Nadia Fanchini

Nadia Fanchini

Fanchini during competitions in Semmering, Austria in 2008
Personal information
Born	(1986-06-25) 25 June 1986 (age 39) Lovere, Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy
Occupation	Alpine skier
Height	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
Skiing career
Disciplines	Downhill, super-G, giant slalom
Club	G.S. Fiamme Gialle
World Cup debut	13 December 2003 (age 17)
Website	sorellefanchini.it
Olympics
Teams	3 – (2006, 2014, 2018)
Medals	0
World Championships
Teams	6 – (2005, 2007, 2009,         2013, 2015, 2019)
Medals	2 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	15 – (2004–2010,           2012–2019)
Wins	2 – (1 SG, 1 DH)
Podiums	13 – (8 DH, 4 SG, 1 GS)
Overall titles	0 – (9th in 2009)
Discipline titles	0 – (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 2013 Schladming Downhill 2009 Val d'Isère Downhill Junior World Championships 2004 Maribor Super-G 2005 Bardonecchia Downhill 2005 Bardonecchia Giant slalom 2005 Bardonecchia Super-G

Nadia Fanchini (born 25 June 1986) is a former 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

Season	Age	Overall	Slalom	Giant slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
2004	17	112	—	—	51	—	—
2005	18	37	—	27	18	49	—
2006	19	22	—	18	37	15	—
2007	20	33	—	50	15	23	—
2008	21	38	—	—	35	13	—
2009	22	9	—	40	2	5	50
2010	23	28	—	—	13	23	—
2011	24	Injured, did not compete
2012	25	75	—	28	—	—	—
2013	26	37	—	17	28	30	—
2014	27	18	—	11	9	34	—
2015	28	12	—	6	9	25	—
2016	29	14	—	16	13	6	—
2017	30	37	—	30	21	25	—
2018	31	27	—	—	17	16	—
2019	32	36	—	—	25	11	—

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
2007	1 Dec 2006	Lake Louise, Canada	Downhill	3rd
2008	9 Feb 2008	Sestriere, Italy	Downhill	3rd
	8 Mar 2008	Crans Montana, Switzerland	Downhill	3rd
2009	5 Dec 2008	Lake Louise, Canada	Downhill	2nd
	7 Dec 2008		Super-G	1st
	20 Dec 2008	St. Moritz, Switzerland	Super-G	3rd
	27 Feb 2009	Bansko, Bulgaria	Downhill	3rd
	10 Mar 2009	Åre, Sweden	Super-G	2nd
2010	10 Jan 2010	Haus im Ennstal, Austria	Super-G	3rd
2015	13 Mar 2015	Åre, Sweden	Giant slalom	2nd
2016	19 Feb 2016	La Thuile, Italy	Downhill	3rd
	20 Feb 2016		Downhill	1st
2018	14 Jan 2018	Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria	Downhill	3rd

World Championship results

Year	Age	Slalom	Giant  slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
2005	18	—	DNF1	4	—	—
2007	20	—	—	DNF1	13	DSQ
2009	22	—	—	9	3	—
2011	24	Injured: did not compete
2013	26	—	DNF1	21	2	—
2015	28	—	16	12	12	—
2017	30	Injured: did not compete
2019	32	—	—	5	14	—

Olympic results

Year	Age	Slalom	Giant  slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
2006	19	—	8	38	10	20
2010	23	injured the week prior, did not compete [3]
2014	27	—	4	10	22	—
2018	31	—	—	12	DNF	—

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. "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. Archived from the original on 13 January 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
5. "L'albo d'oro della discesa femminile dei Campionati Italiani" (in Italian). fisi.org. Retrieved 16 February 2021.^{[ dead link ]}

External links

• Nadia Fanchini at FIS (alpine)
• Nadia Fanchini at Olympics.com
• Nadia Fanchini at Olympedia
• Italian Winter Sports Federation – (FISI) – alpine skiing – Nadia Fanchini – (in Italian)
• Official website (in Italian)