Stefano Anzi

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Stefano Anzi
Stefano Anzi in Sainkt Moritz World Championship.jpg
Anzi in 1974
Personal information
Born21 May 1949 (1949-05-21) (age 76)
Bormio, Italy
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight70 kg (150 lb)
Website AnziBesson
Sport
Sport Alpine skiing
Retired1975
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 1

Stefano Anzi (born 21 May 1949) is a retired Italian alpine skier who specialized in the downhill event. He competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics and finished in 11th place. [1] Anzi had three podium positions at individual world cup stages: first and third in 1971 and second in 1974. [2]

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The twins Anzi and Besson

Stefano Anzi (right while smoking a cigarette) with his sporty twin and firm Giuliano Besson in 1970s Giuliano Besson & Stefano Anzi.jpg
Stefano Anzi (right while smoking a cigarette) with his sporty twin and firm Giuliano Besson in 1970s

In the 1970s the legend of two skiers of the valanga azzurra (blue avalanche) was born, Stefano Anzi and Giuliano Besson who were nicknamed i gemelli ( the twins ) because on two occasions they concluded an important downhill race in the same position, on 7 February 1972 at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan both finished in 11th place ex-aequo [3] and on 26 January 1974 both finished in second place still ex-aequo on the legendary Streiff in Kitzbuehl, Austria in a World Cup race. [4]

World Cup results

Anzi boasts three podiums in the World Cup. [5]

Podium
DatePlaceDisciplineRank
18 February 1971 Flag of the United States.svg Sugarloaf Downhill3rd
19 February 1971 Flag of the United States.svg Sugarloaf Downhill1st
26 January 1974 Flag of Austria.svg Kitzbuehel Downhill2nd

Olympic results

  Year   Age VenueEventRank
1972 22 Flag of Japan.svg Sapporo Downhill 11

See also

References

  1. ↑ Stefano Anzi. sports-reference.com
  2. ↑ Stefano Anzi. fis-ski.com
  3. ↑ "Downhill, Men – Date: 7 February 1972 – tatus: Olympic". olympedia.org. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "26-01-1974 Kitzbuehel AUT World Cup Downhill". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Besson Giuliano – World Cup Podium". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "La Storia – Besson Group" (in Italian). bessongroup.com. Retrieved 17 February 2021. Giuliano Besson, nato nel 1950, è uno dei grandi campioni di sci che fanno nascere il mito della Valanga Azzurra dei primi anni '70, è un ottimo discesista insieme con l'amico Stefano Anzi, così amici da arrivare secondi al centesimo di secondo nella gara più prestigiosa del mondo a Kitzbuhel nel 1974. Un anno dopo, quale portavoce della Nazionale Azzurra alza un po' troppo la voce e viene radiato con l'amico Stefano. L'esclusione ingiusta e ingiustificata agisce da incentivo e Stefano Anzi e Giuliano Besson appendono gli sci al per buttarsi a capofitto in un'altra sfida importante: vestire gli appassionati dello sci.
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