Stefano Anzi


Stefano Anzi is a retired Italian alpine skier who specialized in the downhill event. He competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics and finished in 11th place. Anzi had three podium positions at individual world cup stages: first and third in 1971 and second in 1974.

The twins Anzi and Besson

In the 1970s the legend of two skiers of the valanga azzurra was born, Stefano Anzi and Giuliano Besson who were nicknamed i gemelli because on two occasions they concluded an important downhill race in the same position, on 7 February 1972 at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan both finished in 11th place ex-aequo and on 26 January 1974 both finished in second place still ex-aequo on the legendary Streiff in Kitzbuehl, Austria in a World Cup race.

World Cup results

Anzi boasts three podiums in the World Cup.
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DatePlaceDisciplineRank
18 February 1971

Olympic results