Alessandro PITTIN

Italy

Nordic Combined

Date of Birth: 11 Feb 1990

Age: 32

Gender: Male

Place of birth: TOLMEZZO

Birth Country:

Italy

Residence: CERVICENTO

Residence Country:

Italy

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank
Nordic Combined	Individual Gundersen Normal Hill/10km	32
	Individual Gundersen Large Hill/10km	33
	Team Gundersen Large Hill/4x5km ITA Italy	9

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Individual Gundersen Normal Hill/10km, Ski Jumping Trial Round	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre	Individual Gundersen Normal Hill/10km, Ski Jumping Competition Round	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Individual Gundersen Normal Hill/10km, Cross-Country	Finished
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

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Normal Hill / 10 km, Individual	2010	Vancouver, CAN
4	Normal Hill / 10 km, Individual	2014	Sochi, RUS
7	Large Hill / 10 km, Individual	2010	Vancouver, CAN
8	Men's Team	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
8	Team	2014	Sochi, RUS
10	Team	2010	Vancouver, CAN
18	Large Hill / 10 km, Individual	2014	Sochi, RUS
19	Men's Normal Hill / 10 km, Individual	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
27	Men's Large Hill / 10 km, Individual	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
46	Individual	2006	Torino, ITA

World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
2	Gundersen NH HS100/10.0 K Men	2015	Falun, SWE	26:40.2
4	Team HS100/4x5 Km Men	2015	Falun, SWE	45:30.8
5	Team Sprint HS130/2x7.5 Km Men	2019	Seefeld, AUT	30:06.6
5	Team Sprint HS134/2x7.5 K Men	2015	Falun, SWE	39:50.3
6	Team Sprint HS130/2x7.5 K Men	2017	Lahti, FIN	30:12.4
6	Team HS100/4x5 Km Men	2017	Lahti, FIN	47:09.5
6	Gundersen LH HS134/10.0 K Men	2009	Liberec, CZE	24:33.6
7	Team HS106/4x5 Km Men	2021	Oberstdorf, GER	47:23.1
7	Team HS109/4x5 Km Men	2019	Seefeld, AUT	52:54.6
7	Team HS106/4x5 Km Men	2013	Predazzo, ITA	58:44.5
7	Team Sprint HS134/2x7.5 K Men	2013	Predazzo, ITA	37:31.4
7	Team HS134/4x5 Km Men	2011	Oslo, NOR	49:57.9
7	Team HS134/4x5 Km Men	2009	Liberec, CZE	52:36.8
9	Team HS106/4x5 Km Men	2011	Oslo, NOR	51:59.2
13	Gundersen NH HS109/10,0 Km Men	2019	Seefeld, AUT	26:21.4
17	Gundersen NH HS106/10.0 K Men	2011	Oslo, NOR	26:50.5
19	Gundersen NH HS100/10.0 K Men	2017	Lahti, FIN	27:51.9
19	Gundersen NH HS106/10.0 K Men	2013	Predazzo, ITA	30:42.8
20	Gundersen LH HS130/10.0 K Men	2017	Lahti, FIN	28:45.7
21	Mass Start HS100/10.0 Km Men	2009	Liberec, CZE	24:57.2
22	Gundersen LH HS130/10,0 Km Men	2019	Seefeld, AUT	26:25.4
24	Gundersen LH HS134/10.0 K Men	2013	Predazzo, ITA	30:04.8
24	Gundersen LH HS134/10.0 K Men	2011	Oslo, NOR	27:49.9
24	Gundersen NH HS100/10.0 K Men	2009	Liberec, CZE	27:24.3
25	Gundersen Normal Hill HS106/10.0 Km Men	2021	Oberstdorf, GER	25:28.8
25	Gundersen LH HS134/10,0 K Men	2015	Falun, SWE	24:33.7

World Cup Rankings
Season	Overall
2021/2022	50
2020/2021	25
2019/2020	24
2018/2019	19

World Cup - Best Achievements
Season	NH/15.0km	NH/10.0km	NH/5.0km	LH/10.0km	PR LH/10.0km	Team NH/4x5km	Team LH/4x5km	TSP NH/2x7.5km	TSP LH/2x7.5km
2021/2022		1 x 29th		1 x 48th		1 x 5th
2020/2021	1 x 21st	1 x 5th	1 x 45th	1 x 29th				1 x 9th	1 x 9th
2019/2020	1 x 23rd	1 x 11th	1 x 34th	1 x 11th			1 x 6th	1 x 7th	1 x 11th
2018/2019		1 x 4th	1 x 15th	1 x 12th					1 x 4th
2017/2018	1 x 21st	1 x 2nd	1 x 20th	1 x 5th		1 x 7th	1 x 6th		1 x 13th
2016/2017		1 x 11th	1 x 43rd	1 x 11th		1 x 8th			1 x 3rd
2015/2016		1 x 18th	1 x 53rd	1 x 38th
2014/2015	1 x 8th	1 x 6th	1 x 4th	1 x 3rd		1 x 5th			1 x 8th
2013/2014	1 x 7th	1 x 3rd	1 x 16th	1 x 9th			1 x 10th	1 x 3rd	1 x 5th
2012/2013		1 x 12th
2011/2012		2 x 2nd		3 x 1st	2 x 10th		1 x 6th	1 x 2nd
2010/2011		1 x 13th		1 x 11th		1 x 5th

