Massimiliano Blardone

Massimiliano Blardone
Blardone in February 2011
Personal information
Born (1979-11-26) 26 November 1979 (age 44)
Domodossola,
Piedmont, Italy
OccupationAlpine skier
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesGiant slalom
ClubG.S. Fiamme Gialle
World Cup debut29 October 2000 (age 20)
Retired18 March 2016 (age 36)
Olympics
Teams3 (2002, 2006, 2010)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams7 (20012013)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons16 (200116)
Wins7 (7 GS)
Podiums25 (25 GS)
Overall titles0 (17th in 2006)
Discipline titles0 (2nd, GS: 2006, 2007)
Medal record
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Giant 7 12 6
Total 7 12 6
Junior World Ski Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Pra-Loup Giant slalom
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Pra-Loup Combined

Massimiliano "Max" Blardone (born 26 November 1979) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from Italy. He specialized in the discipline of giant slalom. Since 2016 he has been a sports commentator for RAI.[1]

Biography

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Born in Domodossola in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy, Blardone made his World Cup debut at Sölden, Austria, in October 2000. He made his first World Cup podium in 2004 and his first victory came in 2005. Blardone won seven World Cup races and attained 25 podiums, all in giant slalom. He finished second in the giant slalom season standings in 2006 and 2007, and third in 2004. Blardone represented Italy in three Olympics and six world championships.[2][3]

At the end of his career as an athlete he embarked on that of sports commentator of alpine skiing in RAI, starting from the 2019-20 season he supports the commentator Davide Labate in the commentary on the men's competitions.[4]

World Cup results

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Season standings

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Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
slalom
Super G Downhill Combined
2001 21 40 54 9
2002 22 44 12
2003 23 36 5
2004 24 35 3
2005 25 23 5
2006 26 17 2
2007 27 20 2 44 49
2008 28 35 6
2009 29 28 4
2010 30 23 5
2011 31 54 8
2012 32 26 3
2013 33 46 13
2014 34 83 27
2015 35 107 29
2016 36 58 16

Race podiums

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  • 7 wins – (7 GS)
  • 25 podiums – (25 GS)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
2004 3 Jan 2004 Flachau, Austria Giant slalom 2nd
7 Feb 2004 Adelboden, Switzerland Giant slalom 2nd
2005 24 Oct 2004 Sölden, Austria Giant slalom 2nd
5 Jan 2005 Adelboden, Switzerland Giant slalom 1st
2006 18 Dec 2005 Alta Badia, Italy Giant slalom 1st
21 Dec 2005 Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Giant slalom 2nd
4 Mar 2006 Yongpyong, South Korea Giant slalom 2nd
17 Mar 2006 Åre, Sweden Giant slalom 2nd
2007 2 Dec 2006 Beaver Creek, US Giant slalom 1st
6 Jan 2007 Adelboden, Switzerland Giant slalom 2nd
3 Mar 2007 Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Giant slalom 3rd
17 Mar 2007 Lenzerheide, Switzerland Giant slalom 2nd
2008 8 Dec 2007 Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria Giant slalom 1st
8 Mar 2008 Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Giant slalom 3rd
2009 13 Dec 2008 Val d'Isère, France Giant slalom 2nd
10 Jan 2009 Adelboden, Switzerland Giant slalom 2nd
28 Feb 2009 Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Giant slalom 3rd
2010 13 Dec 2009 Val d'Isère, France Giant slalom 2nd
20 Dec 2009 Alta Badia, Italy Giant slalom 1st
2011 11 Dec 2010 Val d'Isère, France Giant slalom 3rd
2012 18 Dec 2011 Alta Badia, Italy Giant slalom 1st
7 Jan 2012 Adelboden, Switzerland Giant slalom 3rd
18 Feb 2012 Bansko, Bulgaria Giant slalom 2nd
26 Feb 2012 Crans-Montana, Switzerland Giant slalom 1st
2016 13 Feb 2016 Naeba, Japan Giant slalom 3rd

World Championship results

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  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
2001 21 DNF2 5
2003 23 DNF1
2005 25 20
2007 27 DNF1 16
2009 29 5
2011 31 30
2013 33 11

Olympic results

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  Year    Age   Slalom  Giant
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
2002 22 8
2006 26 11 29
2010 30 11

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "A NEW NORDICA AMBASSADOR JOINS OUR TEAM: IT'S MASSIMILIANO BLARDONE". nordica.com. Retrieved 5 February 2018. Max is now a studio commentator and live correspondant from the World Cup for Italian national television RAI.
  2. ^ "COMPETITORS HAVING MORE THAN ONE PODIUM". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  3. ^ "COMPETITORS HAVING MORE THAN ONE TOP 10 POSITION". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Rai Sport" (in Italian). simonesalvador.it. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2021. Max Blardone sostituisce Paolo De Chiesa nello Sci Alpino
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