Career

His best known victory was part of the 4 × 10 km relay team that upset Norway at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. In May 2007, Fauner was named the head coach of the Italian national cross-country ski team, replacing his former ski-teammate Marco Albarello. Swedish documentary called Uppdrag Granskning claimed that Fauner had an exceptionally high hemoglobin level prior to a World Cup in Lahti in 1997.

According to sources quoted in the documentary, Fauner had tested 19.2 g/dL. The test result was confirmed and signed by FIS official Bengt-Erik Bengtsson.

Currently the allowed limit to compete in official FIS competition is 17.0 g/dL. 1989: 1998:.

Achievements

• 1989: 3rd, Italian men"s championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km pursuit 1991: 1st, Italian men"s championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km 2nd, Italian men"s championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km 1992: 1st, Italian men"s championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km pursuit 2nd, Italian men"s championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km 1993: 1st, Italian men"s championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km 2nd, Italian men"s championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km 3rd, Italian men"s championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km pursuit 1994: 1st, Italian men"s championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km 1st, Italian men"s championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km pursuit 1st, Italian men"s championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km 1995: 1st, Italian men"s championships of cross-country skiing, 50 km 1st, Italian men"s championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km pursuit 2nd, Italian men"s championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km 1996: 1st, Italian men"s championships of cross-country skiing, 50 km 1st, Italian men"s championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km pursuit 2nd, Italian men"s championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km 2nd, Italian men"s championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km 1997: 1st, Italian men"s championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km 2nd, Italian men"s championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km pursuit 2nd, Italian men"s championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km 1998: 1st, Italian men"s championships of cross-country skiing, 50 km 1999: 2nd, Italian men"s championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km pursuit 3rd, Italian men"s championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km.