Alessandro Roberto

Alessandro Roberto ( May 22nd, 1977 in Vercelli ) is a retired Italian alpine skier. The giant slalom specialist launched from 1999 to 2008 in the World Cup, where he went twice in the top ten, and took part in the 2001 World Championships and the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Career

Earlier in his career Alessandro Roberto spent several years with FIS races and national championships at the start, mainly in his specialist discipline Giant Slalom, but went only rarely among the top ten. After he had reached in 1998/99 first podium of the season and on 2 December 1999 with a victory in the giant slalom in Alleghe won an FIS race for the first time, he went up into the Italian national team and was henceforth also in the World and European used. In the European Cup he in the season 1999/2000 with the exception of the first race in each giant slalom in the top ten, reached the end of season two second places in Sella Nevea and Kappl and was fifth in the giant slalom standings. By January 2001, he drove beside the World Cup continues in the European Cup and still finished almost all the races in the top 10.

Twelve days after his European Cup debut took Alessandro Roberto on 19 December 1999, for the first time participated in a World Cup giant slalom. While he has not yet qualified in the first race for the second run, he won his second deployment on 5 February 2000 with number 24, the first World Cup points and reached three weeks later with 15th place in Yongpyong his best result of the season. In the 2000 /01 season he took with the exception of the World Cup finals already at all World Cup giant slalom in part and achieved the best result this time as the twelfth place in Adelboden. He also came at the 2001 World Championships in St. Anton am Arlberg used where he finished in 13th place. His best World Cup result ever the Italians succeeded on 20 December 2001 in the giant slalom in Kranjska Gora, when he reached the seventh place. Then he could also start at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, reached there but only the 22th place. The second top - 10 finish of his career scoring Alessandro Roberto on 15 December 2002, ninth in the giant slalom in Val d'Isere and with consistent performances he achieved in the 2002/03 season the 17th overall in the giant slalom World Cup - his best result. In the previous year he had scored 19th overall. Success of the sports group of the Italian Army ( Corpo Sportivo Italiano dell'Esercito ) was belonging athlete even in the military World Ski Championships 2003 in Pyhätunturi, where he won the bronze medal in the giant slalom.

The career of the Italian was interrupted at the beginning of the season 2003/ 04. During a fall in the giant slalom in Soelden, he retired to injury in his left knee and was sidelined the rest of the winter. In his comeback season in 2004 /05 did not succeed Roberto to connect to its previous results. In the World Cup he could only score twice and the European Cup did not reach top 10 results, only in the military World Ski Championships 2005 in Predeal, he won the silver medal in the giant slalom. Therefore, in the season 2005/ 06 he came only once in the World Cup for use, but had no points. He played mainly European Cup races, reached in the second half of the season again several top -10 results and was the last giant slalom in Altenmarkt in third place on the podium again. In the giant slalom standings, he was eighth. The only time he also took part in two Super - Gs part in the European Cup, but did not this in the top 30 After he won in November 2006, two giant slaloms in Nor- Am Cup, he came from the 2006 /07 again in the World Cup used. He was a regular in the points and came twice in the top 20 and has been recognized in March 2007 Italian vice-champion in the giant slalom behind Peter Fill. After another injury, he had to end in December the following season 2007/ 08. In winter 2008/ 09 Alessandro Roberto participated only at a respective World and European races and finished after his career.

Sporting successes

Olympic Winter Games

  • Salt Lake City 2002: 22 Giant Slalom

World Championships

  • St. Anton 2001: 13 Giant Slalom

World Cup

  • Two top - 10 finishes and seven times in the top 15

European Cup

  • 1999/2000 season: 5 giant slalom standings
  • Three podiums

Nor- Am Cup

  • Season 2006/ 07: 3rd giant slalom standings
  • Two wins:

Other successes

  • Italian vice-champion in the giant slalom in 2007
  • Silver medal in the giant slalom at the World Ski Championships 2005 military
  • Bronze medal in the giant slalom at the World Ski Championships 2003 military
  • Two victories in FIS races
Italy FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2001 Municipality of Kranjska Gora 2004 Alpine Skiing World Cup Nor-Am Cup Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics Keystone (Colorado) Federazione Italiana Sport Invernali
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