Francesco De Fabiani

Francesco De Fabiani (born 21 April 1993) is an Italian cross-country skier.

Athletic career De Fabiani had his first World Cup start during the 2013–14 season. His first event was the Tour de Ski 5 km Free prologue in Oberhof, Germany. He also competed for Italy at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the cross country skiing events. At the end of 2015 he was top ten in the overall statistics which is the best he has ever done.

De Fabiani had his international breakthrough during the 2014–15 season. This season he recorded his first World Cup victory in the 15 km classical event in Lahti. He also won the Helvetia U23 World Cup Ranking.

Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games Year Age 15 km individual 30 km skiathlon 50 km mass start Sprint 4 × 10 km relay Team sprint 2014 20 30 21 25 — — — 2018 24 — 20 22 — 7 — 2022 28 18 8 — 51 8 8 Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.

World Championships 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze) Year Age 15 km individual 30 km skiathlon 50 km mass start Sprint 4 × 10 km relay Team sprint 2015 21 — 40 32 — 6 — 2017 23 38 — — — 8 — 2019 25 20 — 14 8 10 Bronze 2021 27 — — — 30 — 5 2023 29 — — 11 18 9 Silver

World Cup Season titles 2 titles – (2 U23) SeasonDiscipline2015 Under-232016 Under-23

Season standings

Individual podiums 1 victory – (1 ) 10 podiums – (3 , 7 )

Team podiums 2 victories – (1 , 1 ) 6 podiums – (2 , 4 )