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location	Result
5	Team NH/4x5km	2021/2022	Val di Fiemme, ITA	42:56.4
7	Team NH/4x5km	2021/2022	Lillehammer, NOR	54:57.5
27	Mass Start NH/10.0km	2021/2022	Otepää, EST	23:46.8
29	NH/10.0km	2021/2022	Seefeld, AUT	27:38.3
30	NH/7.5km	2021/2022	Seefeld, AUT	21:38.9
33	NH/12.5km	2021/2022	Seefeld, AUT	33:55.6
33	NH/10.0km	2021/2022	Ramsau, AUT	27:57.7
35	NH/10.0km	2021/2022	Val di Fiemme, ITA	29:03.4
36	NH/10.0km	2021/2022	Val di Fiemme, ITA	28:56.9
39	NH/10.0km	2021/2022	Otepää, EST	27:19.4

Nickname:

Ale, Pit, Pitbull. (Info 2018)

Hobbies:

Cooking, working with wood, playing other sports, travelling around the world, and experiencing other cultures. (Athlete, Sep 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete, Financial Police Officer

Education:

Financial Police Officer.

Family:

Girlfriend, Marica Defrancesco. One daughter, Sofia (born 1 Sep 2021). Father, Stelio Pittin. Mother, Miriam Bragagnolo.

Languages spoken:

Italian, English

Club name:

Aldo Moro Paluzza

Coach:

Team: Danny Winkelmann (GER)
Personal: Ivan Lunardi (ITA), Pietro Frigo (ITA)

Sporting relatives:

Cousin Cristina Pittin (Cross-country skiing): Competed at two Junior World Championships winning a silver medal in the 4x3.3km relay in 2017 in Soldier Hollow and has a top individual finish of 14th in 5km free in 2018 in Goms. At two U23 World Championships (2019, 2020), she has four top-20 finishes.

Other sports:

Ski jumping: Finished 10th in a 2010 World Cup team event in Lahti, Finland.

Debut:

2006 Olympic Winter Games in Torino/Pragelato (Normal hill/15km - 46th)
2007 World Cup in Ramsau (Normal hill/10km - 33rd)

Injuries:

December 2012: Fractured wrist after crashing at a training camp in Ramsau, Austria. Returned to competition in January 2013. (Info 2018)

February 2012: Left shoulder fracture during training ahead of the World Cup event in Klingenthal, Germany. Returned to competition in November 2012. (Info 2018)

National team:

2006

Start:

Began learning to ski at age three, and took up Nordic combined at age eight when his brother and father got him involved. (Info 2018)

Reason:

"It is exciting, every day is different and we have to combine two sports." (Twitter, Sep 2021)

Ambition:

Season 2021/22 goals: "A good result at the Olympics would be amazing, but my biggest goal for next season is to bring myself back into the top athletes during the whole winter."

Career goals: "I still have to win the most important medals, both at the Olympic Games and World Championships."

Life goals: "I am still focused on my athletic career, but sports are and will always be my passion, so I guess I will continue to work on something regarding sports, maybe one day I will become a coach for Nordic combined. I am also passionate about photography and social media, so this is also a possible line of work." (Athlete, Sep 2021)

Memorable:

Winning Olympic bronze medal in Vancouver 2010, silver medal at the 2015 World Championships in Falun, three consecutive World Cup victories in three days in Chaux-Neuve in February 2012. (Athlete, Sep 2021)

Hero:

High jumper Gianmarco Tamberi (ITA), 2020 Olympic champion sharing the gold medal with Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT) instead of a tie-break; 2016 World indoor champion. (Athlete, Sep 2021)

Influence:

Motorcycle road racer Valentino Rossi (ITA), nine-time Grand Prix World champion, considered to be one of the greatest motorcycle racers of all time. "I grew up watching his GPs and as an Italian, I was always proud of his success." (Athlete, Sep 2021)

Ritual:

"Nothing special, but if something works well, I continue to do everything the same way, to get my mental side stronger." (Athlete, Sep 2021)

Award:

Athlete of the Year by the Italian Ski Federation (2015).

General Interest

COVID-19
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.

OLYMPIC DEBUT
At the age of 16, he participated in the Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games, before he had even started in his first World Cup race in December 2007 more than a year later. His Olympic debut happened to be on his 16th birthday, 11 February 2006.

MIXED TEAM DEBUT
In summer 2019 he was part of the first-ever winning team of a mixed team competition together with Samuel Costa, Veronica Gianmoena and Annika Stieff.

Milestones

OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES
Four-time Olympian, his first start was in Torino 2006, on the day he turned 16.

In Vancouver 2010 he won the bronze medal in the normal hill/10km, the first Italian to win a Nordic combined Olympic medal.

In Sochi 2014 he finished fourth in the same event (normal hill/10km).

At PyeongChang 2018, in the large hill/10km, he won the ski phase, but had been a non-factor in the jump and finished 27th. His best result was eighth with the team.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Competed in seven World Championships, winning a silver medal in 2015 in the normal hill/10km. Additionally, he has12 top-10 results with the team and team sprint, one individual sixth place (large hill/10km) in 2009, but no other podium finish.

Three-time gold medallist at Junior World Championships. In 2008 and 2009 he won the normal hill/10km, and in 2009 the normal hill/5km race.

WORLD CUP
First Italian to win a World Cup race, which he did in Chaux-Neuve in 2012 when he won three World Cups on three consecutive days. These are his only three World Cup wins so far. “This is really nice for me, but also for Italy and my team. I think we deserved this victory, we have been working hard for the last two years and finally, we won." (skiracing.com, 13 Jan 2012)

He stands at a total of 13 individual podium finishes, the last one in December 2017, in Ramsau when he finished second.

SEASON 2021/22
Has scored points in only three events and is currently ranked 50th in the overall World Cup.

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