season standings

Season
Age Overall Slalom Giant
slalom		 Super-G Downhill
2026 23 60 — — 48 20

Top-ten results

  • 0 podiums, 2 top tens
Season
Date Location Discipline Place
2026 20 December 2025 Italy Val Gardena, Italy Downhill 5th
1 February 2026  Switzerland  Crans-Montana, Switzerland Downhill 8th

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Alessio Miggiano". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Miggianos Kindheitstraum geht in Gröden in Erfüllung" [Miggiano's childhood dream comes true in Val Gardena]. Srf.ch. Zurich: Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  3. ↑ "Alessio Miggiano schreibt Ski‑Geschichte" [Alessio Miggiano is making ski history]. Zürioberland24 (in German). Gossau, Zürich. 23 December 2025. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "Sieben Swiss-Ski-Athleten starten mit Fixplatz im Weltcup" [Seven Swiss skiers will start with a guaranteed place in the World Cup.]. Blick (in German). Zurich: Ringier. 16 October 2025. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  5. ↑ Vogel, Pascal (20 December 2025). "Von Allmen und Odermatt dominieren in Gröden – auch Hintermann und Miggiano stark" [Von Allmen and Odermatt dominate in Val Gardena – Hintermann and Miggiano also strong]. Watson (in German). Zurich: CH Media. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  6. ↑ "This is the up-and-coming Swiss skier Alessio Miggiano". bluewin.ch. Swisscom. 20 December 2025. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  7. ↑ "Die Nichtnominierung schmerzt Miggiano mehr, als er zunächst gedacht hatte" [Miggiano is more hurt by not being nominated than he initially thought.]. kicker.ch (in German). Ringer Sports Media Group. 28 January 2026. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  8. ↑ "Von Allmen wins the downhill in Crans-Montana by a clear margin". bluewin.ch. Swisscom. 1 February 2026. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
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