Nadia Fanchini (born 25 June 1986) is a

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alpine ski racer from

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. Born in

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, she lives in

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. Her sisters

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and Sabrina Fanchini were also members of the Italian World Cup team.

Career

Fanchini represented Italy at the

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and at four World Championships. She won a bronze medal in the

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at the 2009 World Championships in

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, and a silver medal in the

at the 2013 World Championships in

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. In the final World Cup race before the

2010 Winter Olympics )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,626 , events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = February 12, 2010 , closing = February 28, 2010 , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gret ...

, Fanchini injured both knees in a Super-G. She missed the Olympics and the remainder of the 2010 season, as well as the 2011 season.

World Cup results

Season standings

Race podiums

* 2 wins – (1 SG, 1 DH) * 13 podiums – (8 DH, 4 SG, 1 GS)

World Championship results

Olympic results

National titles

Nadia Fanchini has won 13 national titles. * Italian Alpine Ski Championships **Downhill: 2004, 2006, 2008, 2019 (4) **Super-G: 2004, 2006, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019 (7) **Giant slalom: 2015 (1) **Combined: 20004 (1)

References

External links

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Italian Winter Sports Federation – (FISI)
– alpine skiing – Nadia Fanchini – ' * ' {{DEFAULTSORT:Fanchini, Nadia 1986 births Living people Sportspeople from the Province of Bergamo Italian female alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers of Italy Alpine skiers of Fiamme Gialle People from Lovere