Elena Fanchini (30 April 1985 – 8 February 2023) was an Italian World Cup alpine ski racer. Born in Val Camonica, she focused on the speed events of downhill and super-G. Her younger sisters Nadia and Sabrina also raced on the Italian team.[1]
.JPG) Fanchini in 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 30 April 1985 Lovere, Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 February 2023 (aged 37) Pian Camuno, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Downhill, Super-G | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | G.S. Fiamme Gialle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 6 January 2005 (age 19) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | sorellefanchini.it | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (2006-2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 6 – (2005-2007, 2011-2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 13 – (2005–2008, 2010–2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 2 – (2 DH) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 4 – (4 DH) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (17th in 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (5th in DH, 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editFanchini won two World Cup races in downhill 9 years apart and won a silver medal at the 2005 world championships.[2][3] She represented Italy at three Winter Olympics and six World Championships.[4][5]
Illness and death
editOn 12 January 2018, Fanchini announced that she would not compete in the 2018 Winter Olympics at Pyeongchang in order to undergo cancer treatment. That November, she was preparing to return to the World Cup; during training in the United States at Copper Mountain, Colorado, she fell and suffered a fracture of a finger of the hand and a distortion-bruising trauma to the left knee, with fracture of the proximal fibula. The injury forced her to return to Italy and miss the 2019 season.[6]
On 22 April 2020, sisters Elena and Nadia Fanchini announced their retirement from racing.
At age 37, Fanchini died from colon cancer on 8 February 2023 at Pian Camuno.[7]
World Cup results
editSeason standings
edit| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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| 2005 | 19 | 75 | — | — | 45 | 32 | — |
| 2006 | 20 | 41 | — | — | 47 | 12 | — |
| 2007 | 21 | 77 | — | — | 50 | 30 | — |
| 2008 | 22 | 45 | — | — | 34 | 23 | 39 |
| 2009 | 23 | ||||||
| 2010 | 24 | 53 | — | — | 26 | 24 | — |
| 2011 | 25 | 28 | — | — | 25 | 12 | — |
| 2012 | 26 | 36 | — | — | 32 | 13 | 18 |
| 2013 | 27 | 62 | — | — | 47 | 22 | 37 |
| 2014 | 28 | 33 | — | — | 42 | 10 | — |
| 2015 | 29 | 17 | — | — | 19 | 5 | — |
| 2016 | 30 | 51 | — | — | 24 | 24 | — |
| 2017 | 31 | 57 | — | — | 50 | 16 | — |
| 2018 | 32 | 70 | — | — | 40 | 27 | — |
Race podiums
edit| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2 December 2005 |  Lake Louise, Canada |
Downhill | 1st |
| 2014 | 29 November 2013 |  Beaver Creek, United States |
Downhill | 3rd |
| 6 December 2013 | Lake Louise, Canada |
Downhill | 3rd | |
| 2015 | 16 January 2015 |  Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy |
Downhill | 1st |
World Championship results
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| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 19 | — | DNF1 | — | 2 | 20 | |
| 2007 | 21 | — | — | 31 | 27 | DNS2 | |
| 2009 | 23 | ||||||
| 2011 | 25 | — | — | 18 | 16 | — | |
| 2013 | 27 | — | — | — | 9 | 15 | |
| 2015 | 29 | — | — | — | 26 | 16 | |
| 2017 | 31 | — | — | — | 14 | — | |
Olympic results 
edit
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 20 | — | — | DNF | 29 | — |
| 2010 | 24 | — | — | 14 | DNF | — |
| 2014 | 28 | — | — | — | 12 | DNS2 |
National titles
editElena Fanchini won 7 national titles.[8][9]
- Italian Alpine Ski Championships
- Downhill: 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016 (7)
References
edit- ^ "Elena Fanchini picks up second career win in Cortina". FIS-Ski.com. 16 January 2015. Archived from the original on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ "Italian skier Fanchini treating tumor, ends season". ESPN.com. 13 January 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ Kelley, Jessica (16 January 2015). "Fanchini surprises hometown crowd in Cortina downhill". Ski Racing.
- ^ "COMPETITORS HAVING MORE THAN ONE PODIUM". fis-ski.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "COMPETITORS HAVING MORE THAN ONE TOP 10 POSITION". fis-ski.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Skiing:Elena Fanchini quits after injury". ansa.it. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
Downhill specialist had recently returned after beating cancer
- ^ "Italian skier Fanchini dies at 37 from tumor". ESPN.com. 8 February 2023.
- ^ "Campionati italiani assoluti, l'albo d'oro della discesa" (in Italian). fisi.org. Archived from the original on 13 January 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "L'albo d'oro della discesa femminile dei Campionati Italiani" (in Italian). fisi.org. Retrieved 16 February 2021.[dead link]
External links
edit- Elena Fanchini at FIS (alpine)
- Elena Fanchini at Olympedia
- Elena Fanchini at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Official website (in Italian) (Fanchini Sisters)
