Valerio Checchi

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Valerio Checchi
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Valerio Checchi in 2008
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Born (1980-04-03) 3 April 1980 (age 43)
Subiaco, Italy
Ski club G.S. Forestale
World Cup career
Seasons13 – (2002–2014)
Individual wins1
Team wins1
Indiv. podiums4
Team podiums6
Indiv. starts163
Team starts27
Overall titles0 – (10th in 2008)
Discipline titles0

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.

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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.

Anti-doping rule violation

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.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [3]

Olympic Games

 Year  Age  15 km 
 individual 		 30 km 
 skiathlon 		 50 km 
 mass start 		 Sprint  4 × 10 km 
 relay 		 Team 
 sprint 
2006 25 38 18 — — — —
2010 29 19 — 31 — 4 —

World Championships

 Year  Age  15 km  Pursuit  30 km  50 km  Sprint  4 × 10 km 
 relay 		 Team 
 sprint 
2003 22—3728————
2005 24 — 24 — 16 — — —
2007 26 60 26 — DNF — — —
2009 28 24 21 — — — 4 —
2011 30 — 25 — — — 5 —
2013 32 — 35 — 36 — — —

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standings
OverallDistanceSprintNordic
Opening		Tour de
Ski		World Cup
Final
2002 21NC—NC———
2003 22103—————
2004 234629————
2005 243920————
2006 252917————
2007 268149NC—DNF—
2008 2710668—1513
2009 286641NC—32—
2010 293122NC—14DNF
2011 306639NC25DNF—
2012 317447NC62DNF—
2013 3211173NCDNF33—
2014 3315699NC67——

Individual podiums

  • 1 victory – (1 WC)
  • 4 podiums – (2 WC, 2 SWC)
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1  2007–08  29 December 2007 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nové Město, Czech Republic15 km Pursuit FStage World Cup3rd
21 January 2008 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nové Město, Czech Republic15 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
325 January 2008 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canmore, Canada15 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
4  2008–09  17 January 2009 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Whistler, Canada15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums

  • 1 victory – (1 RL)
  • 6 podiums – (6 RL)
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammates
1  2003–04  11 January 2004 Flag of Estonia.svg Otepää, Estonia4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2nd Carrara / Piller Cottrer / Valbusa
2  2004–05  20 March 2005 Flag of Sweden.svg Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2nd Clara / Piller Cottrer / Di Centa
3 2005–06 15 January 2006 Flag of Italy.svg Val di Fiemme, Italy4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1st Di Centa / Piller Cottrer / Zorzi
4  2006–07  4 February 2007 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Davos, Switzerland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2nd Di Centa / Piller Cottrer / Santus
5  2007–08  9 December 2007 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Davos, Switzerland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2nd Di Centa / Piller Cottrer / Zorzi
6  2010–11  6 February 2011 Flag of Russia.svg Rybinsk, Russia4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2nd Di Centa / Clara / Piller Cottrer

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References

  1. ↑ CONI: ANTIDOPING: TNA archivia il caso Acerbi (Calcio), squalifica per un anno Checchi (FISI). Gli altri provvedimenti , coni.it, 1 April 2014
  2. ↑ CONI: NTI-DOPING: The Prosecutor is referring Valerio Checchi (Winter Sports)
  3. ↑ "Athlete : CHECCHI Valerio". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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