Nadia Fanchini
Encyclopedia
Nadia Fanchini is an Italian
alpine skier. She was born and lives in Val Camonica
. She is the sister of Elena Fanchini
, also an alpine skier.
She came 3rd in downhill
in the Alpine Skiing World Cup
in Lake Louise
2006 and Sestriere
2008. She represented Italy at the 2006 Winter Olympics
and won a bronze medal in the Downhill at the 2009 Alpine Skiing World Championship in Val d'Isère
.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
alpine skier. She was born and lives in Val Camonica
Val Camonica
Val Camonica is one of the largest valleys of the central Alps, in eastern Lombardy, about 90 km long. It starts from the Tonale Pass, at 1883 metres above sea level and ends at Corna Trentapassi, in the comune of Pisogne, near Lake Iseo...
. She is the sister of Elena Fanchini
Elena Fanchini
Elena Fanchini is an Italian alpine skier. She was born and lives in Val Camonica. She is the sister of Nadia Fanchini, also an alpine skier. Fanchini represented Italy at the 2006 Winter Olympics.-World Cup victories:...
, also an alpine skier.
She came 3rd in downhill
Downhill
Downhill is an alpine skiing discipline. The rules for the Downhill were originally developed by Sir Arnold Lunn for the 1921 British National Ski Championships....
in the Alpine Skiing World Cup
Alpine skiing World Cup
The FIS Alpine Ski World Cup is the top international circuit of alpine skiing competitions, launched in 1966 by a group of ski racing friends and experts which included French journalist Serge Lang and the alpine ski team directors from France and the USA...
in Lake Louise
Lake Louise
-Canada:*Lake Louise , a lake in Alberta, Canada*Lake Louise, Alberta, a hamlet which takes its name from the lake**Chateau Lake Louise, hotel in Alberta, Canada, one of Canada's Grand Railway Resorts...
2006 and Sestriere
Sestriere
Sestriere is an alpine village in Italy, a comune of the Province of Turin. It is from the French border. Its name derives from Latin: ad petram sistrariam, that is at sixty Roman miles from Turin....
2008. She represented Italy at the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
and won a bronze medal in the Downhill at the 2009 Alpine Skiing World Championship in Val d'Isère
Val d'Isère
Val d'Isère is a commune of the Tarentaise Valley, in the Savoie department in south-eastern France. It lies from the border with Italy. It is on the border of the Vanoise National Park created in 1963. The Face de Bellevarde was the scene of the men's downhill race as part of the 1992 Winter...
.
World Cup victories
| Date | Location | Race |
|---|---|---|
| December 7, 2008 |  Lake Louise |
Super-G |