Cristian Zorzi

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.

Cristian Zorzi
Cristian Zorzi in 2006
Country Italy
Born (1972-08-14) 14 August 1972
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
2006 Turin 4 × 10 km relay
2002 Salt Lake City 4 × 10 km relay
2002 Salt Lake City Individual sprint
World Championships
2007 Sapporo Team sprint
2001 Lahti Individual sprint
Junior World Championships
1992 Vuokatti4 × 10 km relay

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.

World Cup results

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

World Cup standings
 Season   Age  Season standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint Tour de
Ski		 World Cup
Final
199422NCN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
199523NCN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
19962479N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
19972552N/A28N/ADNPN/AN/A
19982653N/ANCN/A40N/AN/A
19992753N/ANCN/A58N/AN/A
20002810N/ANC85N/AN/A
20012911N/AN/AN/A2N/AN/A
2002307N/AN/AN/A3N/AN/A
20033112N/AN/AN/A5N/AN/A
20043257108N/AN/A25N/AN/A
2005332123N/AN/A14N/AN/A
2006342359N/AN/A12N/AN/A
20073510185N/AN/A6144N/A
20083676NCN/AN/A4631DNF
2009374163N/AN/A184849
20103877125N/AN/A37——

Individual podiums
  • 5 victories – (5 WC)
  • 12 podiums – (11 WC, 1 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
11999–003 March 2000 Lahti, Finland1.0 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
22000–0117 December 2000 Brusson, Italy1.0 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
329 December 2000 Engelberg, Switzerland1.0 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
414 January 2001 Soldier Hollow, United States1.0 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
52001–029 December 2001 Cogne, Italy1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
627 December 2001 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
7 2002–03 19 December 2002 Linz, Austria1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
812 February 2003 Reit im Winkl, Germany1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
920 March 2003 Borlänge, Sweden1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
102004–0523 October 2004 Düsseldorf, Germany1.5 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
112005–064 February 2006 Davos, Switzerland1.1 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
122008–091 January 2009 Nové Město, Czech Republic1.2 km Sprint FStage World Cup3rd

Team podiums
  • 8 victories – (3 RL, 5 TS)
  • 19 podiums – (9 RL, 10 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
11998–998 March 1999 Vantaa, FinlandTeam Sprint FWorld Cup1stDi Centa
2 1999–00 8 December 1999 Asiago, ItalyTeam Sprint FWorld Cup3rdDi Centa
3 2000–01 13 December 2000 Clusone, Italy10 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndDi Centa
427 February 2000 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup1stValbusa / Maj / Piller Cottrer
5 2001–02 13 January 2002 Nové Město, Czech Republic6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2ndDi Centa
63 March 2002 Lahti, Finland6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1stDi Centa
72002–0324 November 2002 Kiruna, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stDi Centa / Valbusa / Piller Cottrer
88 December 2002 Davos, Switzerland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndDi Centa / Schwienbacher / Piller Cottrer
919 January 2003 Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndDi Centa / Valbusa / Schwienbacher
1026 January 2003 Oberhof, Germany10 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1stDi Centa
1114 February 2003 Asiago, Italy10 × 1.4 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1stDi Centa
1223 February 2003 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndDi Centa / Valbusa / Piller Cottrer
13 2003–04 21 November 2004 Gällivare, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndDi Centa / Valbusa / Piller Cottrer
145 December 2004 Bern, Switzerland6 × 1.1 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rdPasini
1512 December 2004 Val di Fiemme, Italy4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndDi Centa / Valbusa / Piller Cottrer
162005–0615 January 2006 Val di Fiemme, Italy4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stDi Centa / Checchi / Piller Cottrer
1718 March 2006 Sapporo, Japan6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1stFrasnelli
18 2006–07 29 October 2006 Düsseldorf, Germany6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rdPasini
19 2007–08 9 December 2007 Davos, Switzerland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndDi Centa / Checchi / Piller Cottrer

References
  1. "Sport invernali statistiche Olimpiadi" (in Italian). fiammegialle.org. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. "Athlete : ZORZI Cristian". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
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