Cristian Zorzi

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Cristian Zorzi
Cristian Zorzi (cropped).jpg
Cristian Zorzi in 2006
Country Italy
Born (1972-08-14) 14 August 1972 (age 49)
Cavalese, Italy
Ski clubFiamme Gialle[1]
World Cup career
Seasons1994–2010
Individual wins5
Team wins8
Indiv. podiums12
Team podiums19
Indiv. starts186
Team starts51
Overall titles0 – (7th in 2002)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Turin 4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2002 Salt Lake City 4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Salt Lake City Individual sprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Sapporo Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 2001 Lahti Individual sprint
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Vuokatti 4 × 10 km relay

Cristian Zorzi (born August 14, 1972 in Cavalese, Trentino) is an Italian former cross-country skier who excelled at sprint ski races. He is nicknamed Zorro, for his exuberant character.

Biography[]

Zorzi's first major success was at the 2000 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup, where he finished in second place. At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, he won a silver medal in the 4 × 10 km relay and a bronze in the individual sprint.

At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, he was the anchor on the Italian 4 × 10 km relay team that won the gold medal in those games.

Zorzi won two medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships; a gold medal in the team sprint in 2007 and a silver in the individual sprint in 2001. He has also finished second in the 2000–01 Sprint World Cup, which he followed up with a third place in the following 2001–02 season.

Cross-country skiing results[]

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Olympic Games[]

  • 3 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km 
individual 		 Pursuit   30 km 
mass start 		 50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
2002 29 — — 9 — Bronze Silver N/A
2006 33 — — N/A — 4 Gold —
2010 37 — — N/A — — 9 8

World Championships[]

  • 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver)
 Year   Age   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
2001 28 — — — DNF Silver 6 N/A
2003 30 — — — — 8 10 N/A
2005 32 17 — N/A — — 4
2007 34 66 — N/A — — 9 Gold
2009 36 — — N/A 12 23 — —

World Cup[]

Season standings[]

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint Tour de
Ski 		World Cup
Final
1994 21 NC N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
1995 22 NC N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
1996 23 79 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
1997 24 52 N/A 28 N/A — N/A N/A
1998 25 53 N/A NC N/A 40 N/A N/A
1999 26 53 N/A NC N/A 58 N/A N/A
2000 27 10 N/A NC 8 5 N/A N/A
2001 28 11 N/A N/A N/A 2nd place, silver medalist(s) N/A N/A
2002 29 7 N/A N/A N/A 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) N/A N/A
2003 30 12 N/A N/A N/A 5 N/A N/A
2004 31 57 108 N/A N/A 25 N/A N/A
2005 32 21 23 N/A N/A 14 N/A N/A
2006 33 23 59 N/A N/A 12 N/A N/A
2007 34 101 85 N/A N/A 61 44 N/A
2008 35 76 NC N/A N/A 46 31 DNF
2009 36 41 63 N/A N/A 18 48 49
2010 37 77 125 N/A N/A 37 — —

Individual podiums[]

  • 5 victories – (5 WC)
  • 12 podiums – (11 WC, 1 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1999–00 3 March 2000 Finland Lahti, Finland 1.0 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
2 2000–01 17 December 2000 Italy Brusson, Italy 1.0 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
3 29 December 2000 Switzerland Engelberg, Switzerland 1.0 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
4 14 January 2001 United States Soldier Hollow, United States 1.0 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
5 2001–02 9 December 2001 Italy Cogne, Italy 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
6 27 December 2001 Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
7  2002–03  19 December 2002 Austria Linz, Austria 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
8 12 February 2003 Germany Reit im Winkl, Germany 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
9 20 March 2003 Sweden Borlänge, Sweden 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
10 2004–05 23 October 2004 Germany Düsseldorf, Germany 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
11 2005–06 4 February 2006 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 1.1 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
12 2008–09 1 January 2009 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 1.2 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 3rd

Team podiums[]

  • 8 victories – (3 RL, 5 TS)
  • 19 podiums – (9 RL, 10 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 1998–99 8 March 1999 Finland Vantaa, Finland Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Di Centa
2  1999–00  8 December 1999 Italy Asiago, Italy Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Di Centa
3  2000–01  13 December 2000 Italy Clusone, Italy 10 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Di Centa
4 27 February 2000 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 1st Valbusa / Maj / Piller Cottrer
5  2001–02  13 January 2002 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Di Centa
6 3 March 2002 Finland Lahti, Finland 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Di Centa
7 2002–03 24 November 2002 Sweden Kiruna, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Di Centa / Valbusa / Piller Cottrer
8 8 December 2002 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Di Centa / Schwienbacher / Piller Cottrer
9 19 January 2003 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Di Centa / Valbusa / Schwienbacher
10 26 January 2003 Germany Oberhof, Germany 10 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Di Centa
11 14 February 2003 Italy Asiago, Italy 10 × 1.4 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Di Centa
12 23 February 2003 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Di Centa / Valbusa / Piller Cottrer
13  2003–04  21 November 2004 Sweden Gällivare, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Di Centa / Valbusa / Piller Cottrer
14 5 December 2004 Switzerland Bern, Switzerland 6 × 1.1 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Pasini
15 12 December 2004 Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Di Centa / Valbusa / Piller Cottrer
16 2005–06 15 January 2006 Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Di Centa / Checchi / Piller Cottrer
17 18 March 2006 Japan Sapporo, Japan 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Frasnelli
18  2006–07  29 October 2006 Germany Düsseldorf, Germany 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Pasini
19  2007–08  9 December 2007 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Di Centa / Checchi / Piller Cottrer

References[]

  1. ^ "Sport invernali statistiche Olimpiadi" (in Italian). fiammegialle.org. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. ^ "TEICHMANN Axel". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 31 January 2018.

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