Nicola ZANON

Thailand

Alpine Skiing

Date of Birth: 14 Dec 1996

Age: 25

Gender: Male

Place of birth: CLES

Birth Country:

Italy

Residence: ST. BERNARDO

Residence Country:

Italy

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Alpine Skiing	Men's Giant Slalom	38
	Men's Slalom	40

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Technical	Men's Giant Slalom Run 1	Finished
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Technical	Men's Giant Slalom Run 2	Finished
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Technical	Men's Slalom Run 1	Finished
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Technical	Men's Slalom Run 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location
DNF	Men's Giant Slalom	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
DNS	Men's Slalom	2018	PyeongChang, KOR

Nickname:

Toto. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2021)

Hobbies:

Fishing, karting, swimming. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete

Family:

Father, Roberto. Mother, Praphaphan. Brother, Michael.

Languages spoken:

Italian, English, Thai

Club name:

Ski and Snowboard Association of Thailand

Coach:

National: Harinat Siriwan (THA)
Personal: Attilio Perona (ITA)

Debut:

2012 FIS event in Sexten-Kreuzebergpass (Slalom - 52nd)

National team:

2017

Start:

Began skiing at age eight at the Madonna di Campiglio resort, as he grew up in Italy, in the village of Val di Rabbi in the Dolomites. (fassa.com, 30 Jan 2018)

Reason:

"Being in the mountains and speed while skiing." (Athlete, 16 Nov 2021)

Ambition:

Compete at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2021)

Training:

He trains in Val di Fassa, Italy. (Info 2018)

Hero:

Formula One driver Fernando Alonso (ESP), and two-time world champion. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2021)

Philosophy:

"Never give up." (Athlete, 16 Nov 2021)

General Interest

CHANGE OF NATION
Dual citizen of Italy (father) and Thailand (mother). In June 2013, the International Ski Federation approved a change of nation from Italy to Thailand. (Info 2018; fis-ski.com)

CARPENTER TRAINING
At age 16, he stepped away from skiing so that he could focus on working as a carpenter with his father. In February 2017, after four years away from skiing, he returned after receiving support from the Ski and Snowboard Association of Thailand. (Info 2018)

Milestones

Made his Olympic Winter Games debut at PyeongChang 2018.

In April 2021, finished 12th in giant slalom and 14th in slalom at national junior championships in Serbia.

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100015277890726

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event

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