Valerio Checchi

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.

Valerio Checchi
Valerio Checchi in 2008
Country Italy
Born (1980-04-03) 3 April 1980
Subiaco, Italy
Ski clubG.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

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 
2006253818————
20102919—31—4—

World Championships
 Year   Age   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
200322—3728————
200524—24—16———
2007266026—DNF———
2009282421———4—
201130—25———5—
201332—35—36———

Season standings
 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening		 Tour de
Ski		 World Cup
Final
200221NC—NC———
200322103—————
2004234629————
2005243920————
2006252917————
2007268149NC—DNF—
20082710668—1513
2009286641NC—32—
2010293122NC—14DNF
2011306639NC25DNF—
2012317447NC62DNF—
20133211173NCDNF33—
20143315699NC67——

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

Team podiums
  • 1 victory – (1 RL)
  • 6 podiums – (6 RL)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 2003–04 11 January 2004Estonia Otepää, Estonia4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndCarrara / Piller Cottrer / Valbusa
2 2004–05 20 March 2005Sweden Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndClara / Piller Cottrer / Di Centa
32005–0615 January 2006Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stDi Centa / Piller Cottrer / Zorzi
4 2006–07 4 February 2007Switzerland Davos, Switzerland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndDi Centa / Piller Cottrer / Santus
5 2007–08 9 December 2007Switzerland Davos, Switzerland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndDi Centa / Piller Cottrer / Zorzi
6 2010–11 6 February 2011Russia Rybinsk, Russia4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndDi 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 referring Valerio Checchi (Winter Sports)
  3. "Athlete : CHECCHI Valerio". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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