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Massimiliano Blardone
The basics
Quick Facts
Intro | Italian alpine skier | ||||
Is | Skier Athlete Alpine skier | ||||
From | Italy | ||||
Field | Sports | ||||
Gender | male | ||||
Birth | 26 November 1979, Domodossola, Italy | ||||
Age | 43 years | ||||
Star sign | Sagittarius | ||||
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The details (from wikipedia)
Biography
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. From 2016 he is a sports commentator for RAI.
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.
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 |
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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 | — | — | — |
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Reference sources
References
http://www.nordica.com/china/news/a-new-nordica-ambassador-enters-our-team-its-massimiliano-blardone/
https://data.fis-ski.com/global-links/statistics/competitors-having-more-than-one-podium.html?place=&season=ALL§or=AL&nbr=4&gender=M&category=WC&positions=2&nation=&discipline=ALL&Submit=SEARCH
https://data.fis-ski.com/global-links/statistics/competitors-having-more-than-one-podium.html?place=&sea
https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=AL&competitorid=5469
https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=AL&competitorid=5469&type=cups
https://www.ski-db.com/db/profiles/massimiliano_blardone_ita_bldma.php
https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bl/massimiliano-blardone-1.html
https://www.olympic.org/massimiliano-blardone
https://web.archive.org/web/20160222063934/http://www.fisi.org/sci-alpino/atleti?Competitorid=5469
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