Gianluca Cologna

Gianluca Cologna (born 17 May 1990) is a retired Swiss cross-country skier. His brother Dario Cologna[1] is also a professional cross-country skier. He competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics in the Men's team sprint with his brother Dario and finished 5th in the final.[2] He achieved his only individual podium in December 2013 with a third place finish in the Classic Sprint in Asiago, Italy.[3]

Gianluca Cologna
Gianluca Cologna in Norway, 2013
Country  Switzerland
Born (1990-05-17) 17 May 1990
Santa Maria Val Müstair, Switzerland
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Ski clubSC Val Müstair
World Cup career
Seasons2011–2018
Individual wins0
Indiv. podiums1
Team podiums0
Indiv. starts52
Team starts6
Overall titles0 – (57th in 2014)
Discipline titles0

His retirement, after undergoing surgeries for shoulder and knee injuries, was first reported by the Swiss media on March 25, 2018 and confirmed by Cologna himself on his Facebook and Instagram accounts a few days later.[4]

Olympic results
 Year   Age   15 km 
individual		  30 km 
 skiathlon 		  50 km 
mass start		  Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
201423———47—5

World Championship results
 Year   Age   15 km 
individual		  30 km 
 skiathlon 		  50 km 
mass start		  Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
201322———27——
201524———27—15

World Cup results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[5]

World Cup standings
 Season   Age  Season standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening		 Tour de
Ski		 World Cup
Final		 Ski Tour
Canada
201121NCDNPNCDNPDNPDNPN/A
201222NCNCNCDNPDNPDNPN/A
20132392DNP47DNPDNPDNPN/A
20142457NC2178DNFDNPN/A
20152598NC46DNFDNFN/AN/A
20162698NC54DNFDNPN/ADNP
20172714097NCDNPDNPDNPN/A
201828127NC69DNPDNFDNPN/A

Individual podiums
  • 1 podium – (1 WC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2013–14 21 December 2013 Asiago, Italy1.65 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd

References
  1. Meier, Stefan (13 March 2013). "Erste Punkte! Gianluca Cologna sprintet auf Platz 6" (in German). Blick. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  2. "Gianluca Cologna". sochi2014.com. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  3. "Rücktritt von Gianluca Cologna (in German)". SwissInfo.com. 25 March 2018.
  4. "It's time to say goodbye!". Gianluca Cologna Instagram. 29 March 2018.
  5. "Athlete : Gianluca COLOGNA". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
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