Dario Cologna

Dario Cologna
Born (1986-03-11) 11 March 1986
Santa Maria Val Müstair,
Switzerland
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Ski club SC Val Müstair
World Cup career
Seasons 2006–
Individual wins 26
Indiv. podiums 70
Overall titles 4 – (2009, 2011, 2012, 2015)
Discipline titles 4 – (4 DI)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing   Switzerland
International nordic ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 4 0 0
World Championships 1 2 0
Junior World Championships 0 0 1
Total 5 2 1
Olympic Games
2010 Vancouver15 km freestyle
2014 Sochi15 km classical
2014 Sochi30 km skiathlon
2018 Pyeongchang15 km freestyle
World Championships
2013 Val di Flemme30 km skiathlon
2013 Val di Flemme50 km mass start classical
2015 Falun30 km skiathlon
Junior World Championships
2006 Kranj 10 km classical

Dario Cologna (born 11 March 1986) is a Swiss cross-country skier. He has four overall World Cup victories, four Olympic gold medals, one World Championships gold medal and four Tour de Ski victories in his career.

Career

Cologna debuted in the FIS Cross-Country World Cup in Kuusamo in November 2006, and took his first points in Falun in March 2007. During the 2007–08 season, Cologna finished in the top ten four times and placed 37th overall.

In December 2008, Cologna took his first world cup podium finish with a second place in the 30-kilometre competition in La Clusaz. He went on to win the 2008–09 Tour de Ski in January 2009, finishing the final event almost a minute ahead of runner-up Petter Northug.[1] Cologna also won the overall 2008–09 World Cup with more than 100 points in front of the second place after placing 2 times first and other 3 times on the podium.

He finished the 2009–10 FIS Cross-Country World Cup fourth, winning a race and taking other two podiums. He also came in third in the 2009–10 Tour de Ski. In the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics he won the gold medal in the men's 15km freestyle event. Cologna is the first Swiss to win a cross-country skiing gold medal at the Winter Olympics.[2]

Cologna won the 2010–11 FIS Cross-Country World Cup with more than 300 points ahead of Petter Northug, who came second. In this season he won four races and took other six podiums, winning the 2010–11 Tour de Ski with 27 seconds ahead of Northug.

During the 2011–12 FIS Cross-Country World Cup season, Cologna won three races and took seven additional podium positions. On 8 January 2012 Cologna took his third Tour de Ski win in Val di Fiemme, winning the 2011–12 Tour de Ski. He finished more than a minute ahead of everyone else, with Marcus Hellner being second and Petter Northug third. With this performance, Cologna won his third Tour de Ski overall win, being the only male athlete to ever have done so. He also snatched the yellow jersey becoming world no. 1 in the 2011–12 FIS Cross-Country World Cup as of 8 January 2012.

At the World Championships 2013 in Val di Fiemme Cologna won the 30 km pursuit.

He won the 30 km skiathlon at the Sochi Olympics.[3] Later in the games he successfully defended his title from the Vancouver Olympics in the 15 km race, this time in classic technique.

At the PyeongChang Olympics Cologna won the 15 kilometre freestyle. He became the first cross-country skier to win three consecutive 15 km Olympic events.[4]

World Cup results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[5]

Season titles

  • 8 titles – (4 overall, 4 distance)
Season
Discipline
2009Overall
2011Overall
Distance
2012Overall
Distance
2015Overall
Distance
2018Distance

World Cup standings

 Season   Age  Season Standings Ski Tour Standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening		 Tour de
Ski		 World Cup
Final		 Ski Tour
Canada
20072014594—N/A—N/AN/A
200821373537N/A30N/AN/A
200922129N/A11N/A
2010234413N/A38N/A
2011241112213N/A
201225116211N/A
201326329425N/A
2014276741————N/A
201528114684N/AN/A
20162923204213DNFN/A—
20173079542635N/A
20183121381713N/A

