Pietro Piller Cottrer
Pietro Piller Cottrer is an Italian former cross-country skier who won gold medal in the [Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's 30 kilometre freestyle mass start|4 × 10 kilometre relay|4 ×10 km relay] at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. He was born at Sappada in the province of Udine.
Career
Piller Cottrer's first relevant success in the cross-country skiing world cup came in 1997, when he won the 50 km race at the Holmenkollen Ski Festival. In the same year he won the bronze medal with the Italian relay at the 1997 World Championships in Trondheim. Thanks to Piller Cottrer's presence, the Italian relay confirmed as one of the best in the world winning silver medal in the 2002 Winter Olympics and, better, to gold medal in the home Olympics of Turin. He also won an Olympic bronze medal in the 15 + 15 km pursuit.His successes include a World Championship gold medal in the 15 km freestyle pursuit at the 2005 World Championships, and a total of seven victories in the World Cup. The latest in Vancouver 2009.
Piller Cottrer won a bronze medal in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit at the 2007 World Championships in Sapporo.
At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver Piller Cottrer skied a 34:00.9 in the 15 km freestyle event and won the silver medal. In February 2013, Piller Cottrer announced his retirement.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).Olympic Games
- 4 medals –
| Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay | Team sprint |
| 1998 | 23 | — | — | — | 16 | — | |||
| 2002 | 27 | — | 8 | 4 | — | — | Silver | ||
| 2006 | 31 | — | Bronze | 5 | — | Gold | — | ||
| 2010 | 35 | Silver | 14 | 26 | — | 9 | — |
World Championships
- 3 medals –
| Year | Age | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay | Team sprint |
| 1995 | 20 | — | — | 38 | — | — | |||
| 1997 | 22 | — | — | 4 | — | Bronze | |||
| 2001 | 26 | — | 9 | — | 8 | — | 6 | ||
| 2003 | 28 | — | 10 | — | 14 | — | 9 | ||
| 2005 | 30 | Gold | 20 | — | — | 4 | — | ||
| 2007 | 32 | 9 | Bronze | [FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 – Men's 50 kilometre classical|] | — | 9 | — | ||
| 2009 | 34 | — | 32 | 11 | — | 4 | — | ||
| 2011 | 36 | — | 13 | 19 | — | 5 | — |
World Cup
Individual podiums
- 6 victories –
- 21 podiums –
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | |||||||||
| 1 | 1996–97 | 15 March 1997 |  Team podiums
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