Pietro Vitalini (born 29 June 1967) is an Italian former alpine skier who competed in the 1994 Winter Olympics.[1] Vitalini finished on the podium in FIS World Cup events five times in his career.[2]
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| Born | 29 June 1967 Bormio, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World Cup debut | 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editTogether with Kristian Ghedina, Peter Runggaldier, Werner Perathoner and Alessandro Fattori, he helped to bring out Italian Alpine skiing, traditionally more competitive in technical specialties, even in downhill and super-giant races. The Italian speed team, nicknamed Italjet,[3] succeeded in the nineties in expressing itself at the high levels of the well-known Austrian and Swiss national teams.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Nelson, John. "Americans among downhill contenders". The Free Lance-Star, 12 February 1994, p. B11. Retrieved on 2 June 2013.
- ^ Federation Internationale de Ski. "Biographie - VITALINI Pietro". Retrieved on 2 June 2013.
- ^ "VITALINI PERFORMANCE SKIWEAR" (in Italian). pietrovitalini.com. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
Insieme al gruppo dei discesisti della Nazionale Italiana, Kristian Ghedina, Peter Runggaldier, Alessio Fattori e Werner Perathoner forma il gruppo nominato Italjet, titolo che esalta la velocità e determinazione di questi atleti.
External links
edit- Pietro Vitalini at FIS (alpine)
- Pietro Vitalini at Olympedia
