Massimiliano Blardone

Massimiliano "Max" Blardone (born 26 November 1979) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from Italy. He specialized in the discipline of giant slalom. Since 2016 he has been a sports commentator for RAI.^[1]

Massimiliano Blardone

Blardone in February 2011
Personal information
Born	(1979-11-26) 26 November 1979 (age 45) Domodossola, Piedmont, Italy
Occupation	Alpine skier
Height	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Skiing career
Disciplines	Giant slalom
Club	G.S. Fiamme Gialle
World Cup debut	29 October 2000 (age 20)
Retired	18 March 2016 (age 36)
Olympics
Teams	3 (2002, 2006, 2010)
Medals	0
World Championships
Teams	7 (2001–2013)
Medals	0
World Cup
Seasons	16 (2001–16)
Wins	7 (7 GS)
Podiums	25 (25 GS)
Overall titles	0 (17th in 2006)
Discipline titles	0 (2nd, GS: 2006, 2007)
Medal record World Cup race podiums Event 1st 2nd 3rd Giant 7 12 6 Total 7 12 6 Junior World Ski Championships 1999 Pra-Loup Giant slalom 1999 Pra-Loup Combined

Biography

Born in Domodossola in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy, Blardone made his World Cup debut at Sölden, Austria, in October 2000. He made his first World Cup podium in 2004 and his first victory came in 2005. Blardone won seven World Cup races and attained 25 podiums, all in giant slalom. He finished second in the giant slalom season standings in 2006 and 2007, and third in 2004. Blardone represented Italy in three Olympics and six world championships.^[2][3]

At the end of his career as an athlete he embarked on that of sports commentator of alpine skiing in RAI, starting from the 2019-20 season he supports the commentator Davide Labate in the commentary on the men's competitions.^[4]

World Cup results

Season standings

Season	Age	Overall	Slalom	Giant slalom	Super G	Downhill	Combined
2001	21	40	54	9	—	—	—
2002	22	44	—	12	—	—	—
2003	23	36	—	5	—	—	—
2004	24	35	—	3	—	—	—
2005	25	23	—	5	—	—	—
2006	26	17	—	2	—	—	—
2007	27	20	—	2	44	—	49
2008	28	35	—	6	—	—	—
2009	29	28	—	4	—	—	—
2010	30	23	—	5	—	—	—
2011	31	54	—	8	—	—	—
2012	32	26	—	3	—	—	—
2013	33	46	—	13	—	—	—
2014	34	83	—	27	—	—	—
2015	35	107	—	29	—	—	—
2016	36	58	—	16	—	—	—

Race podiums

• 7 wins – (7 GS)
• 25 podiums – (25 GS)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Place
2004	3 Jan 2004	Flachau, Austria	Giant slalom	2nd
	7 Feb 2004	Adelboden, Switzerland	Giant slalom	2nd
2005	24 Oct 2004	Sölden, Austria	Giant slalom	2nd
	5 Jan 2005	Adelboden, Switzerland	Giant slalom	1st
2006	18 Dec 2005	Alta Badia, Italy	Giant slalom	1st
	21 Dec 2005	Kranjska Gora, Slovenia	Giant slalom	2nd
	4 Mar 2006	Yongpyong, South Korea	Giant slalom	2nd
	17 Mar 2006	Åre, Sweden	Giant slalom	2nd
2007	2 Dec 2006	Beaver Creek, US	Giant slalom	1st
	6 Jan 2007	Adelboden, Switzerland	Giant slalom	2nd
	3 Mar 2007	Kranjska Gora, Slovenia	Giant slalom	3rd
	17 Mar 2007	Lenzerheide, Switzerland	Giant slalom	2nd
2008	8 Dec 2007	Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria	Giant slalom	1st
	8 Mar 2008	Kranjska Gora, Slovenia	Giant slalom	3rd
2009	13 Dec 2008	Val d'Isère, France	Giant slalom	2nd
	10 Jan 2009	Adelboden, Switzerland	Giant slalom	2nd
	28 Feb 2009	Kranjska Gora, Slovenia	Giant slalom	3rd
2010	13 Dec 2009	Val d'Isère, France	Giant slalom	2nd
	20 Dec 2009	Alta Badia, Italy	Giant slalom	1st
2011	11 Dec 2010	Val d'Isère, France	Giant slalom	3rd
2012	18 Dec 2011	Alta Badia, Italy	Giant slalom	1st
	7 Jan 2012	Adelboden, Switzerland	Giant slalom	3rd
	18 Feb 2012	Bansko, Bulgaria	Giant slalom	2nd
	26 Feb 2012	Crans-Montana, Switzerland	Giant slalom	1st
2016	13 Feb 2016	Naeba, Japan	Giant slalom	3rd

World Championship results

Year	Age	Slalom	Giant   slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
2001	21	DNF2	5	—	—	—
2003	23	—	DNF1	—	—	—
2005	25	—	20	—	—	—
2007	27	—	DNF1	16	—	—
2009	29	—	5	—	—	—
2011	31	—	30	—	—	—
2013	33	—	11	—	—	—

Olympic results

Year	Age	Slalom	Giant  slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
2002	22	—	8	—	—	—
2006	26	—	11	29	—	—
2010	30	—	11	—	—	—

See also

• Italian skiers World Cup podiums

References

1. "A NEW NORDICA AMBASSADOR JOINS OUR TEAM: IT'S MASSIMILIANO BLARDONE". nordica.com. Retrieved 5 February 2018. Max is now a studio commentator and live correspondant from the World Cup for Italian national television RAI.
2. "COMPETITORS HAVING MORE THAN ONE PODIUM". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
3. "COMPETITORS HAVING MORE THAN ONE TOP 10 POSITION". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
4. "Rai Sport" (in Italian). simonesalvador.it. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2021. Max Blardone sostituisce Paolo De Chiesa nello Sci Alpino

External links

• Massimiliano Blardone at FIS (alpine)
• Massimiliano Blardone at Olympics.com
• Massimiliano Blardone at Olympedia