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Italian cross-country skier
Francesco de Fabiani
De Fabiani in February 2019
CountryItaly
Born (1993-04-21) 21 April 1993 (age 31)
Aosta, Italy
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Ski clubC.S. Esercito
World Cup career
Seasons11 – (2014–present)
Indiv. starts198
Indiv. podiums10
Indiv. wins1
Team starts18
Team podiums6
Team wins2
Overall titles0 – (7th in 2019)
Discipline titles2 – (2 U23: 2015, 2016)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Italy
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Planica Team sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Seefeld Team sprint
Updated on 9 December 2023.

Francesco De Fabiani (born 21 April 1993) is an Italian cross-country skier.

Athletic career

De Fabiani had his first World Cup start during the 2013–14 season. His first event was the Tour de Ski 5 km Free prologue in Oberhof, Germany. He also competed for Italy at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the cross country skiing events. At the end of 2015 he was top ten in the overall statistics which is the best he has ever done.

De Fabiani had his international breakthrough during the 2014–15 season. This season he recorded his first World Cup victory in the 15 km classical event in Lahti. He also won the Helvetia U23 World Cup Ranking.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual  		 30 km 
 skiathlon  		 50 km 
 mass start  		 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
2014 20 30 21 25 — — —
2018 24 — 20 22 — 7 —
2022 28 18 8 — 51 8 8

Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.

World Championships

  • 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual  		 30 km 
 skiathlon  		 50 km 
 mass start  		 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
2015 21 — 40 32 — 6 —
2017 23 38 — — — 8 —
2019 25 20 — 14 8 10 Bronze
2021 27 — — — 30 — 5
2023 29 — — 11 18 9 Silver

World Cup

Season titles

  • 2 titles – (2 U23)
Season
Discipline
2015 Under-23
2016 Under-23

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint U23 Nordic
Opening 		Tour de
Ski 		Ski Tour
2020 		World Cup
Final 		Ski Tour
Canada
2014 20 NC NC NC — — DNF — — —
2015 21 22 13 NC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 18 24 — — —
2016 22 12 11 87 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 9 — — 19
2017 23 25 25 87 — 14 14 — — —
2018 24 13 17 35 — 43 DNF — 12 —
2019 25 7 6 11 — 12 9 — 4 —
2020 26 30 28 36 — 32 DNF 13 — —
2021 27 15 17 20 — 20 15 — — —
2022 28 26 18 37 — — 25 — — —
2023 29 25 15 59 — — 14 — — —

Individual podiums

  • 1 victory – (1 WC)
  • 10 podiums – (3 WC, 7 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2014–15 8 March 2015 Finland Lahti, Finland 15 km Individual C World Cup 1st
2 2015–16 6 January 2016 Germany Oberstdorf, Germany 15 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 3rd
3 14 February 2016 Sweden Falun, Sweden 15 km Mass Start F World Cup 2nd
4 2017–18 4 January 2018 Germany Oberstdorf, Germany 15 km Mass Start F Stage World Cup 3rd
5 17 March 2018 Sweden Falun, Sweden 15 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 3rd
6 2018–19 2 January 2019 Germany Oberstdorf, Germany 15 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 2nd
7 5 January 2019 Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy 15 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 2nd
8 16 February 2019 Italy Cogne, Italy 1.6 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
9 2020–21 8 January 2021 Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy 15 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 2nd
10 2022–23 7 January 2023 Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy 15 km Mass Start C Stage World Cup 3rd

Team podiums

  • 2 victories – (1 RL, 1 TS)
  • 6 podiums – (2 RL, 4 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 2015–16 24 January 2016 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Nöckler / Clara / Pellegrino
2 2020–21 20 December 2020 Germany Dresden, Italy 6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Pellegrino
3 7 February 2021 Sweden Ulricehamn, Sweden 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Pellegrino
4 2022–23 22 January 2023 Italy Livigno, Italy 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Pellegrino
5 5 February 2023 Italy Toblach, Italy 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Nöckler / Daprà / Pellegrino
6 24 March 2023 Finland Lahti, Finland 6 × 1.4 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Pellegrino

References

  1. FIS Biography
  2. "Sochi 2014 profile". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  3. "Men 15 km C – Lahti, FIN" (PDF). FIS. 6 January 2016.
  4. "Cross-Country talk – Francesco de Fabiani"
  5. "Athlete : DE FABIANI Francesco". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 21 April 2018.

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