Career
Ghedina was born in Cortina d'Ampezzo in the province of Belluno, and his mother tongue is Ladin.
He studied in Innsbruck and made his World Cup debut in 1989. The following year, after a series of initial podiums and a ruinous fall, he won the last two downhills of the season. He won the silver medal in the Combined race of the 1991 World Championships at Saalbach, Austria; however, the following year he suffered a serious car crash.
Ghedina returned to his best form only in 1995, remaining among the best specialists in the speed disciplines until 2001, when he obtained the last of his 13 World Cup victories (12 Downhills and one Super-G, with a total of 33 podiums). He won also another silver medal at the 1996 and a bronze in the 1997 championships, both in downhill.
Ghedina retired from ski racing following the 2006 season.
He will race with a BMW in the Italian Superturismo Championship and, driving a Lola, in the Formula 3000 International Masters.
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