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Valerio Checchi
Italian cross-country skier / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Valerio Checchi (born Subiaco, Lazio, 3 April 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.
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Born | (1980-04-03) 3 April 1980 (age 44) Subiaco, Italy |
Ski club | G.S. Forestale |
World Cup career | |
Seasons | 13 – (2002–2014) |
Starts | 163 |
Podiums | 4 |
Wins | 1 |
Overall titles | 0 – (10th in 2008) |
Discipline titles | 0 |
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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 × 10 km relay event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.