Massimiliano "Max" Blardone (born 26 November 1979) is a retired

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alpine ski racer from

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. He specialized in the discipline of giant slalom. Since 2016 he has been a sports commentator for

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Biography

Born in

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in the

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region of northwest Italy, Blardone made his World Cup debut at

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, Austria, in October

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. 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

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. At the end of his career as an athlete he embarked on that of sports commentator of alpine skiing in

, starting from the 2019-20 season he supports the commentator Davide Labate in the commentary on the men's competitions.

World Cup results

Season standings

Race podiums

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

World Championship results

Olympic results

References

External links

* Alpine skiers of Fiamme Gialle {{DEFAULTSORT:Blardone, Massimiliano 1979 births Living people People from Domodossola Italian male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers of Italy Alpine skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Italian alpine skiing coaches 21st-century Italian people