Omar VISINTIN

Italy

Snowboard

Date of Birth: 22 Oct 1989

Age: 32

Gender: Male

Place of birth: MERANO

Birth Country:

Italy

Residence: LAGUNDO

Residence Country:

Italy

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Snowboard	Men's Snowboard Cross	3
	Mixed Team Snowboard Cross ITA Italy 1	2

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Genting Snow Park P & X Stadium	Men's Snowboard Cross Seeding	Finished
After 1/8 Final 5	Genting Snow Park P & X Stadium	Men's Snowboard Cross 1/8 Final 6	Finished
After Quarterfinal2	Genting Snow Park P & X Stadium	Men's Snowboard Cross Quarterfinal 3	Finished
After Semifinal 1	Genting Snow Park P & X Stadium	Men's Snowboard Cross Semifinal 2	Finished
After Small Final	Genting Snow Park P & X Stadium	Men's Snowboard Cross Big Final	Finished
	Genting Snow Park P & X Stadium	Mixed Team Snowboard Cross Quarterfinal 1	Finished
	Genting Snow Park P & X Stadium	Mixed Team Snowboard Cross Semifinal 1	Finished
After Small Final	Genting Snow Park P & X Stadium	Mixed Team Snowboard Cross Big Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location
12	Boardercross	2014	Sochi, RUS
25	Men's Boardercross	2018	PyeongChang, KOR

World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
2	Snowboard Cross Team Mixed	2019	Park City, USA
6	Snowboard Cross Team Mixed	2021	Idre Fjäll, SWE
9	Snowboardcross Men	2017	Sierra Nevada, ESP
10	Snowboardcross Team Men	2017	Sierra Nevada, ESP
18	Snowboard Cross Men	2019	Park City, USA
20	Snowboard Cross Men	2021	Idre Fjäll, SWE
22	Snowboardcross Men	2013	Stoneham, CAN	DSQ
25	Snowboardcross Men	2011	La Molina, ESP
29	Snowboardcross Men	2015	Kreischberg, AUT

World Cup Rankings
Season	All	Snowboard Cross	Parallel/Snowboard Cross Overall
2021/2022		12
2020/2021		7
2019/2020		3
2018/2019		2
2017/2018		5
2016/2017		2
2015/2016		10
2014/2015		9
2013/2014		1
2012/2013		3
2011/2012		22
2010/2011		20	43
2009/2010	314	75

World Cup - Best Achievements
Season	Snowboard Cross	Snowboard Cross Team
2021/2022	1 x 2nd
2020/2021	1 x 1st
2019/2020	1 x 1st
2018/2019	1 x 2nd
2017/2018	2 x 1st	2 x 1st
2016/2017	2 x 2nd	1 x 9th
2015/2016	1 x 5th
2014/2015	1 x 6th
2013/2014	1 x 1st
2012/2013	1 x 1st
2011/2012	1 x 6th
2010/2011	2 x 10th

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location
2	Snowboard Cross	2021/2022	Secret Garden, CHN
8	Snowboard Cross	2021/2022	Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA
13	Snowboard Cross	2021/2022	Montafon, AUT

Hobbies:

Any kind of sports. (Athlete, April 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete

Languages spoken:

Italian, German, English

Club name:

Esercito

Coach:

National: Luca Pozzolini (ITA)

Debut:

2004 European Cup in Moelltaler Gletscher (Snowboard Cross - 88th)
2008 World Cup in Valmalenco (Snowboard Cross - 34th)

Injuries:

10 December 2021: Head injury, dislocation of the left elbow and rupture of a tendon after a crash during Montafon event. Missed two World Cup events and came back at end of January.

"A broken arm, a few concussions and a constant back pain". (Athlete, Apr 2021)

January/February 2018: Bruised hip kept him out of the World Cup events in Bansko, Bulgaria, and Feldberg, Germany. (fis-ski.com, Feb 2018)

2014: Bruised his buttocks in a crash during the semifinals at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. (sport.sky.it, Feb 2014)

Start:

Started snowboarding at age seven in Italy because it looked fun. (Athlete, Apr 2021)

"I always wanted to become a pro athlete in some sport. When in 2009 I won the FIS snowboard cross Junior World Championships I knew that I could really make it." (FISI TV YouTube, Feb 2021)

Reason:

"Because I like it the most." (Athlete, Apr 2021)

Ambition:

Win an Olympic medal. (Athlete, Apr 2021)

Training:

After the end of the season, in April, takes a month off and then goes back to the gym in May to build up strength throughout all summer. Back on snowboard in September." (sija.it, 21 Apr 2020)

Memorable:

Winning snowboard cross gold at the Nagano 2009 Junior World Championships and winning the 2014 snowboard cross Crystal Globe. (Athlete, Apr 2021)

Hero:

Snowboarder Shawn Palmer (USA), known as one of the forefathers of extreme sports. "I always wanted to race with him and I finally managed to do it in 2014." (FISI TV YouTube, Feb 2021)

Ritual:

None. (Athlete, Apr 2021)

Philosophy:

"Have fun." (Athlete, Apr 2021)

General Interest

SNOWBOARD CROSS v. ALPINE SKIING
"Snowboarding is more entertaining than alpine skiing. It's a complete sport: you need to go fast and jump. Surely it's not golfing. There are overtakes and crashes, but nothing too bad for now. Snowboard cross is not for the cool kids." (style.corriere.it, 21 Jan 2015)

Milestones

Bronze medallist in snowboard cross at Beijing 2022. Silver medallist in mixed team snowboard cross (with Michela Moioli).

First Italian snowboarder to win an SBX Crystal Globe (2013/14).

Four-time Italian national champion (2012, 2014, 2016, 2017).

Social Media

Legend

:: Silver
:: Bronze
:: Gold Medal Event

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