Pietro Piller Cottrer

Piller Cottrer at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
Personal information
Born	(1974-12-20)20 December 1974 (age 51) Pieve di Cadore, Italy
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Skiing
Club	C.S. Carabinieri
World Cup career
Seasons	18 – (1995–2012)
Indiv. starts	229
Indiv. podiums	21
Indiv. wins	6
Team starts	47
Team podiums	20
Team wins	4
Overall titles	0 – (3rd in2008)
Discipline titles	1 – (1DI:2009)
Medal record Men'scross-country skiing Representing Italy Olympic Games 2006 Turin 4 × 10 km relay 2002 Salt Lake City 4 × 10 km relay 2010 Vancouver 15 km freestyle 2006 Turin 30 km pursuit World Championships 2005 Oberstdorf 15 km freestyle 1997 Trondheim 4 × 10 km relay 2007 Sapporo 30 km pursuit

Pietro Piller Cottrer (born 20 December 1974) is an Italian formercross-country skier who won gold medal in the4 ×10 km relay at the2006 Winter Olympics inTurin. He was born atSappada in theprovince of Udine.

Piller Cottrer's first relevant success in the cross-country skiing world cup came in 1997, when he won the 50 km race at theHolmenkollen Ski Festival. In the same year he won the bronze medal with the Italian relay at the1997 World Championships inTrondheim. Thanks to Piller Cottrer's presence, the Italian relay confirmed as one of the best in the world winning silver medal in the2002 Winter Olympics and, better, to gold medal in the home Olympics of Turin. He also won an Olympic bronze medal in the 15 + 15 km pursuit.

His successes include a World Championship gold medal in the 15 km freestyle pursuit at the2005 World Championships, and a total of seven victories in the World Cup. The latest in Vancouver 2009.

Piller Cottrer won a bronze medal in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit at the2007 World Championships inSapporo.

At the2010 Winter Olympics inVancouver Piller Cottrer skied a 34:00.9 in the 15 km freestyle event and won the silver medal. In February 2013, Piller Cottrer announced his retirement.^[1]

All results are sourced from theInternational Ski Federation (FIS).^[2]

• 4 medals – (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)

• 3 medals – (1 gold, 2 bronze)

Season	Age	Discipline standings					Ski Tour standings
		Overall	Distance	Long Distance	Middle Distance	Sprint	Nordic Opening	Tour de Ski	World Cup Final
1995	20	51	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
1996	21	60	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
1997	22	13	—N/a	4	—N/a	5	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
1998	23	17	—N/a	14	—N/a	21	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
1999	24	38	—N/a	43	—N/a	42	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
2000	25	23	—N/a	21	18	27	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
2001	26	4	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	18	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
2002	27	15	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	NC	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
2003	28	18	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	77	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
2004	29	12	10	—N/a	—N/a	NC	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
2005	30	35	19	—N/a	—N/a	—	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
2006	31	13	7	—N/a	—N/a	—	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
2007	32	17	27	—N/a	—N/a	NC	—N/a	27	—N/a
2008	33			—N/a	—N/a	19	—N/a	7	4
2009	34	5		—N/a	—N/a	54	—N/a	7	14
2010	35	15	11	—N/a	—N/a	NC	—N/a	DNF	11
2011	36	87	52	—N/a	—N/a	NC	27	—	—
2012	37	NC	NC	—N/a	—N/a	NC	84	—	—

