Renato Pasini (born 31 July 1977) is an Italian former

cross-country skier Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

who began competing in 1996. He won the gold medal in the team sprint (with

Cristian Zorzi Cristian Zorzi (born 14 August 1972 in Cavalese, Trentino) is an Italian former cross-country skier who excelled at sprint ski races. He is nicknamed Zorro, for his exuberant character. Biography Zorzi's first major success was at the 2000 Cr ...

) at the

2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 took place 22 February – 4 March 2007 in Sapporo, Japan. It was the second time this city has hosted these championships, having previously done so in the 1972 Winter Olympics. Sapporo was selected ...

in Sapporo. Pasini also has seven individual victories at various levels all in sprint since 2002. Competing in two Winter Olympics, his best finish at the Winter Olympics was 18th in the individual sprint at Turin in

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. He has also finished second in the 2008–2009 Sprint World Cup. Pasini competes also in ski mountaineering events, amongst others in the

Trofeo Mezzalama The Mezzalama Trophy ( it, Trofeo Mezzalama, french: Trophée Mezzalama, a.k.a. ''white marathon''

race, in which he finished sixth in 2001, together with Luciano Fontana and Ivano Molin, and 10th together with his brother

Fabio Pasini Fabio Pasini (born 23 August 1980) is an Italian cross-country skier who has competed since 2000. He finished 24th in the individual sprint event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. He is born in Gazzaniga. Pasini's best finish at the FIS ...

and Daniele Chioda in 2009.''2009 Trofeo Mezzalama''
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Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

World Championships

* 1 medal – (1 gold)

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

*2 victories – (2 ) *3 podiums – (3 )

Team podiums

*4 podiums – (4 )

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pasini, Renato 1977 births Living people Italian male cross-country skiers Italian male ski mountaineers Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Olympic cross-country skiers for Italy FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing People from Gazzaniga Sportspeople from the Province of Bergamo Skiers from Lombardy