Valerio Checchi

Valerio Checchi (born Subiaco, Lazio, April 3, 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
Seasons2002–2014
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 x 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.

World Cup results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]

World Cup standings
 Season   Age  Season standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening		 Tour de
Ski		 World Cup
Final
200222NCN/ANCN/AN/AN/A
200323103N/A—N/AN/AN/A
2004244629—N/AN/AN/A
2005253920—N/AN/AN/A
2006262917—N/AN/AN/A
2007278149NCN/ADNFN/A
20082810668N/A1513
2009296641NCN/A32—
2010303122NCN/A14DNF
2011316639NC25DNF—
2012327447NC62DNF—
20133311173NCDNF33—
20143415699NC67——

Individual podiums
  • 1 victory – (1 WC)
  • 4 podiums – (2 WC, 2 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2007–08 29 December 2007 Nové Město, Czech Republic15 km Pursuit FStage World Cup3rd
21 January 2008 Nové Město, Czech Republic15 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
325 January 2008 Canmore, Canada15 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
4 2008–09 17 January 2009 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 2004 Otepää, Estonia4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndCarrara / Piller Cottrer / Valbusa
2 2004–05 20 March 2005 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndClara / Piller Cottrer / Di Centa
32005–0615 January 2006 Val di Fiemme, Italy4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stDi Centa / Piller Cottrer / Zorzi
4 2006–07 4 February 2007 Davos, Switzerland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndDi Centa / Piller Cottrer / Santus
5 2007–08 9 December 2007 Davos, Switzerland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndDi Centa / Piller Cottrer / Zorzi
6 2010–11 6 February 2011 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 refering(sic) Valerio Checchi (Winter Sports)
  3. "Athlete : CHECCHI Valerio". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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