Giuliano Razzoli (born 18 December 1984[1]) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from Italy. He specializes in the slalom; he won the Slalom at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
 Razzoli in January 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 18 December 1984 Castelnovo ne' Monti, Reggio Emilia, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | C.S. Esercito | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 18 December 2006 (age 22) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | giulianorazzoli.it | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 – (2010, 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 7 – (2009–21) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 16 – (2007–2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 2 – (2 SL) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 11 – (11 SL) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (25th in 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (8th in SL, 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editBorn at Castelnovo ne' Monti in Reggio Emilia, Razzoli took first place in slalom at the 2006 Italian Championships in Santa Caterina, Valfurva, which resulted in his automatic promotion to the Italian National A team.[1] His World Cup debut was on his 22nd birthday, at a slalom in Alta Badia in December 2006.
Razzoli has nine World Cup podiums, all in slalom. His first World Cup victory came in January 2010 at Zagreb, Croatia,[2] and his second was in Switzerland at Lenzerheide in March 2011.
2010 Winter Olympics
editRazzoli became Olympic Champion at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, winning the men's slalom. He clocked a combined total of one minute 39.32 seconds over the two runs, 0.16 seconds ahead of Croatia's Ivica Kostelic with Andre Myhrer of Sweden a further 0.28 seconds adrift.[3]
25-year-old Razzoli, who was quickest in the first leg through fog and sleet at Whistler, became the first Italian man to win the Olympic Slalom title since Alberto Tomba, 22 years earlier at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. It was the only gold medal won by Italy at those Games.
World Cup results
editSeason standings
edit| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 2007 | 22 | 138 | 57 | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 23 | 100 | 38 | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 24 | 43 | 13 | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 25 | 33 | 11 | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 26 | 35 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 27 | 47 | 13 | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 28 | 45 | 16 | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 29 | 78 | 27 | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 30 | 25 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 31 | 61 | 19 | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 32 | 58 | 19 | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 33 | No World Cup points | |||||
| 2019 | 34 | 55 | 18 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 35 | 85 | 29 | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 36 | 89 | 31 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 37 | 32 | 15 | — | — | — | — |
- Standings through 16 January 2022
Race podiums
edit- 2 wins – (2 SL)
- 11 podiums – (11 SL)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
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| 2009 | 6 Jan 2009 | Slalom | 3rd | |
| 1 Mar 2009 | Slalom | 2nd | ||
| 2010 | 6 Jan 2010 | Slalom | 1st | |
| 24 Jan 2010 | Slalom | 3rd | ||
| 2011 | 23 Jan 2011 | Slalom | 3rd | |
| 19 Mar 2011 | |
Slalom | 1st | |
| 2012 | 19 Dec 2011 | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 2015 | 15 Mar 2015 | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 22 Mar 2015 | Slalom | 2nd | ||
| 2016 | 17 Jan 2016 | |
Slalom | 2nd |
| 2022 | 16 Jan 2022 | Slalom | 3rd |
World Championship results
edit| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 24 | DNF1 | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 26 | DNF2 | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 28 | DNF1 | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 30 | DNF1 | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 32 | 22 | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 34 | 22 | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 36 | DSQ1 | — | — | — | — |
Olympic results
edit| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 25 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 29 | DNF2 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 37 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
References
edit- ^ a b "Razzoli-giuliano | Biografia di Giuliano Razzoli". Archived from the original on 3 March 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
- ^ FIS-ski.com Archived 4 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine – results – Giuliano Razzoli
- ^ BBC Sport – 2010-02-27
External links
edit- Giuliano Razzoli at FIS (alpine)
- Giuliano Razzoli at Olympedia
- Giuliano Razzoli at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
- Giuliano Razzoli at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Giuliano Razzoli at the Italian Winter Sports Federation (FISI) (in Italian)
- Official website (in Italian)