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Italian alpine skier

Stefano Anzi
Anzi in 1974
Personal information
Born21 May 1949 (1949-05-21) (age 75)
Bormio, Italy
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight70 kg (150 lb)
WebsiteAnziBesson
Sport
SportAlpine skiing
Retired1975
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals1

Stefano Anzi (born 21 May 1949) is a retired Italian alpine skier who specialized in the downhill event. He competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics and finished in 11th place. Anzi had three podium positions at individual world cup stages: first and third in 1971 and second in 1974.

The twins Anzi and Besson

Stefano Anzi (right while smoking a cigarette) with his sporty twin and firm Giuliano Besson in 1970s

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In the 1970s the legend of two skiers of the valanga azzurra (blue avalanche) was born, Stefano Anzi and Giuliano Besson who were nicknamed i gemelli (the twins) because on two occasions they concluded an important downhill race in the same position, on 7 February 1972 at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan both finished in 11th place ex-aequo and on 26 January 1974 both finished in second place still ex-aequo on the legendary Streiff in Kitzbuehl, Austria in a World Cup race.

World Cup results

Anzi boasts three podiums in the World Cup.

Podium
Date Place Discipline Rank
18 February 1971 United States Sugarloaf Downhill 3rd
19 February 1971 United States Sugarloaf Downhill 1st
26 January 1974 Austria Kitzbuehel Downhill 2nd

Olympic results

  Year    Age  Venue Event Rank
1972 22 Japan Sapporo Downhill 11

See also

References

  1. Stefano Anzi. sports-reference.com
  2. Stefano Anzi. fis-ski.com
  3. "Downhill, Men – Date: 7 February 1972 – tatus: Olympic". olympedia.org. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  4. "26-01-1974 Kitzbuehel AUT World Cup Downhill". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  5. "Besson Giuliano – World Cup Podium". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  6. "La Storia – Besson Group" (in Italian). bessongroup.com. Retrieved 17 February 2021. Giuliano Besson, nato nel 1950, è uno dei grandi campioni di sci che fanno nascere il mito della Valanga Azzurra dei primi anni '70, è un ottimo discesista insieme con l'amico Stefano Anzi, così amici da arrivare secondi al centesimo di secondo nella gara più prestigiosa del mondo a Kitzbuhel nel 1974. Un anno dopo, quale portavoce della Nazionale Azzurra alza un po' troppo la voce e viene radiato con l'amico Stefano. L'esclusione ingiusta e ingiustificata agisce da incentivo e Stefano Anzi e Giuliano Besson appendono gli sci al per buttarsi a capofitto in un'altra sfida importante: vestire gli appassionati dello sci.

External links

Italian Alpine Ski Champions in men's downhill
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