Gianluca Cologna (born 17 May 1990) is a retired Swiss cross-country skier. His younger brother Dario Cologna[1] is also a professional cross-country skier. He competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics in the Men's team sprint with his brother Dario and finished 5th in the final.[2] He achieved his only individual podium in December 2013 with a third-place finish in the Classic Sprint in Asiago, Italy.[3]
| Gianluca Cologna | |
|---|---|
 Gianluca Cologna in Norway, 2013 | |
| Country |  Switzerland |
| Born | 17 May 1990 Santa Maria Val Müstair, Switzerland |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Ski club | SC Val Müstair |
| World Cup career | |
| Seasons | 8 – (2011–2018) |
| Indiv. starts | 52 |
| Indiv. podiums | 1 |
| Indiv. wins | 0 |
| Team starts | 6 |
| Team podiums | 0 |
| Overall titles | 0 – (57th in 2014) |
| Discipline titles | 0 |
His retirement, after undergoing surgeries for shoulder and knee injuries, was first reported by the Swiss media on 25 March 2018 and confirmed by Cologna himself on his Facebook and Instagram accounts a few days later.[4]
Cross-country skiing results
editAll results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[5]
Olympic Games
edit| Year | Age | 15 km individual |
30 km skiathlon |
50 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 23 | — | — | — | 47 | — | 5 |
World Championships
edit| Year | Age | 15 km individual |
30 km skiathlon |
50 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 22 | — | — | — | 27 | — | — |
| 2015 | 24 | — | — | — | 27 | — | 15 |
World Cup
editSeason standings
edit| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Sprint | Nordic Opening |
Tour de Ski |
World Cup Final |
Ski Tour Canada | ||
| 2011 | 20 | NC | — | NC | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 21 | NC | NC | NC | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 22 | 92 | — | 47 | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 23 | 57 | NC | 21 | 78 | DNF | — | — |
| 2015 | 24 | 98 | NC | 46 | DNF | DNF | — | — |
| 2016 | 25 | 98 | NC | 54 | DNF | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 26 | 140 | 97 | NC | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 27 | 127 | NC | 69 | — | DNF | — | — |
Individual podiums
edit- 1 podium – (1 WC)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2013–14 | 21 December 2013 |  Asiago, Italy |
1.65 km Sprint C | World Cup | 3rd |
References
edit- ^ Meier, Stefan (13 March 2013). "Erste Punkte! Gianluca Cologna sprintet auf Platz 6" (in German). Blick. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ^ "Gianluca Cologna". sochi2014.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "Rücktritt von Gianluca Cologna (in German)". SwissInfo.com. 25 March 2018.
- ^ "It's time to say goodbye!". Gianluca Cologna Instagram. 29 March 2018.
- ^ "Athlete : Gianluca COLOGNA". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
External links
edit- Official website Archived 2 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- Gianluca Cologna at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
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