Massimiliano Valcareggi

Massimiliano Valcareggi (born February 12, 1995[1] in Trieste, Italy[2]) is an alpine skier from Italy. He will compete for Greece at the 2014 Winter Olympics in three alpine skiing events.[3][4]

Massimiliano Valcareggi
Personal information
BornFebruary 12, 1995 (1995-02-12) (age 25)
Trieste, Italy
Sport
Country Greece
SportAlpine skiing

Although born in Italy, Valcareggi's mother is Greek, allowing him to compete for Greece. He chose to compete for Greece because he felt he had a better chance of making their national team.[2]

References

  1. FIS Biography
  2. Sochi 2014 profile
  3. "Greek Olympic Team for Sochi with 1 biathlete!". Biathlonnews. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  4. "The Hellenic Olympic Team for Sochi 2014". hoc.gr/. Hellenic Olympic Committee. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.


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