Valerio Checchi

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Valerio Checchi
Valerio Checchi in 2008
Country Italy
Born (1980-04-03) 3 April 1980 (age 44)
Subiaco, Italy
Ski clubG.S. Forestale
World Cup career
Seasons2002–2014
Starts163
Podiums4
Wins1
Overall titles0 – (10th in 2008)
Discipline titles0

Valerio Checchi (born Subiaco, Lazio, April 3, 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 x 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.

World Cup results

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

World Cup standings

 Season   Age  Season standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening 		Tour de
Ski 		World Cup
Final
2002 22 NC — NC — — —
2003 23 103 — — — — —
2004 24 46 29 — — — —
2005 25 39 20 — — — —
2006 26 29 17 — — — —
2007 27 81 49 NC — DNF —
2008 28 10 6 68 — 15 13
2009 29 66 41 NC — 32 —
2010 30 31 22 NC — 14 DNF
2011 31 66 39 NC 25 DNF —
2012 32 74 47 NC 62 DNF —
2013 33 111 73 NC DNF 33 —
2014 34 156 99 NC 67 — —

Individual podiums

  • 1 victory – (1 WC)
  • 4 podiums – (2 WC, 2 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1  2007–08  29 December 2007 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 15 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 3rd
2 1 January 2008 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 15 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 2nd
3 25 January 2008 Canada Canmore, Canada 15 km Individual F World Cup 1st
4  2008–09  17 January 2009 Canada Whistler, Canada 15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/F World Cup 3rd

Team podiums

  • 1 victory – (1 RL)
  • 6 podiums – (6 RL)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1  2003–04  11 January 2004 Estonia Otepää, Estonia 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Carrara / Piller Cottrer / Valbusa
2  2004–05  20 March 2005 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Clara / Piller Cottrer / Di Centa
3 2005–06 15 January 2006 Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Di Centa / Piller Cottrer / Zorzi
4  2006–07  4 February 2007 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Di Centa / Piller Cottrer / Santus
5  2007–08  9 December 2007 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Di Centa / Piller Cottrer / Zorzi
6  2010–11  6 February 2011 Russia Rybinsk, Russia 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Di Centa / Clara / Piller Cottrer

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 refering(sic) Valerio Checchi (Winter Sports)
  3. ^ "Athlete : CHECCHI Valerio". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

External links

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