Stefano Anzi
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 Anzi in 1974 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 May 1949 (age 76) Bormio, Italy |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb) |
| Website | AnziBesson |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Alpine skiing |
| Retired | 1975 |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 1 |
Stefano Anzi (born 21 May 1949) is a retired Italian alpine skier who specialized in the downhill event. He competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics and finished in 11th place.[1] Anzi had three podium positions at individual world cup stages: first and third in 1971 and second in 1974.[2]
In the 1970s the legend of two skiers of the valanga azzurra (blue avalanche) was born, Stefano Anzi and Giuliano Besson who were nicknamed i gemelli (the twins) because on two occasions they concluded an important downhill race in the same position, on 7 February 1972 at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan both finished in 11th place ex-aequo[3] and on 26 January 1974 both finished in second place still ex-aequo on the legendary Streiff in Kitzbuehl, Austria in a World Cup race.[4]
World Cup results
Anzi boasts three podiums in the World Cup.[5]
- Podium
| Date | Place | Discipline | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 February 1971 |  Sugarloaf | Downhill | 3rd |
| 19 February 1971 | Sugarloaf | Downhill | 1st |
| 26 January 1974 |  Kitzbuehel | Downhill | 2nd |
