Valerio Checchi (born
Subiaco, Lazio
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, 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.
At the
2006 Winter Olympics in
Turin
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, 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
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was fourth in the 4 × 10 km relay at
Liberec in
2009
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.
Checchi finished ninth in the 4 × 10 km relay event at the
2010 Winter Olympics
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, athletes = 2,626
, events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines)
, opening = February 12, 2010
, closing = February 28, 2010
, opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean
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in
Vancouver, British Columbia
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, Canada.
Anti-doping rule violation
Checchi was in 2014 handed a one-year ban from sports for three whereabouts failures in 18 months.
[CONI]
NTI-DOPING: The Prosecutor is referring Valerio Checchi (Winter Sports)
/ref> The ban ended 13 April 2015.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games
World Championships
World Cup
Season standings
Individual podiums
*1 victory – (1 )
*4 podiums – (2 , 2 )
Team podiums
* 1 victory – (1 )
* 6 podiums – (6 )
References
External links
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1980 births
Living people
People from Subiaco, Lazio
Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Doping cases in cross-country skiing
Italian sportspeople in doping cases
Italian male cross-country skiers
Tour de Ski skiers
Olympic cross-country skiers of Italy
Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital