Nicola Zanon

Nicola Zanon
— Alpine skier ♂ —
Disciplines Giant slalom, slalom
Born (1996-12-14) 14 December 1996
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) (2018)[1]
Olympics
Teams 1 – (2018)

Nicola Zanon is a Thai-Italian alpine skier who competed for Thailand at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Background

Zanon was born in 14 December 1996[2] to an Italian father and a Thai mother and grew up in Val di Rabbi in Trentino.[3] He started skiing at age 8 at the Madonna di Campiglio.[2]

He previously attempted to qualify for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia but failed leading to his retirement and worked as a woodworker with his father. However he came out of retirement when the Ski and Snowboard Association of Thailand on February 2017 offered him a chance to compete at the 2018 Winter Olympics for the Southeast Asian nation. He participated in races in Argentina, Chile, and Italy to qualify for the Olympics.[3]

Before his participation in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, he trained at the Piste Azurre in Val di Fassa under coach Stefano Vampa.[3] In the men's giant slalom event held in 18 February he did not finish in the first run.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "ZANON Nicola". EuroSport. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Athlete Profile - Nicola ZANON". Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "The Italian-Thai Nicola Zanon: From Val di Fassa to Pyeongchang". Val di Fassa. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
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