Fulvio Valbusa

Fulvio Valbusa (born 15 February 1969, in Verona) is an Italian cross-country skier who competed from 1992 to 2006. He won two medals in the 4 × 10 km relay at the Winter Olympics with a gold in 2006 and a silver in 1998. He also finished fifth in three other cross-country events at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano (10 km + 15 km combined pursuit, 30 km, and 50 km).

Valbusa also won five medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, including one silver (15 km: 2005) and four bronzes (10 km + 15 km combined pursuit: 1999, 4 × 10 km relay: 1995, 1997, 1999). He also won three FIS races at 15 km in 1996, 1997, and 2004.

He is the older brother of cross-country skier Sabina Valbusa.

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

Olympic Games 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver) Year Age 10 km 15 km Pursuit 30 km 50 km Sprint 4 × 10 km relay Team sprint 1992 23 — — 17 — — 1994 25 29 22 — — — 1998 29 11 5 5 5 Silver 2002 33 31 18 — — 27 — 2006 37 12 — 30 — Gold —

World Championships 4 medals – (1 silver, 3 bronze) Year Age 10 km 15 km Pursuit 30 km 50 km Sprint 4 × 10 km relay Team sprint 1993 24 19 11 — — — 1995 26 16 16 — — Bronze 1997 28 6 5 5 Bronze 1999 30 10 Bronze 4 15 Bronze 2001 32 26 8 — 14 — 6 2003 34 48 — — 18 — 10 2005 36 Silver 9 — — 4 —

World Cup Season standings Season Age OverallDistanceLong DistanceMiddle DistanceSprint 1992 23 30 1993 24 30 1994 25 42 1995 26 22 1996 27 6 1997 28 7 1998 29 6 14 5 1999 30 12 7 33 2000 31 33 26 36 20 2001 32 7 9 2002 33 48 65 2003 34 14 66 2004 35 8 7 50 2005 36 49 29 2006 37 82 56 —

Individual podiums 2 victories 13 podiums

Team podiums

7 victories – (5 , 2 ) 22 podiums – (20 , 2 )

Note: Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.