Cristian Zorzi

Cristian Zorzi
Cristian Zorzi
	Zorzi in 2006
Country	Italy
Born	14 August 1972 (age 52); Cavalese, Italy
Ski club	G.S. Fiamme Gialle
World Cup career
Seasons	17 – (1994–2010)
Starts	186
Podiums	12
Wins	5
Overall titles	0 – (7th in 2002)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing Italy
Olympic Games
World Championships
Junior World Championships

Cristian Zorzi (born 14 August 1972) 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	Pursuit	30 km	50 km	Sprint	4 × 10 km relay	Team sprint
2002	29	—	—	9	—	Bronze	Silver	—
2006	33	—	—	—	—	4	Gold	—
2010	37	—	—	—	—	—	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	—
2003	30	—	—	—	—	8	10	—
2005	32	17	—	—	—	—	4	4
2007	34	66	—	—	—	—	9	Gold
2009	36	—	—	—	12	23	—	—

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age	Discipline standings					Ski Tour standings
Season	Age	Overall	Distance	Long Distance	Middle Distance	Sprint	Tour de Ski	World Cup Final
1994	21	NC	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	22	NC	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	23	79	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	24	52	—	28	—	—	—	—
1998	25	53	—	NC	—	40	—	—
1999	26	53	—	NC	—	58	—	—
2000	27	10	—	NC	8	5	—	—
2001	28	11	—	—	—		—	—
2002	29	7	—	—	—		—	—
2003	30	12	—	—	—	5	—	—
2004	31	57	108	—	—	25	—	—
2005	32	21	23	—	—	14	—	—
2006	33	23	59	—	—	12	—	—
2007	34	101	85	—	—	61	44	—
2008	35	76	NC	—	—	46	31	DNF
2009	36	41	63	—	—	18	48	49
2010	37	77	125	—	—	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	Lahti, Finland	1.0 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
2	2000–01	17 December 2000	Brusson, Italy	1.0 km Sprint F	World Cup	3rd
3		29 December 2000	Engelberg, Switzerland	1.0 km Sprint F	World Cup	2nd
4		14 January 2001	Soldier Hollow, United States	1.0 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
5	2001–02	9 December 2001	Cogne, Italy	1.5 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
6	2001–02	27 December 2001	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany	1.5 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
7	2002–03	19 December 2002	Linz, Austria	1.5 km Sprint F	World Cup	3rd
8		12 February 2003	Reit im Winkl, Germany	1.5 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
9		20 March 2003	Borlänge, Sweden	1.5 km Sprint F	World Cup	3rd
10	2004–05	23 October 2004	Düsseldorf, Germany	1.5 km Sprint F	World Cup	3rd
11	2005–06	4 February 2006	Davos, Switzerland	1.1 km Sprint F	World Cup	2nd
12	2008–09	1 January 2009	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	Vantaa, Finland	Team Sprint F	World Cup	1st	Di Centa
2	1999–00	8 December 1999	Asiago, Italy	Team Sprint F	World Cup	3rd	Di Centa
3	2000–01	13 December 2000	Clusone, Italy	10 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	2nd	Di Centa
4	2000–01	27 February 2000	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay F	World Cup	1st	Valbusa / Maj / Piller Cottrer
5	2001–02	13 January 2002	Nové Město, Czech Republic	6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	2nd	Di Centa
6	2001–02	3 March 2002	Lahti, Finland	6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	1st	Di Centa
7	2002–03	24 November 2002	Kiruna, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Di Centa / Valbusa / Piller Cottrer
8		8 December 2002	Davos, Switzerland	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Di Centa / Schwienbacher / Piller Cottrer
9		19 January 2003	Nové Město, Czech Republic	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Di Centa / Valbusa / Schwienbacher
10		26 January 2003	Oberhof, Germany	10 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	1st	Di Centa
11		14 February 2003	Asiago, Italy	10 × 1.4 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	1st	Di Centa
12		23 February 2003	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Di Centa / Valbusa / Piller Cottrer
13	2003–04	21 November 2004	Gällivare, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Di Centa / Valbusa / Piller Cottrer
14		5 December 2004	Bern, Switzerland	6 × 1.1 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	3rd	Pasini
15		12 December 2004	Val di Fiemme, Italy	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Di Centa / Valbusa / Piller Cottrer
16	2005–06	15 January 2006	Val di Fiemme, Italy	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Di Centa / Checchi / Piller Cottrer
17	2005–06	18 March 2006	Sapporo, Japan	6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	1st	Frasnelli
18	2006–07	29 October 2006	Düsseldorf, Germany	6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	3rd	Pasini
19	2007–08	9 December 2007	Davos, Switzerland	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Di Centa / Checchi / Piller Cottrer

References

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

External links

Media related to Cristian Zorzi at Wikimedia Commons

Cristian Zorzi at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
Cristian Zorzi at Olympedia
Cristian Zorzi at Olympics.com
Cristian Zorzi at the Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (in Italian)

[1] "Sport invernali statistiche Olimpiadi" (in Italian). fiammegialle.org. Retrieved 18 May 2020.

[FISprofile-2] "TEICHMANN Axel". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 31 January 2018.

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