Individual podiums

  • 26 victories – (15 WC, 11 SWC)
  • 70 podiums – (38 WC, 32 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2008–09 6 December 2008France La Clusaz, France30 km Mass Start FWorld Cup2nd
227 December 2008Germany Oberhof, Germany3.75 km Individual FStage World Cup2nd
328 December 2008Germany Oberhof, Germany15 km Pursuit CStage World Cup1st
427 December 2008
– 4 January 2009		GermanyCzech RepublicItaly Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup1st
520 March 2009Sweden Falun, Sweden3.3 km Individual FStage World Cup2nd
621 March 2009Sweden Falun, Sweden10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/FStage World Cup1st
718–22 March 2009Sweden World Cup FinalOverall StandingsWorld Cup1st
8 2009–10 6 January 2010Italy Cortina-Toblach, Italy35 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
91–10 January 2010GermanyCzech RepublicItaly Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
105 February 2010Canada Canmore, Canada15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
116 February 2010Canada Canmore, Canada1.7 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd
1219 March 2010Sweden Falun, Sweden3.3 km Individual CStage World Cup1st
13 2010–11 20 November 2010Sweden Gällivare, Sweden15 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
1427 November 2010Finland Kuusamo, Finland10 km Individual CStage World Cup1st
1526–28 November 2010Finland Nordic OpeningOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
161 January 2011Germany Oberhof, Germany15 km Pursuit CStage World Cup1st
172 January 2011Germany Oberstdorf, Germany1.2 km Sprint CStage World Cup3rd
183 January 2011Germany Oberstdorf, Germany10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/FStage World Cup2nd
195 January 2011Italy Toblach, Italy1.3 km Sprint FStage World Cup2nd
206 January 2011Italy Cortina-Toblach, Italy35 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
218 January 2011Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy20 km Mass Start CStage World Cup2nd
2231 December 2010
– 9 January 2011		GermanyItaly Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup1st
2312 March 2011Finland Lahti, Finland10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup1st
2416–20 March 2011Sweden World Cup FinalOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
25 2011–12 25–27 November 2011Finland Nordic OpeningOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
2617 December 2011Slovenia Rogla, Slovenia15 km Mass Start CWorld Cup2nd
2718 December 2011Slovenia Rogla, Slovenia1.2 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
2829 December 2011Germany Oberhof, Germany3.75 km Individual FStage World Cup2nd
2930 December 2011Germany Oberhof, Germany15 km Pursuit CStage World Cup3rd
301 January 2012Germany Oberstdorf, Germany10 km + 10 km Skiathlon C/FStage World Cup2nd
312 January 2012Italy Toblach, Italy5 km Individual CStage World Cup3rd
324 January 2012Italy Toblach, Italy1.3 km Sprint FStage World Cup3rd
335 January 2011Italy Cortina-Toblach, Italy35 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
347 January 2012Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy20 km Mass Start CStage World Cup3rd
3529 December 2011
– 8 January 2012		GermanyItaly Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup1st
3621 January 2012Estonia Otepää, Estonia1.4 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
3722 January 2012Estonia Otepää, Estonia15 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
3811 January 2012Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic30 km Mass Start CWorld Cup2nd
3918 January 2012Poland Szklarska Poręba, Poland15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
403 March 2012Finland Lahti, Finland15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup1st
4110 March 2012Norway Oslo, Norway50 km Mass Start CWorld Cup2nd
4216 March 2012Sweden Falun, Sweden3.3 km Individual FStage World Cup2nd
4317 March 2012Sweden Falun, Sweden15 km Mass Start CStage World Cup1st
4414–18 March 2012Sweden World Cup FinalOverall StandingsWorld Cup1st
45 2012–13 2 December 2012Finland Kuusamo, Finland15 km Pursuit CStage World Cup2nd
463 January 2013Italy Cortina-Toblach, Italy35 km Pursuit FStage World Cup3rd
473 January 2013Italy Cortina-Toblach, Italy5 km Individual CStage World Cup3rd
4829 December 2012
– 6 January 2013		GermanySwitzerlandItaly Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
4919 January 2013France La Clusaz, France15 km Mass Start CWorld Cup3rd
501 February 2013Russia Sochi, Russia1.8 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
512 February 2013Russia Sochi, Russia15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup1st
5216 February 2013Switzerland Davos, Switzerland1.5 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
5317 February 2013Switzerland Davos, Switzerland15 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
54 2013–14 1 February 2014Italy Toblach, Italy15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
55 2014–15 13 December 2014Switzerland Davos, Switzerland15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
563 January 2015Germany Oberstdorf, Germany4 km Individual FStage World Cup1st
5710 January 2015Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy15 km Mass Start CStage World Cup3rd
5823 January 2015Russia Rybinsk, Russia15 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
591 February 2013Russia Rybinsk, Russia15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup2nd
6014 March 2015Norway Oslo, Norway50 km Mass Start FWorld Cup2nd
61 2015–16 28 November 2015Finland Kuusamo, Finland10 km Individual FStage World Cup3rd
626 January 2016Germany Oberstdorf, Germany15 km Mass Start CStage World Cup2nd
63 2016–17 3 January 2017Germany Oberstdorf, Germany10 km + 10 km Skiathlon C/FStage World Cup3rd
6431 December 2016
– 8 January 2017		SwitzerlandGermanyItaly Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
652017–1831 December 2017Switzerland Lenzerheide, Switzerland15 km Individual CStage World Cup1st
661 January 2018Switzerland Lenzerheide, Switzerland15 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
6730 December 2017
– 7 January 2018		SwitzerlandGermanyItaly Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup1st
6828 January 2018Austria Seefeld, Austria15 km Mass Start FWorld Cup1st
6910 March 2018Norway Oslo, Norway50 km Mass Start FWorld Cup1st
7016–18 March 2018Sweden World Cup FinalOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums

  • 1 victory – (1 RL)
  • 1 podium – (1 RL)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
12010–1119 December 2010France La Clusaz, France4 × 10 km Relay MWorld Cup1stLivers / Fischer / Perl

Olympic results

  • 4 medals – (4 gold)
 Year   Age   15 km 
individual		  30 km 
 skiathlon 		  50 km 
mass start		  Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
20102311310—1011
201427112526—4
201831169—1111

World Championship results

  • 3 medals – (1 gold, 2 silver)
 Year   Age   15 km 
individual		  30 km 
 skiathlon 		  50 km 
mass start		  Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
200922641—47—
20112425242099—
201326812—6—
2015281826—5—
201730——7—4—

Personal life

He is the older brother of Swiss skier Gianluca Cologna.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Cologna, Kuitunen win Tour de Ski titles". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
  2. ↑ "Dario Cologna takes gold in men's 15km cross country". BBC Sport. 2010-02-15. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
  3. ↑ "Sochi Olympics: Dario Cologna wins 15k-classic/15k-free skiathlon". LA Times. 2014-02-09. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  4. ↑ "Dario Cologna Wins Gold Medal for Cross-Country Olympics 2018 15KM Individual". Bleacher Report. 2018-02-16. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Athlete : COLOGNA Dario". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  6. ↑ Meier, Stefan (13 March 2013). "Erste Punkte! Gianluca Cologna sprintet auf Platz 6" (in German). Blick. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
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