Pietro Piller Cottrer (born 20 December 1974) is an Italian former
cross-country skier who won gold medal in the
4 ×10 km relay at the
2006 Winter Olympics in
Turin
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. He was born at
in the
province of Udine
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.
Career
Piller Cottrer's first relevant success in the cross-country skiing world cup came in 1997, when he won the 50 km race at the
Holmenkollen Ski Festival
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History
It takes place in Marc ...
. In the same year he won the bronze medal with the Italian relay at the
1997 World Championships in
Trondheim
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. Thanks to Piller Cottrer's presence, the Italian relay confirmed as one of the best in the world winning silver medal in the
2002 Winter Olympics
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and, better, to gold medal in the home Olympics of Turin. He also won an Olympic bronze medal in the 15 + 15 km pursuit.
His successes include a World Championship gold medal in the 15 km freestyle pursuit at the
2005 World Championships, and a total of seven victories in the World Cup. The latest in Vancouver 2009.
Piller Cottrer won a bronze medal in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit at the
2007 World Championships in
Sapporo
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.
At the
2010 Winter Olympics
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in
Vancouver
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Piller Cottrer skied a 34:00.9 in the 15 km freestyle event and won the silver medal. In February 2013, Piller Cottrer announced his retirement.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the
International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games
* 4 medals – (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
World Championships
* 3 medals – (1 gold, 2 bronze)
World Cup
Season standings
Individual podiums
*6 victories – (5 , 1 )
*21 podiums – (20 , 1 )
Team podiums
* 4 victories – (4 )
* 20 podiums – (19 , 1 )
Note: Until the
1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
References
External links
*
Holmenkollen winners since 1892- click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file
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1974 births
Cross-country skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners
Italian male cross-country skiers
Living people
Olympic cross-country skiers of Italy
Olympic gold medalists for Italy
Olympic silver medalists for Italy
Olympic bronze medalists for Italy
Sportspeople from the Province of Belluno
Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
Tour de Ski skiers
Medalists at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers of Centro Sportivo Carabinieri