Natascia Leonardi Cortesi

Natascia Leonardi Cortesi (born 1 May 1971) is a Swiss cross-country skier and ski mountaineer who has competed since 1988 in the World Cup circuit. She won a bronze medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and had her best individual finish with a tenth place in the 30 km event at those same games. This was the first Olympic medal ever for a Swiss woman in cross-country skiing. Leonardi Cortesi's best score at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was a fifth place in the 4 × 5 km relay in 1999.

In Ski mountaineering, she won 2005 the Trofeo Mezzalama with Gloriana Pellisier and Christiane Nex. 2006 she was vertical race world champion.

At the Worldloppet she won three times her home-race, the Engadin Skimarathon in 2003, 2005 and 2006. She was the first Swiss woman to win the Kangaroo Hoppet 2006 in Australia and 2011 the Transjurassienne in France.

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

Olympic Games 1 medal – (1 bronze)

Year Age 5 km 10 km 15 km Pursuit 30 km Sprint 4 × 5 km relay Team sprint 1992 20 — 25 —31 9 1998 26 — — 24 4 2002 30 15 15 — 10 — Bronze 2006 34 — 24 16 — 11 —

World Championships Year Age 5 km 10 km 15 km Pursuit 30 km Sprint 4 × 5 km relay Team sprint 1991 19 49 — 43 — — 1997 25 59 42 31 8 1999 27 — 28 — 27 5 2001 29 — 20 — — 7 2003 31 34 28 — 23 — 10 2005 33 16 — 23 — 11 — 2007 35 54 — — — — —

a. Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

World Cup Season standings Season Age Discipline standings Ski Tour standingsOverallDistanceLong DistanceMiddle DistanceSprintTour deSki 1992 20 1994 22 1995 23 1996 24 1997 25 — 1998 26 — 1999 27 71 48 — 2000 28 56 53 42 — 2001 29 77 — 2002 30 75 — 2003 31 — 2004 32 78 63 — 2005 33 57 40 — 2006 34 — 2007 35 — —