Italian cross-country skier
Valerio Checchi
Valerio Checchi in 2008
Born (1980-04-03 ) 3 April 1980 (age 45) Country Italy Sport Skiing Club G.S. Forestale Seasons 13 – (2002 –2014 ) Indiv. starts 163 Indiv. podiums 4 Indiv. wins 1 Team starts 27 Team podiums 6 Team wins 1 Overall titles 0 – (10th in 2008 ) Discipline titles 0
Valerio Checchi (born Subiaco, Lazio , 3 April 1980) is an Italian cross-country skier who has competed since 1999. He has two World Cup victories with one in 2006 and another in 2008.
At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin , Checchi finished 18th in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit event and 36th in the 15 km event. Checchi's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was fourth in the 4 × 10 km relay at Liberec in 2009 .
Checchi finished ninth in the 4 × 10 km relay event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia , Canada.
Anti-doping rule violation
Checchi was in 2014 handed a one-year ban from sports for three whereabouts failures in 18 months.[ 1] [ 2] The ban ended 13 April 2015.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS) .[ 3]
Olympic Games
Year
Age
15 km individual
30 km skiathlon
50 km mass start
Sprint
4 × 10 km relay
Team sprint
2006
25
38
18
—
—
—
—
2010
29
19
—
31
—
4
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World Championships
World Cup
Season standings
Season
Age
Discipline standings
Ski Tour standings
Overall
Distance
Sprint
Nordic Opening
Tour de Ski
World Cup Final
2002
21
NC
—
NC
—
—
—
2003
22
103
—
—
—
—
—
2004
23
46
29
—
—
—
—
2005
24
39
20
—
—
—
—
2006
25
29
17
—
—
—
—
2007
26
81
49
NC
—
DNF
—
2008
27
10
6
68
—
15
13
2009
28
66
41
NC
—
32
—
2010
29
31
22
NC
—
14
DNF
2011
30
66
39
NC
25
DNF
—
2012
31
74
47
NC
62
DNF
—
2013
32
111
73
NC
DNF
33
—
2014
33
156
99
NC
67
—
—
Individual podiums
1 victory – (1 WC )
4 podiums – (2 WC , 2 SWC )
No.
Season
Date
Location
Race
Level
Place
1
2007–08
29 December 2007
Nové Město , Czech Republic
15 km Pursuit F
Stage World Cup
3rd
2
1 January 2008
Nové Město , Czech Republic
15 km Pursuit F
Stage World Cup
2nd
3
25 January 2008
Canmore , Canada
15 km Individual F
World Cup
1st
4
2008–09
17 January 2009
Whistler , Canada
15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/F
World Cup
3rd
Team podiums
1 victory – (1 RL )
6 podiums – (6 RL )
References
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