Omar Visintin

Omar Visintin
Born (1989-10-22) 22 October 1989
Merano, Italy
World Cup career
Individual wins 2
Indiv. podiums 5

Omar Visintin (born 22 October 1989 in Merano) is an Italian snowboarder, specializing in snowboard cross.[1]

Visintin competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Italy. In the snowboard cross, he finished 2nd in his 1/8 round race, then 2nd in his quarterfinal. However, he did not finish his semifinal, and did not start the small final, finishing 12th overall.[2][3]

As of September 2014, his best showing at the World Championships is 22nd, in the 2013 snowboard cross.[1]

Visintin made his World Cup debut in March 2008. As of September 2014, he has two World Cup victories, the first coming at Montafon in 2012–13. Visentin was the 2013–14 World Cup overall winner in snowboard cross.[1]

World Cup Podiums

[1]

Date Location Rank Event
7 December 2012Montafon1st, gold medalist(s)Snowboard cross
21 March 2013Sierra Nevada3rd, bronze medalist(s)Snowboard cross
7 December 2013Montafon2nd, silver medalist(s)Snowboard cross
11 January 2014Vallnord-Arcalis3rd, bronze medalist(s)Snowboard cross
12 January 2014Vallnord-Arcalis1st, gold medalist(s)Snowboard cross

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FIS Profile
  2. "Sports Reference Profile".
  3. "Sochi2014.com profile". March 19, 2014. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014.


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