Italian cross-country skier

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.

Contents

• 1 Biography
• 2 Cross-country skiing results
  • 2.1 Olympic Games
  • 2.2 World Championships
  • 2.3 World Cup
    • 2.3.1 Season standings
    • 2.3.2 Individual podiums
    • 2.3.3 Team podiums
• 3 References
• 4 External links

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).

Olympic Games

• 3 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

World Championships

• 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver)

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

• 5 victories – (5 WC)
• 12 podiums – (11 WC, 1 SWC)

Team podiums

• 8 victories – (3 RL, 5 TS)
• 19 podiums – (9 RL, 10 TS)

References

External links

• Cristian Zorzi at FIS (cross-country)
• Cristian Zorzi at FIS (ski jumping)
• Cristian Zorzi at Olympedia
• Cristian Zorzi at the Italian Olympic Committee (in Italian)
• Media related to Cristian Zorzi at Wikimedia Commons