Sandro Viletta (born 23 January 1986) is a Swiss former
World Cup
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alpine ski racer and
Olympic gold medalist
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List of most Olympic gold medals over career
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.
From the village of
La Punt Chamues-ch
La Punt Chamues-ch (; it, label=Italian and official name until 1943, Ponte-Campovasto) is a municipality in the Maloja Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
History
La Punt Chamues-ch is first mentioned around 1137-39 as ''Campolovasto'' ...
, 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
2010 Winter Olympics
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in Vancouver and at the
World Championships
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in
2009
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,
2011
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and
2013
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. He won the
super combined
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at the
2014 Olympics in
Sochi
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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
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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
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