Thomas BORMOLINI

Historical Results

Arts, travelling, music

Athlete, Sport soldier

Father, Angelo. Mother, Lucia. Older brother, Luca (biathlon coach in Livigno).

Italian, German, English

CS Esercito

National: Andreas Zingerle (ITA), Andrea Zattoni (ITA), Klaus Hoellrigl (ITA), Mirco Romanin (ITA)

Brother Luca Bormolini (Biathlon): Six seasons on the IBU Cup, with a best individual finish of sixth at the 2018 Cesana San Sicario sprint (fourth in the 2006 Ridnaun relay). Competed at four Youth/Junior World Championships. Coaches biathlon teams from Australia, New Zealand and Brazil in his hometown Livigno.

Cross-country skiing: Competes regularly in marathon races.

2012 IBU Cup in Ridnaun (Sprint - 65th)
2014 World Cup in Oestersund (Individual - 19th, Sprint - 57th, Pursuit - 52nd)

November 2020: Missed the World Cup opener in Kontiolahti, after being a close contact with Dominik Windisch (ITA), who mistakenly tested positive for COVID-19.

2008

First enrolled in an alpine ski club, his parents switched him to cross-country skiing at age five, as they were fearful of the descents. Began biathlon at age 13 at the encouragement of his brother. (giornaledisondrio.it, 28 Oct 2017)

"I approached biathlon mainly thanks to my brother Luca around 2005. At that time I only practised cross-country skiing but after trying to shoot out of pure curiosity I realised that I would soon change sport." (snapitaly.it, Jan 2018)

Finishing fifth in the relay at the 2017 World Championships in Hochfilzen. "The relay race at the world championships in Austria was crazy. We raced in front of 25,000 people and finished fifth, an important result for us and for the whole team."

“You have to know how to find the right concentration, retrace those automatisms that you train all year round and live the moment with the right balance." (snapitaly.it, Jan 2018)

"Always believe in it." (pyeongchang2018.coni.it)

IBU Ambassador of Gender Equality