Additional Information
Highlights
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
|---|
| Olympic Winter Games |
| 17 | Slalom | 2002 | Salt Lake City, UT, USA | 1:46.82 |
| 23 | Giant Slalom | 2006 | Torino, ITA | 2:42.56 |
| 23 | Combined | 2006 | Torino, ITA | 3:16.54 |
| 26 | Slalom | 2010 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | 1:44.72 |
| 30 | Giant Slalom | 2002 | Salt Lake City, UT, USA | 2:29.79 |
| 34 | Giant Slalom | 2010 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | 2:44.63 |
| 55 | Downhill | 2010 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | 2:01.67 |
| Super Combined | 2010 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | DNF |
| Slalom | 2006 | Torino, ITA | DNF |
| Downhill | 2002 | Salt Lake City, UT, USA | DSQ |
| Combined | 2002 | Salt Lake City, UT, USA | DSQ |
| Super-G | 2010 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | DNS |
| World Championships |
| 22 | Super Combined | 2013 | Schladming, AUT | 3:08.56 |
| 29 | Slalom | 2011 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER | 1:49.38 |
| 30 | Slalom | 2013 | Schladming, AUT | 2:00.35 |
| 41 | Giant Slalom | 2013 | Schladming, AUT | 2:42.66 |
| 42 | Giant Slalom | 2011 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER | 2:17.14 |
| 45 | Downhill | 2013 | Schladming, AUT | 2:13.83 |
| 57 | Super-G | 2013 | Schladming, AUT | 1:32.02 |
| Super-G | 2011 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER | DNF |
| Super Combined | 2011 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER | DNF |
| World Cup Rankings overview - displays all rankings from 2010/11, top three for earlier seasons |
| Season | ALL | SC |
|---|
| 2011/2012 | 138 | 40 |
| Best performance per season in World Cup events from 2010/2011 |
| Season | DH | SL | GS | SG | SC |
|---|
| 2013/2014 | 1 x DNF | 2 x DNF | 2 x DNF | 1 x 55th | 1 x 36th |
| 2012/2013 | - | 2 x DNF | 1 x DNF | 1 x 52nd | 1 x DSQ |
| 2011/2012 | 1 x 64th | 3 x DNF | 1 x DNF | 1 x 48th | 1 x 26th |
| 2010/2011 | - | 1 x DNF | 1 x DNF | - | - |
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
|---|
| Ten best World Cup performances in current season |
| 36 | Super Combined | 2013/2014 | Wengen, SUI | 2:53.57 |
| 39 | Super Combined | 2013/2014 | Kitzbuhel, AUT | 2:10.66 |
| 55 | Super-G | 2013/2014 | Beaver Creek, CO, USA | 1:27.11 |
| 80 | Super-G | 2013/2014 | Kitzbuhel, AUT | 1:13.59 |
| Downhill | 2013/2014 | Beaver Creek, CO, USA | DNF |
| Slalom | 2013/2014 | Schladming, AUT | DNF |
| Slalom | 2013/2014 | Kitzbuhel, AUT | DNF |
| Giant Slalom | 2013/2014 | St. Moritz, SUI | DNF |
| Giant Slalom | 2013/2014 | Adelboden, SUI | DNF |
| Slalom | 2013/2014 | Wengen, SUI | DNQ |
| Slalom | 2013/2014 | Adelboden, SUI | DNQ |
| Slalom | 2013/2014 | Bormio, ITA | DNQ |
| Slalom | 2013/2014 | Levi, FIN | DNQ |
| Giant Slalom | 2013/2014 | Alta Badia, ITA | DNQ |
| Giant Slalom | 2013/2014 | Beaver Creek, CO, USA | DNQ |
| Giant Slalom | 2013/2014 | Solden, AUT | DNQ |
LegendALL-Overall, DH-Downhill, SL-Slalom, GS-Giant Slalom, SG-Super-G, SC-Super Combined, K-Combined, CE-City Event, DNS-Did not start, DNQ-Did not qualify for final run, DNF-Did not finish, DSQ-Disqualified
- Nickname: Cris (Athlete, 27 Jan 2010)
- Occupation: Athlete
- Languages Spoken: English, Italian, Spanish
- Debut: 1995 for Argentina, FIS Race (San Carlos de Bariloche) (fis-ski.com, 11 Aug 1995)
- Previous Olympics: Vancouver 2010, Torino 2006, Salt Lake City 2002
- Hobbies: Cycling, horse riding, wake boarding, snowboarding, hiking, camping, playing football, working with computers and playing electronic games. (sbskiteam.com, 2012; Athlete, 27 Jan 2010)
- Family: Son Felix Arturo
- Sporting Relatives: His sisters Angelica, Maria Belen and Macarena, and his cousin Jorge have all competed at international level in alpine skiing. Jorge and Macarena were selected to represent Argentina at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi (sochi2014.com, 25 Jan 2014; FIS, 2014; lanacion.com.ar, 13 Oct 2010)
- Injuries: He underwent surgery on his knee in 2003 after crashing in the Italian giant slalom championship. (sbskiteam.com, 27 May 2009)
Additional Information
Start of sporting careerFrom the time he could walk, his parents had him skiing between their legs at Cerro Catedral, Argentina (sbskiteam.com, 27 May 2009)
AmbitionsTo finish in the top 15 at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (clarin.com, 22 Jan 2014)
HeroLuxembourg alpine skier Marc Girardelli. (Athlete, 27 Jan 2010)
Most influential person in careerHis family, Italian coach Tony Morandi. (Athlete, 27 Jan 2010)
Sporting philosophy / motto"Ski fast, and have fun." (Athlete, 27 Jan 2010)
AwardsHe was Argentina's flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games in 2002, 2010 and 2014. (ONS, 07 Feb 2014; elciudadanoweb.com, 11 Feb 2010; olympic.org, 24 Feb 2002)
He is multiple winner of the Skier of the Year award in Bariloche, Argentina. (Athlete, 27 Jan 2010)
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