Sandro Viletta (born 23 January 1986) is a Swiss former

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alpine ski racer and

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. From the village of

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, near St. Moritz in the canton of Graubünden, he made his World Cup debut in November 2006 and won his first race in December 2011. Viletta competed at the

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in Vancouver and at the

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and

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. He won the

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at the 2014 Olympics in

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. Viletta stopped competing after knee injuries in 2016, unable to defend his Olympic title, and retired in 2018.Sochi Olympic champion Sandro Viletta retires over injuries
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World Cup results

Race victories

* 2 wins – (1 SG, 1 SC)

Season standings

References

External links

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Sandro Viletta
World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation * *
sandroviletta.ch
– personal site – '

– official site – '

– team – alpine skiing – Sandro Viletta Swiss male alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics 1986 births Living people Olympic alpine skiers for Switzerland Olympic gold medalists for Switzerland Olympic medalists in alpine skiing Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics Skiers from Graubünden {{Switzerland-alpine-skiing-bio-stub