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Nadia Fanchini

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Nadia Fanchini
Fanchini during competitions in Semmering, Austria in 2008
Personal information
Born (1986-06-25) 25 June 1986 (age 40)
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Websitesorellefanchini.it
Skiing career
SportAlpine skiing
ClubG.S. Fiamme Gialle
DisciplinesDownhill, super-G, giant slalom
World Cup debut
13 December 2003
(age 17)
Olympics
Teams3 – (2006, 2014, 2018)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams6 – (2005, 2007, 2009,
       2013, 2015, 2019)
Medals2 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons15 – (2004–2010,
         2012–2019)
Wins2 – (1 SG, 1 DH)
Podiums13 – (8 DH, 4 SG, 1 GS)
Overall titles
0 – (9th in 2009)
Discipline titles
0 – (2nd in SG, 2009)
Medal record
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Downhill 1 1 6
Super-G 1 1 2
Giant 0 1 0
Total 2 3 8
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Italy
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2013 SchladmingDownhill
Bronze medal – third place2009 Val d'IsèreDownhill
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2004 MariborSuper-G
Gold medal – first place2005 BardonecchiaDownhill
Gold medal – first place2005 BardonecchiaGiant slalom
Silver medal – second place2005 BardonecchiaSuper-G

Nadia Fanchini (born 25 June 1986) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Italy. Born in Lovere,[1] she lives in Val Camonica. Her sisters Elena and Sabrina Fanchini were also members of the Italian World Cup team.

Career

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Fanchini represented Italy at the 2006 Winter Olympics and at four World Championships. She won a bronze medal in the downhill at the 2009 World Championships in Val d'Isère, France, and a silver medal in the downhill at the 2013 World Championships in Schladming, Austria.[2]

In the final World Cup race before the 2010 Winter Olympics, Fanchini injured both knees in a Super-G.[3] She missed the Olympics and the remainder of the 2010 season, as well as the 2011 season.

World Cup results

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Season standings

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SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
slalom
Super-GDownhillCombined
200417112——51——
20051837—271849—
20061922—183715—
20072033—501523—
20082138——3513—
2009229—402550
20102328——1323—
201124Injured, did not compete
20122575—28———
20132637—172830—
20142718—11934—
20152812—6925—
20162914—16136—
20173037—302125—
20183127——1716—
20193236——2511—
Standings through 4 February 2019

Race podiums

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  • 2 wins – (1 SG, 1 DH)
  • 13 podiums – (8 DH, 4 SG, 1 GS)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
20071 Dec 2006Canada Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill3rd
20089 Feb 2008Italy Sestriere, ItalyDownhill3rd
8 Mar 2008 Switzerland  Crans Montana, SwitzerlandDownhill3rd
20095 Dec 2008Canada Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill2nd
7 Dec 2008Super-G1st
20 Dec 2008 Switzerland  St. Moritz, SwitzerlandSuper-G3rd
27 Feb 2009Bulgaria Bansko, BulgariaDownhill3rd
10 Mar 2009Sweden Åre, SwedenSuper-G2nd
201010 Jan 2010Austria Haus im Ennstal, AustriaSuper-G3rd
201513 Mar 2015Sweden Åre, SwedenGiant slalom2nd
201619 Feb 2016Italy La Thuile, ItalyDownhill3rd
20 Feb 2016Downhill1st
201814 Jan 2018Austria Bad Kleinkirchheim, AustriaDownhill3rd

World Championship results

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  Year   Age  Slalom Giant
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
200518—DNF14——
200720——DNF113DSQ
200922——93—
201124Injured: did not compete
201326—DNF1212—
201528—161212—
2017 30 Injured: did not compete
2019 32 — — 5 14 —

Olympic results

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  Year   Age  Slalom Giant
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
200619—8381020
201023injured the week prior, did not compete[3]
201427—41022—
201831——12DNF—

National titles

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Nadia Fanchini has won 13 national titles.[4][5]

  • Italian Alpine Ski Championships
    • Downhill: 2004, 2006, 2008, 2019 (4)
    • Super-G: 2004, 2006, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019 (7)
    • Giant slalom: 2015 (1)
    • Combined: 20004 (1)

References

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  1. ↑ Nadia's official website bio (in Italian)
  2. ↑ "France's Rolland picks up first career win at World Champs DH, while Americans fall short". Ski Racing.com. 10 February 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Fanchini ruled out after super-G crash". ESPN. Associated Press. 31 January 2010.
  4. ↑ "Campionati italiani assoluti, l'albo d'oro della discesa" (in Italian). fisi.org. Archived from the original on 13 January 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "L'albo d'oro della discesa femminile dei Campionati Italiani" (in Italian). fisi.org. Retrieved 16 February 2021.[dead link]
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