Stefano Anzi
Anzi in 1974
Personal information
Born21 May 1949 (1949-05-21) (age 74)
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.[1] Anzi had three podium positions at individual world cup stages: first and third in 1971 and second in 1974.[2]

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[3] 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.[4]

World Cup results

Anzi boasts three podiums in the World Cup.[5]

Podium
DatePlaceDisciplineRank
18-02-1971United States SugarloafDownhill3rd
19-02-1971United States SugarloafDownhill1st
26-01-1974Austria KitzbuehelDownhill2nd

Olympic results

  Year   Age VenueEventRank
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.
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