Sandro Viletta (born 23 January 1986) is a Swiss former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist.
Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Disciplines | Super G, Combined | |||||||||||||||||||
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Club | La Punt Chamues-ch | |||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1986-01-23) 23 January 1986 (age 36) Graubünden, Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 12 November 2006 (age 20) | |||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||
Website | sandroviletta.ch | |||||||||||||||||||
Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 2 – (2010, 2014) | |||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 1 (1 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 3 – (2009, 2011, 2013) | |||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 7th – (2008–14) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 1 – (1 SG) | |||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 1 – (1 SG) | |||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 – (45th in 2015) | |||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 0 – (4th in SC, 2014) | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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From the village of La Punt Chamues-ch, near St. Moritz in the canton of Graubünden, he made his World Cup debut in November 2006 and won his first race in December 2011. Viletta competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver[1] and at the World Championships in 2009, 2011 and 2013. He won the super combined at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi.[2]
Viletta stopped competing after knee injuries in 2016, unable to defend his Olympic title, and retired in 2018.[3]
Date | Competition | Location | Discipline |
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3 Dec 2011 | 2012 Alpine Skiing World Cup | ![]() | Super G |
14 Feb 2014 | 2014 Winter Olympics | ![]() | Super combined |
Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super G | Downhill | Combined |
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2007 | 21 | 113 | 44 | – | – | – | — |
2008 | 22 | 186 | 33 | 50 | – | – | — |
2009 | 23 | 53 | 44 | 28 | – | – | 14 |
2010 | 24 | 53 | – | 16 | – | – | 15 |
2011 | 25 | 67 | – | 23 | 33 | – | 33 |
2012 | 26 | 57 | – | 47 | 18 | – | 30 |
2013 | 27 | 85 | – | – | 34 | – | 14 |
2014 | 28 | 47 | – | – | 36 | 33 | 4 |
2015 | 29 | 45 | – | – | 29 | 23 | 14 |
2016 | 30 | 122 | – | – | 39 | – | – |
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