• 6 victories – (5WC, 1SWC)
• 21 podiums – (20WC, 1SWC)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	1996–97	15 March 1997	Oslo, Norway	50 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
2	1999–00	2 February 2000	Trondheim, Norway	10 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd
3		26 February 2000	Falun, Sweden	15 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd
4	2000–01	14 March 2001	Borlänge, Sweden	10 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
5		25 March 2001	Kuopio, Finland	60 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
6	2001–02	16 March 2002	Oslo, Norway	50 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd
7	2002–03	23 November 2002	Kiruna, Sweden	10 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
8		16 March 2003	Lahti, Finland	15 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd
9	2003–04	22 November 2003	Beitostølen, Norway	15 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
10	6 January 2004	Falun, Sweden	15 km + 15 km Pursuit C/F	World Cup	2nd
11	2005–06	15 December 2005	Canmore, Canada	15 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
12	14 January 2006	Val di Fiemme, Italy	30 km Mass Start F	World Cup	3rd
13	2007–08	15 December 2007	Rybinsk, Russia	30 km Mass Start F	World Cup	3rd
14		1 January 2008	Nové Město, Czech Republic	15 km Pursuit F	Stage World Cup	1st
15		25 January 2008	Canmore, Canada	15 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd
16		14 March 2008	Bormio, Italy	3.3 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
17	2008–09	22 November 2008	Gällivare, Sweden	15 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
18		17 January 2009	Whistler, Canada	15 km + 15 km Pursuit C/F	World Cup	1st
19		8 March 2009	Lahti, Finland	15 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
20	2009–10	5 February 2010	Canmore, Canada	15 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
21		13 March 2010	Oslo, Norway	50 km Mass Start F	World Cup	2nd

• 4 victories – (4RL)
• 20 podiums – (19RL, 1TS)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammate(s)
1	1996–97	28 February 1997	Trondheim, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Championships[1]	3rd	Di Centa /Fauner /F. Valbusa
2	1997–98	7 December 1997	Santa Caterina, Italy	4 × 10 km Relay F	World Cup	2nd	Maj /Fauner /De Zolt Ponte
3		11 January 1998	Ramsau, Austria	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Maj /F. Valbusa /Fauner
4	1998–99	29 November 1998	Muonio, Finland	4 × 10 km Relay F	World Cup	3rd	Maj /Fauner /Pozzi
5		10 January 1999	Nové Město, Czech Republic	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	F. Valbusa /Maj /Fauner
6		8 March 1999	Vantaa, Finland	Team Sprint F	World Cup	3rd	Fauner
7	1999–00	27 February 2000	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay F	World Cup	1st	F. Valbusa /Maj /Zorzi
8	2000–01	18 March 2001	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Fauner /Maj /Zorzi
9	2002–03	24 November 2002	Kiruna, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Di Centa /F. Valbusa /Zorzi
10		1 December 2002	Rukatunturi, Finland	2 × 5 km / 2 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Paruzzi /F. Valbusa /S. Valbusa
11		8 December 2002	Davos, Switzerland	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Di Centa /Schwienbacher /Zorzi
12		23 March 2003	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Di Centa /F. Valbusa /Zorzi
13	2003–04	11 January 2004	Otepää, Estonia	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Carrara /Checchi /F. Valbusa
14	2004–05	21 November 2004	Gällivare, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Di Centa /F. Valbusa /Zorzi
15		12 December 2004	Val di Fiemme, Italy	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Di Centa /F. Valbusa /Zorzi
16		20 March 2005	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Clara /Checchi /Di Centa
17	2005–06	15 January 2006	Val di Fiemme, Italy	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Di Centa /Checchi /Zorzi
18	2006–07	4 February 2007	Davos, Switzerland	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Checchi /Di Centa /Santus
19	2007–08	9 December 2007	Davos, Switzerland	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Di Centa /Checchi /Zorzi
20	2010–11	6 February 2011	Rybinsk, Russia	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Checchi /Di Centa /Clara

• Pietro Piller Cottrer at theInternational Ski and Snowboard Federation
• Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file at theWayback Machine (archived 24 February 2007)(in Norwegian)
• Official website(in Italian)
• Piller Cottrer retires at theWayback Machine (archived 3 March 2013)
• Pietro Piller Cottrer atOlympedia
• Pietro Piller Cottrer atOlympics.com
• Pietro Piller Cottrer at theComitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano(in Italian)

• 1974 births
• Cross-country skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics
• Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics
• Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
• Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
• Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners
• Italian male cross-country skiers
• Living people
• Olympic cross-country skiers for Italy
• Olympic gold medalists for Italy
• Olympic silver medalists for Italy
• Olympic bronze medalists for Italy
• Skiers from the Province of Belluno
• Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
• FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
• Tour de Ski skiers
• Medalists at the 2010 Winter Olympics
• Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics
• Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics
• Cross-country skiers of Centro Sportivo Carabinieri
• 20th-century Italian sportsmen
• Sportspeople from Pieve di Cadore

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