Samuel COSTA

Italy
Nordic Combined
30 Nov 1992
29
Male
1.84/6'0''
BOLZANO
 
Italy
SELVA DI VAL GARDENA/WOLKENSTEIN
 
Italy

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
NCB Nordic Combined Individual Gundersen Normal Hill/10km  
Individual Gundersen Large Hill/10km 38
Team Gundersen Large Hill/4x5km
ITA
Italy
 9

Schedule

Start Time Location Event Status
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre
Individual Gundersen Large Hill/10km, Ski Jumping Trial Round
Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre
Individual Gundersen Large Hill/10km, Ski Jumping Competition Round
Finished
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre
Individual Gundersen Large Hill/10km, Cross-Country
Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre
Team Gundersen Large Hill/4x5km, Ski Jumping Trial Round
Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre
Team Gundersen Large Hill/4x5km, Ski Jumping Competition Round
Finished
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre
Team Gundersen Large Hill/4x5km, Cross-Country
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Historical Results

Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
8Team2014Sochi, RUS
30Normal Hill / 10 km, Individual2014Sochi, RUS
World Championship
RankEventYearLocationResult
4Team HS100/4x5 Km Men2015Falun, SWE45:30.8
5Team Sprint HS130/2x7.5 Km Men2019Seefeld, AUT30:06.6
5Team Sprint HS134/2x7.5 K Men2015Falun, SWE39:50.3
6Team Sprint HS130/2x7.5 K Men2017Lahti, FIN30:12.4
6Team HS100/4x5 Km Men2017Lahti, FIN47:09.5
7Team HS106/4x5 Km Men2021Oberstdorf, GER47:23.1
7Team HS109/4x5 Km Men2019Seefeld, AUT52:54.6
12Gundersen NH HS109/10,0 Km Men2019Seefeld, AUT26:18.7
18Gundersen LH HS130/10,0 Km Men2019Seefeld, AUT25:36.4
20Gundersen Normal Hill HS106/10.0 Km Men2021Oberstdorf, GER24:48.2
22Gundersen LH HS134/10,0 K Men2015Falun, SWE24:16.0
22Gundersen NH HS100/10.0 K Men2015Falun, SWE28:23.5
25Gundersen LH HS130/10.0 K Men2017Lahti, FIN29:52.9
30Gundersen NH HS100/10.0 K Men2017Lahti, FIN28:30.3
38Gundersen LH HS134/10.0 K Men2013Predazzo, ITA32:07.0
47Gundersen NH HS106/10.0 K Men2011Oslo, NOR30:09.0
World Cup Rankings
SeasonOverall
2021/202244
2020/202128
2019/202023
2018/201930
World Cup - Best Achievements
SeasonNH/15.0kmNH/10.0kmNH/5.0kmLH/10.0kmPR LH/10.0kmTeam NH/4x5kmTeam LH/4x5kmTSP NH/2x7.5kmTSP LH/2x7.5km
2021/20221 x 24th1 x 32nd1 x 7th
2020/20211 x 28th1 x 20th1 x 36th1 x 13th1 x 11th1 x 9th
2019/20201 x 29th2 x 12th1 x 22nd1 x 9th1 x 6th1 x 7th1 x 11th
2018/20191 x 30th1 x 12th1 x 14th1 x 4th
2016/20171 x 5th1 x 3rd1 x 3rd1 x 5th1 x 8th1 x 3rd
2015/20161 x 28th1 x 11th1 x 11th1 x 7th1 x 6th1 x 7th
2014/20151 x 18th2 x 19th1 x 15th1 x 21st1 x 5th1 x 15th
2013/20141 x 27th1 x 7th1 x 34th1 x 31st1 x 10th1 x 3rd1 x 6th
2012/20131 x 31st1 x 35th1 x 9th
2011/20121 x 40th1 x 41st1 x 16th
Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
RankEventSeasonLocationResult
7Team NH/4x5km2021/2022Lillehammer, NOR54:57.5
24NH/10.0km2021/2022Ramsau, AUT26:01.9
26NH/10.0km2021/2022Ramsau, AUT27:11.6
32LH/10.0km2021/2022Ruka, FIN29:03.2
32NH/10.0km2021/2022Otepää, EST26:20.1
33LH/10.0km2021/2022Lillehammer, NOR29:20.3
35LH/10.0km2021/2022Ruka, FIN31:12.3
35Mass Start NH/10.0km2021/2022Otepää, EST23:50.4
37NH/7.5km2021/2022Seefeld, AUT21:59.6
39NH/12.5km2021/2022Seefeld, AUT34:54.8
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Sam

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Freediving, tennis, playing the guitar (Athlete, Sep 2021)

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Athlete, Police Officer

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Police Officer (Athlete, Sep 2021)

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Father, Roland Costa. Mother, Chiara Costa. Two sisters, Serena and Denise.

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Italian, English

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G.S. Fiamme Oro Moena

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Team: Danny Winkelmann (GER)

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2009 World Junior Championships in Strbske Pleso (Normall hill/10km - 47th)
2010 Continental Cup in Otepaeae (Normal hill/10km - 31st)
2012 World Cup in Val di Fiemme (Large hill/10km - 41st)

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2017: Left knee injury soon after his first individual World Cup podium finish in Seefeld interrupting his preparation for next season. He has not had a World Cup podium finish since then. (insidetherings.biz, 13 Sep 2021)

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2008

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Snow is his life. Before starting with ski jumping, he did alpine skiing and also freestyle. "When I was bored with just ski jumping, I started with cross-country." (Info 2014; pyeongchang2018.coni.it)

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Goal for season 2021/22: Rank within the top-10
Career goal: Win a competition.
(Athlete, Sep 2021)

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World Cup podiums (Athlete, Sep 2021)

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Jesus (Athlete, Sep 2021)

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Marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge (KEN), two-time Olympic champion (2016, 2020), marathon world record holder set in Berlin in 2018 (2:01:39). (Athlete, Sep 2021)

Milestones

OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES
Participated in the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games and finished eighth with the team, 30th in the individual normal hill/10km event. Did not participate in PyeongChang 2018 due to left knee surgery in November 2017.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Six participations (2011-21), a fourth with the team in 2015 being his best result. Individual best result is 12th Seefeld in 2019 (normal hill/10km).

During the 2021 World Championships, four members of the Italian team tested positive for Covid-19, as a result, the whole team was withdrawn for the remaining events.

Competed at four World Junior Championships (2009-12) winning the team silver medal in Erzerum in 2012.

WORLD CUP
Four podium finishes, all third places, two individual (both in 2017 in Seefeld, normal hill/10km and normal hill/5km) and two with the team (2013, 2017).
The third Italian after Andrea Longo and Alessandro Pittin to have an individual World Cup podium finish. (pyeongchang2018.coni.it)

After his injury in 2017, his best World Cup ranking was ninth twice in 2019.

SEASON 2021/22:
In the Summer Grand Prix 2021 overall ranking, he finished 15th, participating in only four out of the five events. In winter, he scored points in only two events and is currently ranked overall 44th.
Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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