Nadia Fanchini
Nadia Fanchini during competitions in Semmering, Austria. December 2008.
Personal information
Born (1986-06-25) 25 June 1986
Lovere, Bergamo,
Lombardy, Italy
OccupationAlpine skier
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill, super-G, giant slalom
ClubG.S. Fiamme Gialle
World Cup debut13 December 2003
(age 17)
Websitesorellefanchini.it
Olympics
Teams3 – (2006, 2014, 2018)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams6 – (2005, 2007, 2009,
       2013, 2015, 2019)
Medals2 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons15 – (20042010,
         20122019)
Wins2 – (1 SG, 1 DH)
Podiums13 – (8 DH, 4 SG, 1 GS)
Overall titles0 – (9th in 2009)
Discipline titles0 – (2nd in SG, 2009)
Medal record
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Downhill 1 1 6
Super-G 1 1 2
Giant 0 1 0
Total 2 3 8
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Italy
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2013 SchladmingDownhill
Bronze medal – third place2009 Val d'IsèreDownhill
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 MariborSuper-G
Gold medal – first place 2005 BardonecchiaDownhill
Gold medal – first place 2005 BardonecchiaGiant slalom
Silver medal – second place 2005 Bardonecchia Super-G

Nadia Fanchini (born 25 June 1986) is a World Cup alpine ski racer from Italy. Born in Lovere,[1] she lives in Val Camonica. Her sisters Elena and Sabrina Fanchini were also members of the Italian World Cup team.

Career

Fanchini represented Italy at the 2006 Winter Olympics and at four World Championships. She won a bronze medal in the downhill at the 2009 World Championships in Val d'Isère, France, and a silver medal in the downhill at the 2013 World Championships in Schladming, Austria.[2]

In the final World Cup race before the 2010 Winter Olympics, Fanchini injured both knees in a Super-G.[3] She missed the Olympics and the remainder of the 2010 season, as well as the 2011 season.

World Cup results

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
slalom
Super-GDownhillCombined
20041711251
20051837271849
20061922183715
20072033501523
200821383513
2009229402550
201023281323
201124Injured, did not compete
2012257528
20132637172830
2014271811934
201528126925
2016291416136
20173037302125
201831271716
201932362511
Standings through 4 February 2019

Race podiums

  • 2 wins – (1 SG, 1 DH)
  • 13 podiums – (8 DH, 4 SG, 1 GS)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
20071 Dec 2006Canada Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill3rd
20089 Feb 2008Italy Sestriere, ItalyDownhill3rd
8 Mar 2008 Switzerland  Crans Montana, SwitzerlandDownhill3rd
20095 Dec 2008Canada Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill2nd
7 Dec 2008Super-G1st
20 Dec 2008 Switzerland  St. Moritz, SwitzerlandSuper-G3rd
27 Feb 2009Bulgaria Bansko, BulgariaDownhill3rd
10 Mar 2009Sweden Åre, SwedenSuper-G2nd
201010 Jan 2010Austria Haus im Ennstal, AustriaSuper-G3rd
201513 Mar 2015Sweden Åre, SwedenGiant slalom2nd
201619 Feb 2016Italy La Thuile, ItalyDownhill3rd
20 Feb 2016Downhill1st
201814 Jan 2018Austria Bad Kleinkirchheim, AustriaDownhill3rd

World Championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom Giant
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
200518DNF14
200720DNF113DSQ
20092293
201124Injured: did not compete
201326DNF1212
201528161212
2017 30 Injured: did not compete
2019 32 5 14

Olympic results

  Year   Age  Slalom Giant
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
2006198381020
201023injured the week prior, did not compete[3]
20142741022
20183112DNF

National titles

Nadia Fanchini has won 13 national titles.[4][5]

  • Italian Alpine Ski Championships
    • Downhill: 2004, 2006, 2008, 2019 (4)
    • Super-G: 2004, 2006, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019 (7)
    • Giant slalom: 2015 (1)
    • Combined: 20004 (1)

References

  1. Nadia's official website bio (in Italian)
  2. "France's Rolland picks up first career win at World Champs DH, while Americans fall short". Ski Racing.com. 10 February 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Fanchini ruled out after super-G crash". ESPN. Associated Press. 31 January 2010.
  4. "Campionati italiani assoluti, l'albo d'oro della discesa" (in Italian). fisi.org. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  5. "L'albo d'oro della discesa femminile dei Campionati Italiani" (in Italian). fisi.org. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
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