Cristian Zorzi
Cristian Zorzi is an Italian former cross-country skier who excelled at sprint ski races. He is nicknamed Zorro, for his exuberant character.
Biography
Zorzi's first major success was at the 2000 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup, where he finished in second place. At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, he won a silver medal in the 4 × 10 km relay and a bronze in the individual sprint.At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, he was the anchor on the Italian 4 × 10 km relay team that won the gold medal in those games.
Zorzi won two medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships; a gold medal in the team sprint in 2007 and a silver in the individual sprint in 2001. He has also finished second in the 2000–01 Sprint World Cup, which he followed up with a third place in the following 2001–02 season.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).Olympic Games
- 3 medals –
| Year | Age | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay | Team sprint |
| 2002 | 29 | — | — | 9 | — | Bronze | Silver | |
| 2006 | 33 | — | — | — | 4 | Gold | — | |
| 2010 | 37 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 |
World Championships
- 2 medals –
| Year | Age | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay | Team sprint |
| 2001 | 28 | — | — | — | Silver | 6 | ||
| 2003 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 10 | |
| 2005 | 32 | 17 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 34 | 66 | — | — | — | 9 | Gold | |
| 2009 | 36 | — | — | 12 | 23 | — | — |
World Cup
Individual podiums
- 5 victories –
- 12 podiums –
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | |||||||||
| 1 | 1999–00 | 3 March 2000 |  Team podiums
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