Sandro Viletta | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 23 January 1986 Graubünden, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Super G, Combined | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | La Punt Chamues-ch | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 12 November 2006 (age 20) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | sandroviletta.ch | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 – (2010, 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (2009, 2011, 2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 7th – (2008–14) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 1 – (1 SG) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 1 – (1 SG) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (45th in 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (4th in SC, 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sandro Viletta (born 23 January 1986) is a Swiss former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist.
From the village of La Punt Chamues-ch, near St. Moritz in the canton of Graubünden, he made his World Cup debut in November 2006 and won his first race in December 2011. Viletta competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver[1] and at the World Championships in 2009, 2011 and 2013. He won the super combined at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi.[2]
Viletta stopped competing after knee injuries in 2016, unable to defend his Olympic title, and retired in 2018.[3]
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Sandro Viletta makes history for Switzerland win's gold in super combined
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World Cup results
Race victories
| Date | Competition | Location | Discipline |
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| 3 Dec 2011 | 2012 Alpine Skiing World Cup |  Beaver Creek, USA |
Super G |
| 14 Feb 2014 | 2014 Winter Olympics |  Sochi, Russia |
Super combined |
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 2007 | 21 | 113 | 44 | – | – | – | — |
| 2008 | 22 | 186 | 33 | 50 | – | – | — |
| 2009 | 23 | 53 | 44 | 28 | – | – | 14 |
| 2010 | 24 | 53 | – | 16 | – | – | 15 |
| 2011 | 25 | 67 | – | 23 | 33 | – | 33 |
| 2012 | 26 | 57 | – | 47 | 18 | – | 30 |
| 2013 | 27 | 85 | – | – | 34 | – | 14 |
| 2014 | 28 | 47 | – | – | 36 | 33 | 4 |
| 2015 | 29 | 45 | – | – | 29 | 23 | 14 |
| 2016 | 30 | 122 | – | – | 39 | – | – |
References
- ^ "Sandro Viletta, Alpine Skiing". Vancouver2010.com. Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
- ^ Etchells, Tim (14 February 2014). "Switzerland's Sandro Viletta is golden in super combined". Ski Racing. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ^ Sochi Olympic champion skiier [sic] Sandro Viletta retires over injuries
External links
- Sandro Viletta at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Sandro Viletta World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Sandro Viletta at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Sandro Viletta at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- sandroviletta.ch – personal site – (in German)
- Swiss Ski team – official site – (in German)
- Salomon Racing.com – team – alpine skiing – Sandro Viletta
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