Nadia Fanchini

Nadia Fanchini ( born June 25, 1986 in Lovere ) is an Italian alpine skier. She specializes in the disciplines of downhill and Super -G. Her older sister Elena and her younger sister Sabrina are also ski racers.

Biography

Fanchini belongs to the sports group Fiamme Gialle. In 1999, she won the slalom of the Trofeo Topolino and giant slalom at the Whistler Cup. In the juniors, she won three World Championship titles: 2004 in Maribor in the Super- G, 2005 in Bardonecchia in the downhill and giant slalom. Another silver medal she won in the Super -G.

Her debut in the World Cup was Fanchini on 13 December 2003 on the Gran Risa in Alta Badia. On December 7, 2008, she won her first World Cup race with the Super -G of Lake Louise. She reached the fourth place in the Super - G at the 2005 World Championships in Bormio. In its Olympic debut in Torino in 2006, she was tenth in the downhill and eighth in the giant slalom. At the 2009 World Championships in Val d'Isère, she won the bronze medal in the downhill.

In the 2009/10 season Fanchini crashed at the World Cup Super -G in St. Moritz hard and injured on both knees. She had the season prematurely and could even in winter 2010/11 deny any race. After almost two years break from racing she announced on 21 January 2012 at the World Cup giant slalom in Kranjska Gora her comeback.

At the World Championships 2013 in Schladming they surprisingly won the silver medal in the downhill.

Achievements

Olympic games

  • Turin 2006: 8 Giant Slalom, Downhill 10, 20 combination, 38 Super -G
  • Sochi 2014: 4 Giant Slalom, Super -G 10 22 Departure

World Championships

  • Santa Caterina 2005: 4 Super -G
  • Åre 2007: 13 Departure
  • Val d'Isere 2009: 3rd exit, 9 Super -G
  • Schladming 2013: 2nd exit 21, the Super-G

World Cup

  • 9 podiums, including one victory:

Junior World Championships

  • Maribor 2004: 1 Super -G, Downhill 6, 9 Giant Slalom
  • Bardonecchia 2005: 1st exit, 1st Giant Slalom, Super-G 2

Other successes

  • Seven times Italian Champion (Super -G: 2004, 2006, 2008; Departure: 2004, 2006, 2008; combination: 2004 )
  • 3 podiums in the European Cup
  • 5 wins in FIS races
Italy Alpine skiing combined FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013 World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships 2009 Alpine Skiing World Cup 2014 Alpine Skiing World Cup Elena Fanchini Lake Louise (Alberta) FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2005 2010 Alpine Skiing World Cup Municipality of Kranjska Gora Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007
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