Fulvio Valbusa

Fulvio Valbusa
G.S. Forestale
World Cup career
Seasons	15 – (1992–2006)
Starts	187
Podiums	13
Wins	2
Overall titles	0 – (3rd in 1997)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record Men's cross-country skiing Representing  Italy Olympic Games 2006 Turin 4 × 10 km relay 1998 Nagano 4 × 10 km relay World Championships 2005 Oberstdorf 15 km freestyle 1995 Thunder Bay 4 × 10 km relay 1997 Trondheim 4 × 10 km relay 1999 Ramsau 10 km + 15 km combined pursuit 1999 Ramsau 4 × 10 km relay Junior World Championships 1988 Saalfelden 30 km

Fulvio Valbusa (born February 15, 1969, in

(10 km + 15 km combined pursuit, 30 km, and 50 km).

Valbusa also won five medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, including one silver (15 km: 2005) and four bronzes (10 km + 15 km combined pursuit: 1999, 4 × 10 km relay: 1995, 1997, 1999). He also won three FIS races at 15 km in 1996, 1997, and 2004.

He is the older brother of cross-country skier Sabina Valbusa.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the

Olympic Games

• 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver)

Year	Age	10 km	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	50 km	Sprint	4 × 10 km   relay	Team   sprint
1992	23	—	—	—	17	—	—	—	—
1994	25	29	—	22	—	—	—	—	—
1998	29	11	—	5	5	5	—	Silver	—
2002	33	—	31	18	—	—	27	—	—
2006	37	—	12	—	—	30	—	Gold	—

World Championships

• 4 medals – (1 silver, 3 bronze)

Year	Age	10 km	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	50 km	Sprint	4 × 10 km   relay	Team   sprint
1993	24	19	—	11	—	—	—	—	—
1995	26	16	—	16	—	—	—	Bronze	—
1997	28	6	—	5	5	DNF	—	Bronze	—
1999	30	10	—	Bronze	4	5	—	Bronze	—
2001	32	—	26	8	—	14	—	6	—
2003	34	—	48	—	—	18	—	10	—
2005	36	—	Silver	9	—	—	—	4	—

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age
		Overall	Distance	Long Distance	Middle Distance	Sprint
1992	23	30	—	—	—	—
1993	24	30	—	—	—	—
1994	25	42	—	—	—	—
1995	26	22	—	—	—	—
1996	27	6	—	—	—	—
1997	28		—	7	—
1998	29	6	—	14	—	5
1999	30	12	—	7	—	33
2000	31	33	—	26	36	20
2001	32	7	—	—	—	9
2002	33	48	—	—	—	65
2003	34	14	—	—	—	66
2004	35	8	7	—	—	50
2005	36	49	29	—	—	NC
2006	37	82	56	—	—	—

Individual podiums

• 2 victories
• 13 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	1995–96	2 February 1996	Seefeld, Austria	10 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
2		10 March 1996	Falun, Sweden	15 km Pursuit C	World Cup	2nd
3	1996–97	7 December 1996	Davos, Switzerland	10 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd
4		14 December 1996	Brusson, Italy	15 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
5		4 January 1997	Kavgolovo , Russia	30 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
6	1997–98	16 December 1997	Val di Fiemme , Italy	15 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
7	1998–99	23 February 1999	Ramsau, Austria	15 km Pursuit F	World Championships[1]	3rd
8	2000–01	13 January 2001	Soldier Hollow, United States	15 km Individual C	World Cup	3rd
9	2002–03	23 November 2002	Kiruna, Sweden	10 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd
10		7 December 2002	Davos, Switzerland	15 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd
11		15 February 2003	Asiago, Italy	10 km Individual C	World Cup	3rd
12	2003–04	6 February 2004	La Clusaz, France	15 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
13		28 February 2004	Oslo, Norway	50 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd

Team podiums

• 7 victories – (5 RL, 2 TS)
• 22 podiums – (20 RL, 2 TS)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammate(s)
1	1994–95	17 March 1995	Thunder Bay , Canada	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Championships[1]	3rd	Albarello / Maj / Fauner
2	1995–96	14 January 1996	Nové Město, Czech Republic	4 × 10 km Relay C	World Cup	3rd	Maj / Vanzetta / Godioz
3		3 February 1996	Seefeld, Austria	12 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	1st	Fauner
4		25 February 1996	Trondheim, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Di Centa / Albarello / Fauner
5		1 March 1996	Lahti, Finland	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Albarello / Fauner / Maj
6	1996–97	24 November 1996	Kiruna, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C	World Cup	2nd	Maj / Fauner / Piller
7		15 December 1996	Brusson, Italy	4 × 10 km Relay F	World Cup	2nd	Pozzi / Godioz / Fauner
8		28 February 1997	Trondheim, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Championships[1]	3rd	Di Centa / Fauner / Piller Cottrer
9	1997–98	11 January 1998	Ramsau, Austria	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Maj / Piller Cottrer / Fauner
10	1998–99	10 January 1999	Nové Město, Czech Republic	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Maj / Piller Cottrer / Fauner
11		26 February 1999	Ramsau, Austria	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Championships[1]	3rd	Di Centa / Maj / Fauner
12		21 March 1999	Oslo, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay C	World Cup	3rd	Fauner / Di Centa / Maj
13	1999–00	28 November 1999	Kiruna, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay F	World Cup	1st	Pozzi / Maj / Fauner
14		27 February 2000	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay F	World Cup	1st	Maj / Piller Cottrer / Zorzi
15	2000–01	13 December 2000	Clusone, Italy	10 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	1st	Maj
16	2002–03	24 November 2002	Kiruna, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Di Centa / Piller Cottrer / Zorzi
17		1 December 2002	Rukatunturi, Finland	2 × 5 km / 2 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Paruzzi / S. Valbusa / Piller Cottrer
18		19 January 2003	Nové Město, Czech Republic	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Di Centa / Zorzi / Schwienbacher
19		23 March 2003	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Di Centa / Piller Cottrer / Zorzi
20	2003–04	11 January 2004	Otepää, Estonia	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Carrara / Checchi / Piller Cottrer
21	2004–05	21 November 2004	Gällivare, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Di Centa / Piller Cottrer / Zorzi
22		12 December 2004	Val di Fiemme , Italy	4 ×10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Di Centa / Piller Cottrer / Zorzi

References

External links

• Fulvio Valbusa at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
• Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2006-05-22) (in Italian)
• Fulvio Valbusa at Olympics.com
• Fulvio Valbusa at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)