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.

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).

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 — — — 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 standingsSki Tour standingsOverallDistanceLong DistanceMiddle DistanceSprintTour deSkiWorld CupFinal 1994 21 1995 22 1996 23 79 1997 24 52 28 — 1998 25 53 40 1999 26 53 58 2000 27 10 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 46 31 2009 36 41 63 18 4849 2010 37 77 125 37 ——

Individual podiums 5 victories – (5 ) 12 podiums – (11 , 1 )

Team podiums 8 victories – (3 , 5 ) 19 podiums – (9 , 10 )