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.
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.
Anti-doping rule violation In 2014, Checchi was handed a one-year ban from sports for three whereabouts failures in 18 months.CONI: ANTIDOPING: TNA archivia il caso Acerbi (Calcio), squalifica per un anno Checchi (FISI). Gli altri provvedimenti , coni.it, 1 April 2014CONI: NTI-DOPING: The Prosecutor is referring Valerio Checchi (Winter Sports) The ban ended 13 April 2015.
Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games Year Age 15 km individual 30 km skiathlon 50 km mass start Sprint 4 × 10 km relay Team sprint 2006 25 38 18 — — — — 2010 29 19 — 31 — 4 —
World Championships Year Age 15 km Pursuit 30 km 50 km Sprint 4 × 10 km relay Team sprint 2003 22 — 37 28 —— — 2005 24 — 24 16 — — — 2007 26 60 26 — — — 2009 28 24 21 — — 4 — 2011 30 — 25 — — 5 — 2013 32 — 35 36 — — —
World Cup Season standings Season Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standingsOverallDistanceSprintNordicOpeningTour deSkiWorld CupFinal 2002 21 2003 22 103 — 2004 23 46 29 — 2005 24 39 20 — 2006 25 29 17 — 2007 26 81 49 2008 27 10 6 68 15 13 2009 28 66 41 32 — 2010 29 31 22 14 2011 30 66 39 25 — 2012 31 74 47 62 — 2013 32 111 73 33 — 2014 33 156 99 67— —
Individual podiums 1 victory – (1 ) 4 podiums – (2 , 2 ) No. Season Date Location Race Level Place1 2007–08 29 December 2007 Nové Město, Czech Republic 15 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 3rd2 1 January 2008 Nové Město, Czech Republic 15 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 2nd3 25 January 2008 Canmore, Canada 15 km Individual FWorld Cup 1st4 2008–09 17 January 2009 Whistler, Canada 15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/F World Cup 3rd
Team podiums 1 victory – (1 ) 6 podiums – (6 ) No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates1 2003–04 11 January 2004 Otepää, Estonia 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Carrara / Piller Cottrer / Valbusa2 2004–05 20 March 2005 Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Clara / Piller Cottrer / Di Centa3 2005–06 15 January 2006 Val di Fiemme, Italy 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Di Centa / Piller Cottrer / Zorzi4 2006–07 4 February 2007 Davos, Switzerland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Di Centa / Piller Cottrer / Santus5 2007–08 9 December 2007 Davos, Switzerland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Di Centa / Piller Cottrer / Zorzi6 2010–11 6 February 2011 Rybinsk, Russia 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Di Centa / Clara / Piller Cottrer
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