Valerio Checchi | |
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Country | Italy |
Born | Subiaco, Italy | 3 April 1980
Ski club | G.S. Forestale |
World Cup career | |
Seasons | 13 – (2002–2014) |
Starts | 163 |
Podiums | 4 |
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.
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.
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [3]
Year | Age | 15 km individual | 30 km skiathlon | 50 km mass start | Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay | Team sprint |
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2006 | 25 | 38 | 18 | — | — | — | — |
2010 | 29 | 19 | — | 31 | — | 4 | — |
Year | Age | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay | Team sprint |
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2003 | 22 | — | 37 | 28 | — | — | — | — |
2005 | 24 | — | 24 | — | 16 | — | — | — |
2007 | 26 | 60 | 26 | — | DNF | — | — | — |
2009 | 28 | 24 | 21 | — | — | — | 4 | — |
2011 | 30 | — | 25 | — | — | — | 5 | — |
2013 | 32 | — | 35 | — | 36 | — | — | — |
Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | ||||
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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 | — | — |
No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
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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 |
No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
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1 | 2003–04 | 11 January 2004 | Otepää, Estonia | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Carrara / Piller Cottrer / Valbusa |
2 | 2004–05 | 20 March 2005 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Clara / Piller Cottrer / Di Centa |
3 | 2005–06 | 15 January 2006 | Val di Fiemme, Italy | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Di Centa / Piller Cottrer / Zorzi |
4 | 2006–07 | 4 February 2007 | Davos, Switzerland | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Di Centa / Piller Cottrer / Santus |
5 | 2007–08 | 9 December 2007 | Davos, Switzerland | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Di Centa / Piller Cottrer / Zorzi |
6 | 2010–11 | 6 February 2011 | Rybinsk, Russia | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Di Centa / Clara / Piller Cottrer |
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