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| Country |  Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 August 1972 Cavalese, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | G.S. Fiamme Gialle[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 17 – (1994–2010) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual wins | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 186 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 51 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (7th in 2002) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Cristian Zorzi (born 14 August 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 | 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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)
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