Cristian Zorzi

Cristian Zorzi

Zorzi in 2006
Medal record
Men's cross country skiing
Olympic Games
Gold	2006 Turin	4 x 10 km
Silver	2002 Salt Lake City	4 x 10 km
Bronze	2002 Salt Lake City	Individual sprint
World Championships
Gold	2007 Sapporo	Team sprint
Silver	2001 Lahti	Individual sprint

Cristian Zorzi (born August 14, 1972, Cavalese, Trentino) is an Italian cross country skier who excels at sprint ski races. He is nicknamed Zorro, for his exuberant character.

Biography

Cristain's first major success was at the 2000 Cross Country Skiing World Cup, where he finished in second place. At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, he won a silver medal in the 4 x 10 km and a bronze in the individual sprint.

At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, he was the anchor on the 4 x 10 km team that would win gold in those games.

Zorzi has two medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the team sprint (2007) and a silver in the individual sprint (2001).

He has also finished 2nd in the 2000-2001 sprint World Cup, then followed it up with a 3rd the following season.

References

• Federazione Italiana Sport Invernali profile (Italian)
• Cristian Zorzi at the International Ski Federation
• Cristian Zorzi at Sports-Reference.com
• Media related to Cristian Zorzi at Wikimedia Commons