- Cristian Zorzi
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Medal record
Zorzi in 2006Men's cross country skiing Olympic Games Gold 2006 Turin 4 x 10 km Silver 2002 Salt Lake City 4 x 10 km Bronze 2002 Salt Lake City Individual sprint World Championships Gold 2007 Sapporo Team sprint Silver 2001 Lahti Individual sprint Cristian Zorzi (born August 14, 1972, Cavalese, Trentino) is an Italian cross country skier who excels at sprint ski races. He is nicknamed Zorro, for his exuberant character.
Cristain'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 x 10 km and a bronze in the individual sprint.
At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, he was the anchor on the 4 x 10 km team that would win gold in those games.
Zorzi has two medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the team sprint (2007) and a silver in the individual sprint (2001).
He has also finished 2nd in the 2000-1 sprint World Cup, then followed it up with a 3rd the following season.
References
- Federazione Italiana Sport Invernali profile (Italian)
- Cristian Zorzi at the International Ski Federation
World champions in men's team sprint cross-country 2005: Norway (Tore Ruud Hofstad & Tor Arne Hetland) • 2007: Italy (Renato Pasini & Cristian Zorzi) • 2009: Norway (Ola Vigen Hattestad & Johan Kjølstad) • 2011: Canada (Devon Kershaw & Alex Harvey)
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