Pietro Piller Cottrer

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Pietro Piller Cottrer
Piller Cottrer at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
Country Italy
Born (1974-12-20) 20 December 1974 (age 49)
Pieve di Cadore, Italy
Ski clubC.S. Carabinieri
World Cup career
Seasons18 – (1995–2012)
Starts229
Podiums21
Wins6
Overall titles0 – (3rd in 2008)
Discipline titles1 – (1 DI: 2009)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Turin 4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2002 Salt Lake City 4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vancouver 15 km freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Turin 30 km pursuit
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Oberstdorf 15 km freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Trondheim 4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Sapporo 30 km pursuit

Pietro Piller Cottrer (born 20 December 1974) is an Italian former cross-country skier who won gold medal in the 4 ×10 km relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. He was born at Sappada in the province of Udine.

Career[edit]

Piller Cottrer's first relevant success in the cross-country skiing world cup came in 1997, when he won the 50 km race at the Holmenkollen Ski Festival. In the same year he won the bronze medal with the Italian relay at the 1997 World Championships in Trondheim. Thanks to Piller Cottrer's presence, the Italian relay confirmed as one of the best in the world winning silver medal in the 2002 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 the 2005 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 the 2007 World Championships in Sapporo.

At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver 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]

Cross-country skiing results[edit]

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Olympic Games[edit]

  • 4 medals – (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
1998 23 — — — — 16 — — —
2002 27 — — 8 4 — — Silver —
2006 31 — — Bronze — 5 — Gold —
2010 35 — Silver 14 — 26 — 9 —

World Championships[edit]

  • 3 medals – (1 gold, 2 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
1995 20 — — — 38 — — — —
1997 22 — — — 4 — — Bronze —
2001 26 — — 9 — 8 — 6 —
2003 28 — — 10 — 14 — 9 —
2005 30 — Gold 20 — — — 4 —
2007 32 — 9 Bronze — DNS — 9 —
2009 34 — — 32 — 11 — 4 —
2011 36 — — 13 — 19 — 5 —

World Cup[edit]

Season standings[edit]

 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 — — — — — — —
1996 21 60 — — — — — — —
1997 22 13 — 4 — 5 — — —
1998 23 17 — 14 — 21 — — —
1999 24 38 — 43 — 42 — — —
2000 25 23 — 21 18 27 — — —
2001 26 4 — — — 18 — — —
2002 27 15 — — — NC — — —
2003 28 18 — — — 77 — — —
2004 29 12 10 — — NC — — —
2005 30 35 19 — — — — — —
2006 31 13 7 — — — — — —
2007 32 17 27 — — NC — 27 —
2008 33 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) — — 19 — 7 4
2009 34 5 1st place, gold medalist(s) — — 54 — 7 14
2010 35 15 11 — — NC — DNF 11
2011 36 87 52 — — NC 27 — —
2012 37 NC NC — — NC 84 — —

Individual podiums[edit]

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

Team podiums[edit]

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

Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Pietro Piller Cottrer se retire" (in French). Réseau des sports. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Athlete : PILLER COTTRER Pietro". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 5 February 2018.

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