Stefano Anzi (born 21 May 1949) is a retired

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who specialized in the

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event. He competed at the

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and finished in 11th place.Stefano Anzi
sports-reference.com Anzi had three podium positions at individual world cup stages: first and third in 1971 and second in 1974.
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The twins Anzi and Besson

. In the 1970s the legend of two skiers of the ''

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'' (''blue avalanche'') was born, Stefano Anzi and

Giuliano Besson Giuliano Besson (born 1 January 1950) is an Italian former alpine skier who competed in the 1972 Winter Olympics. The twins Anzi and Besson In the 1970s the legend of the two skiers of the ''valanga azzurra'' (''blue avalanche'') was born, Stefan ...

who were nicknamed ''i gemelli'' ('' the twins'') because on two occasions they concluded an important downhill race in the same position, on 7 February 1972 at the

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both finished in 11th place

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and on 26 January 1974 both finished in second place still ex-aequo on the legendary Streiff in Kitzbuehl,

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in a World Cup race.

World Cup results

Anzi boasts three podiums in the

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. ;Podium

Olympic results

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Anzi, Stefano 1949 births Living people Italian male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Italy Alpine skiers at the 1972 Winter Olympics 20th-century Italian people

The twins Anzi and Besson

World Cup results

Olympic results

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