Alessandro Pittin

Career

In the World Cup at Schonach in 2009, Pittin came in at 9th place. Pittin has skis from Fischer. At the moment he resides in Cercivento, Udine, Italy.

Pittin"s only major injury was when he broke his arm while ski jumping.

Pittin is the first Italian to medal in Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics with his bronze in the 10 km individual normal hill event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Further notable results

2007: 2nd, Italian championships of Nordic combined skiing, sprint

2008: 1st, Italian championships of Nordic combined skiing, sprint

2009:

1st, Italian championships of Nordic combined skiing

1st, Italian championships of Nordic combined skiing, sprint

2010:

1st, Italian championships of Nordic combined skiing

1st, Italian championships of Nordic combined skiing, sprint

2011: 1st, Italian championships of Nordic combined skiing.

Achievements

• He had previousle won the Junior World Championships in Zakopane 2008. He has also competed in other FIS Nordic Combined World Cup competitions, and has won several junior and amateur competitions such as Fis Race and the Alpen Cup as well as the B-World Cup.