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During the 2007-2008 season, Cologna finished in the top ten four times and placed 37th overall.
During the 2007-2008 season, Cologna finished in the top ten four times and placed 37th overall.
He has three overall World Cup victories, three Olympic gold medals, one World Championships gold medal and three Tour de Ski victories in his career so far. Cologna debuted in the FIS Cross-Country World Cup in Kuusamo in November 2006, and took his first points in Falun in March 2007. In December 2008, Cologna took his first world cup podium finish with a second place in the 30-kilometre competition in Louisiana Clusaz.
He finished the 2009-2010 FIS Cross-Country World Cup fourth, winning a race and taking other two podiums.
He also came in third in the 2009-2010 Tour de Ski. He finished more than a minute ahead of everyone else, with Marcus Hellner being second and Petter Northug third.
He also snatched the yellow jersey becoming world northern 1 in the 2011-2012 FIS Cross-Country World Cup as of January 8, 2012.
Individual victories
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Updated on 18 March 2013.
Later in the games he successfully defended his title from the Vancouver Olympics in the 15 km race.