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Valerio Checchi

Valerio Checchi

Italian cross-country skier

Valerio Checchi (born Subiaco, Lazio, 3 April 1980) is an Italian cross-country skier who has competed since 1999. He has two World Cup victories with one in 2006 and another in 2008.

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At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Checchi finished 18th in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit event and 36th in the 15 km event. Checchi's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was fourth in the 4 × 10 km relay at Liberec in 2009.

Checchi finished ninth in the 4 × 10 km relay event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Anti-doping rule violation

Checchi was in 2014 handed a one-year ban from sports for three whereabouts failures in 18 months.[1][2] The ban ended 13 April 2015.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]

Olympic Games

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World Championships

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World Cup

Season standings

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Individual podiums

  • 1 victory – (1 WC)
  • 4 podiums – (2 WC, 2 SWC)
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Team podiums

  • 1 victory – (1 RL)
  • 6 podiums – (6 RL)
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References

  1. [1]
    CONI: ANTIDOPING: TNA archivia il caso Acerbi (Calcio), squalifica per un anno Checchi (FISI). Gli altri provvedimenti , coni.it, 1 April 2014
  2. [2]
    CONI: NTI-DOPING: The Prosecutor is referring Valerio Checchi (Winter Sports)
  3. [3]
    "Athlete : CHECCHI Valerio". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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