Cristian Zorzi

Cristian Zorzi (born 14 August 1972) is an Italian former cross-country skier who excelled at sprint ski races. He is nicknamed Zorro, for his exuberant character.

Cristian Zorzi
Zorzi in 2006
Country	Italy
Born	(1972-08-14) 14 August 1972 (age 52) Cavalese, Italy
Ski club	G.S. Fiamme Gialle[1]
World Cup career
Seasons	17 – (1994–2010)
Indiv. starts	186
Indiv. podiums	12
Indiv. wins	5
Team starts	51
Team podiums	19
Team wins	8
Overall titles	0 – (7th in 2002)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record Men's cross-country skiing Representing  Italy Olympic Games 2006 Turin 4 × 10 km relay 2002 Salt Lake City 4 × 10 km relay 2002 Salt Lake City Individual sprint World Championships 2007 Sapporo Team sprint 2001 Lahti Individual sprint Junior World Championships 1992 Vuokatti 4 × 10 km relay

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).^[2]

Olympic Games

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

Year	Age	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	50 km	Sprint	4 × 10 km   relay	Team   sprint
2002	29	—	—	9	—	Bronze	Silver	—
2006	33	—	—	—	—	4	Gold	—
2010	37	—	—	—	—	—	9	8

World Championships

• 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver)

Year	Age	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	50 km	Sprint	4 × 10 km   relay	Team   sprint
2001	28	—	—	—	DNF	Silver	6	—
2003	30	—	—	—	—	8	10	—
2005	32	17	—	—	—	—	4	4
2007	34	66	—	—	—	—	9	Gold
2009	36	—	—	—	12	23	—	—

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age	Discipline standings					Ski Tour standings
		Overall	Distance	Long Distance	Middle Distance	Sprint	Tour de Ski	World Cup Final
1994	21	NC	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	22	NC	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	23	79	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	24	52	—	28	—	—	—	—
1998	25	53	—	NC	—	40	—	—
1999	26	53	—	NC	—	58	—	—
2000	27	10	—	NC	8	5	—	—
2001	28	11	—	—	—		—	—
2002	29	7	—	—	—		—	—
2003	30	12	—	—	—	5	—	—
2004	31	57	108	—	—	25	—	—
2005	32	21	23	—	—	14	—	—
2006	33	23	59	—	—	12	—	—
2007	34	101	85	—	—	61	44	—
2008	35	76	NC	—	—	46	31	DNF
2009	36	41	63	—	—	18	48	49
2010	37	77	125	—	—	37	—	—

Individual podiums

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

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	1999–00	3 March 2000	Lahti, Finland	1.0 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
2	2000–01	17 December 2000	Brusson, Italy	1.0 km Sprint F	World Cup	3rd
3		29 December 2000	Engelberg, Switzerland	1.0 km Sprint F	World Cup	2nd
4		14 January 2001	Soldier Hollow, United States	1.0 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
5	2001–02	9 December 2001	Cogne, Italy	1.5 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
6		27 December 2001	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany	1.5 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
7	2002–03	19 December 2002	Linz, Austria	1.5 km Sprint F	World Cup	3rd
8		12 February 2003	Reit im Winkl, Germany	1.5 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
9		20 March 2003	Borlänge, Sweden	1.5 km Sprint F	World Cup	3rd
10	2004–05	23 October 2004	Düsseldorf, Germany	1.5 km Sprint F	World Cup	3rd
11	2005–06	4 February 2006	Davos, Switzerland	1.1 km Sprint F	World Cup	2nd
12	2008–09	1 January 2009	Nové Město, Czech Republic	1.2 km Sprint F	Stage World Cup	3rd

Team podiums

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

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammate(s)
1	1998–99	8 March 1999	Vantaa, Finland	Team Sprint F	World Cup	1st	Di Centa
2	1999–00	8 December 1999	Asiago, Italy	Team Sprint F	World Cup	3rd	Di Centa
3	2000–01	13 December 2000	Clusone, Italy	10 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	2nd	Di Centa
4		27 February 2000	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay F	World Cup	1st	Valbusa / Maj / Piller Cottrer
5	2001–02	13 January 2002	Nové Město, Czech Republic	6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	2nd	Di Centa
6		3 March 2002	Lahti, Finland	6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	1st	Di Centa
7	2002–03	24 November 2002	Kiruna, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Di Centa / Valbusa / Piller Cottrer
8		8 December 2002	Davos, Switzerland	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Di Centa / Schwienbacher / Piller Cottrer
9		19 January 2003	Nové Město, Czech Republic	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Di Centa / Valbusa / Schwienbacher
10		26 January 2003	Oberhof, Germany	10 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	1st	Di Centa
11		14 February 2003	Asiago, Italy	10 × 1.4 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	1st	Di Centa
12		23 February 2003	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Di Centa / Valbusa / Piller Cottrer
13	2003–04	21 November 2004	Gällivare, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Di Centa / Valbusa / Piller Cottrer
14		5 December 2004	Bern, Switzerland	6 × 1.1 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	3rd	Pasini
15		12 December 2004	Val di Fiemme, Italy	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Di Centa / Valbusa / Piller Cottrer
16	2005–06	15 January 2006	Val di Fiemme, Italy	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Di Centa / Checchi / Piller Cottrer
17		18 March 2006	Sapporo, Japan	6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	1st	Frasnelli
18	2006–07	29 October 2006	Düsseldorf, Germany	6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	3rd	Pasini
19	2007–08	9 December 2007	Davos, Switzerland	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Di Centa / Checchi / Piller Cottrer