Pietro Piller Cottrer

Pietro Piller Cottrer (born 20 December 1974) is an Italian former cross-country skier who won gold medal in the 4 ×10 km relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. He was born at Sappada in the province of Udine.

Career Piller Cottrer's first relevant success in the cross-country skiing world cup came in 1997, when he won the 50 km race at the Holmenkollen Ski Festival. In the same year he won the bronze medal with the Italian relay at the 1997 World Championships in Trondheim. Thanks to Piller Cottrer's presence, the Italian relay confirmed as one of the best in the world winning silver medal in the 2002 Winter Olympics and, better, to gold medal in the home Olympics of Turin. He also won an Olympic bronze medal in the 15 + 15 km pursuit.

His successes include a World Championship gold medal in the 15 km freestyle pursuit at the 2005 World Championships, and a total of seven victories in the World Cup. The latest in Vancouver 2009.

Piller Cottrer won a bronze medal in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit at the 2007 World Championships in Sapporo.

At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver Piller Cottrer skied a 34:00.9 in the 15 km freestyle event and won the silver medal. In February 2013, Piller Cottrer announced his retirement.

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

Olympic Games 4 medals – (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze) Year Age 10 km 15 km Pursuit 30 km 50 km Sprint 4 × 10 km relay Team sprint 1998 23 — — — 16 — 2002 27 — 8 4 — — Silver 2006 31 — Bronze 5 — Gold — 2010 35 Silver 14 26 — 9 —

World Championships 3 medals – (1 gold, 2 bronze) Year Age 10 km 15 km Pursuit 30 km 50 km Sprint 4 × 10 km relay Team sprint 1995 20 — — 38 — — 1997 22 — — 4 — Bronze 2001 26 — 9 — 8 — 6 2003 28 — 10 — 14 — 9 2005 30 Gold 20 — — 4 — 2007 32 9 Bronze — 9 — 2009 34 — 32 11 — 4 — 2011 36 — 13 19 — 5 —

World Cup Season standings Season Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standingsOverallDistanceLong DistanceMiddle DistanceSprintNordicOpeningTour deSkiWorld CupFinal 1995 20 51 1996 21 60 1997 22 13 4 5 1998 23 17 14 21 1999 24 38 43 42 2000 25 23 21 18 27 2001 26 4 18 2002 27 15 2003 28 18 77 2004 29 12 10 2005 30 35 19 — 2006 31 13 7 — 2007 32 17 27 27 2008 33 19 7 4 2009 34 5 54 7 14 2010 35 15 11 DNF 11 2011 36 87 52 27 — — 2012 37 84 — —

Individual podiums 6 victories – (5 , 1 ) 21 podiums – (20 , 1 )

Team podiums 4 victories – (4 ) 20 podiums – (19 , 1 )

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