Francesco De Fabiani

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Francesco de Fabiani
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De Fabiani in February 2019
CountryItaly
Born (1993-04-21) 21 April 1993 (age 30)
Aosta, Italy
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Ski club C.S. Esercito
World Cup career
Seasons11 – (2014–present)
Individual wins1
Team wins2
Indiv. podiums10
Team podiums6
Indiv. starts198
Team starts18
Overall titles0 – (7th in 2019 )
Discipline titles2 – (2 U23: 2015, 2016)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Planica Team sprint
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Seefeld Team sprint
Updated on 9 December 2023.

Francesco De Fabiani (born 21 April 1993) is an Italian cross-country skier. [1] [2]

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Athletic career

De Fabiani had his first World Cup start during the 2013–14 season. His first event was the Tour de Ski 5 km Free prologue in Oberhof, Germany. He also competed for Italy at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the cross country skiing events. At the end of 2015 he was top ten in the overall statistics which is the best he has ever done.

De Fabiani had his international breakthrough during the 2014–15 season. This season he recorded his first World Cup victory in the 15 km classical event in Lahti. [3] He also won the Helvetia U23 World Cup Ranking. [4]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [5]

Olympic Games

 Year  Age  15 km 
 individual 
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2014 20 30 21 25
2018 24 20 22 7
2022 28 18 8 [a] 51 8 8

aDistance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.

World Championships

 Year  Age  15 km 
 individual 
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2015 21 40 32 6
2017 23 38 8
2019 25 20 14 8 10 Bronze
2021 27 30 5
2023 29 11 18 9 Silver

World Cup

Season titles

  • 2 titles – (2 U23)
Season
Discipline
2015 Under-23
2016 Under-23

Season standings

 Season  Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standings
OverallDistanceSprintU23Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
Ski Tour
2020
World Cup
Final
Ski Tour
Canada
2014 20NCNCNCDNF
2015 212213NCGold medal icon.svg1824
2016 22121187Gold medal icon.svg4919
2017 232525871414
2018 2413173543DNF12
2019 2576111294
2020 2630283632DNF13
2021 271517202015
2022 2826183725
2023 2925155914

Individual podiums

  • 1 victory – (1 WC)
  • 10 podiums – (3 WC, 7 SWC)
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1 2014–15 8 March 2015 Flag of Finland.svg Lahti, Finland15 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
2 2015–16 6 January 2016 Flag of Germany.svg Oberstdorf, Germany15 km Mass Start CStage World Cup3rd
314 February 2016 Flag of Sweden.svg Falun, Sweden15 km Mass Start FWorld Cup2nd
4 2017–18 4 January 2018 Flag of Germany.svg Oberstdorf, Germany15 km Mass Start FStage World Cup3rd
517 March 2018 Flag of Sweden.svg Falun, Sweden15 km Mass Start CStage World Cup3rd
6 2018–19 2 January 2019 Flag of Germany.svg Oberstdorf, Germany15 km Mass Start CStage World Cup2nd
75 January 2019 Flag of Italy.svg Val di Fiemme, Italy15 km Mass Start CStage World Cup2nd
816 February 2019 Flag of Italy.svg Cogne, Italy1.6 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
9 2020–21 8 January 2021 Flag of Italy.svg Val di Fiemme, Italy15 km Mass Start CStage World Cup2nd
10 2022–23 7 January 2023 Flag of Italy.svg Val di Fiemme, Italy15 km Mass Start CStage World Cup3rd

Team podiums

  • 2 victories – (1 RL, 1 TS)
  • 6 podiums – (2 RL, 4 TS)
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammate(s)
1 2015–16 24 January 2016 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rd Nöckler / Clara / Pellegrino
2 2020–21 20 December 2020 Flag of Germany.svg Dresden, Italy6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup3rd Pellegrino
37 February 2021 Flag of Sweden.svg Ulricehamn, Sweden6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup1st Pellegrino
4 2022–23 22 January 2023 Flag of Italy.svg Livigno, Italy6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2nd Pellegrino
55 February 2023 Flag of Italy.svg Toblach, Italy4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1st Nöckler / Daprà / Pellegrino
624 March 2023 Flag of Finland.svg Lahti, Finland6 × 1.4 km Team Sprint FWorld Cup2nd Pellegrino

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References

  1. FIS Biography
  2. "Sochi 2014 profile". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  3. "Men 15 km C – Lahti, FIN" (PDF). FIS. 6 January 2016.
  4. "Cross-Country talk – Francesco de Fabiani" [ permanent dead link ]
  5. "Athlete : DE FABIANI Francesco". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 21 April 2018.