Natascia Leonardi Cortesi

Natascia Leonardi Cortesi (born 1 May 1971) is a Swiss cross-country skier and ski mountaineer who has competed since 1988 in the World Cup circuit. She won a bronze medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and had her best individual finish with a tenth place in the 30 km event at those same games. This was the first Olympic medal ever for a Swiss woman in cross-country skiing. Leonardi Cortesi's best score at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was a fifth place in the 4 × 5 km relay in 1999.

Nationality Switzerland

Born (1971-05-01) 1 May 1971 (age 55)

Faido, Switzerland

SportSkiing

ClubSC Bedretto

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Natascia Leonardi Cortesi

Personal information
Nationality	Switzerland
Born	(1971-05-01) 1 May 1971 (age 55) Faido, Switzerland
Sport
Sport	Skiing
Club	SC Bedretto
World Cup career
Seasons	15 – (1992, 1994–2007)
Indiv. starts	73
Indiv. podiums	0
Team starts	22
Team podiums	0
Overall titles	0 – (56th in 2000)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record Representing  Switzerland Women's cross-country skiing Olympic Games 2002 Salt Lake City 4 × 5 km relay Junior World Championships 1990 Les Saisies 4 × 5 km relay Women's ski mountaineering World Championships 2006 Cuneo Vertical race

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In Ski mountaineering, she won 2005 the Trofeo Mezzalama with Gloriana Pellisier and Christiane Nex. 2006 she was vertical race world champion.

At the Worldloppet she won three times her home-race, the Engadin Skimarathon in 2003, 2005 and 2006. She was the first Swiss woman to win the Kangaroo Hoppet 2006 in Australia and 2011 the Transjurassienne in France.