Additional Information
Highlights
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
|---|
| World Championships |
| 5 | Doubles | 2011 | Cesana Pariol, ITA | 1:34.058 |
| 9 | Doubles | 2013 | Whistler, BC, CAN | 1:13.568 |
| 18 | Doubles | 2012 | Altenberg, GER | 1:24.842 |
| World Cup Rankings overview - displays all rankings from 2010/11, top three for earlier seasons |
| Season | Doubles |
|---|
| 2013/2014 | 5 |
| 2012/2013 | 7 |
| 2011/2012 | 12 |
| 2010/2011 | 13 |
| Best performance per season in World Cup events from 2010/2011 |
| Season | Doubles | Relay |
|---|
| 2013/2014 | 1 x 3rd | 1 x 3rd |
| 2012/2013 | 1 x 4th | 1 x 6th |
| 2011/2012 | 2 x 7th | - |
| 2010/2011 | 1 x 7th | - |
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
|---|
| Ten best World Cup performances in current season |
| 3 | Doubles | 2013/2014 | Winterberg, GER | 1:28.097 |
| 3 | Team Relay | 2013/2014 | Konigssee, GER | 2:44.681 |
| 4 | Doubles | 2013/2014 | Park City, UT, USA | 1:27.685 |
| 5 | Team Relay | 2013/2014 | Whistler, BC, CAN | 2:05.032 |
| 6 | Doubles | 2013/2014 | Altenberg, GER | 1:24.255 |
| 6 | Doubles | 2013/2014 | Oberhof, GER | 1:23.873 |
| 6 | Doubles | 2013/2014 | Igls, AUT | 1:21.455 |
| 7 | Doubles | 2013/2014 | Sigulda, LAT | 1:23.891 |
| 7 | Doubles | 2013/2014 | Konigssee, GER | 1:40.991 |
| 7 | Doubles | 2013/2014 | Whistler, BC, CAN | 1:13.467 |
| European Championships |
| 7 | Doubles | 2014 | Sigulda, LAT | 1:23.891 |
| 8 | Doubles | 2013 | Oberhof, GER | 1:24.057 |
| Junior World Championships |
| 1 | Doubles | 2011 | Oberhof, GER | 1:18.609 |
| 2 | Team Relay | 2011 | Oberhof, GER | 2:21.141 |
LegendDNS-Did not start, DNQ-Did not qualify for final run, DNF-Did not finish, DSQ-Disqualified
- Hobbies: Cycling, luge, swimming. (fil-luge.org, 30 Jan 2013)
- Languages Spoken: English, German, Italian
- Coach: Kurt Brugger [national] (Athlete, 07 Feb 2014)
- Occupation: Athlete
- Club Name: CS Forestale, Italy
- Position Style: Back (sochi2014.com, 25 Jan 2014)
Additional Information
Member of national team since
2010 (Athlete, 07 Feb 2014)
Start of sporting career
He first tried luge in 2007 in Meransen, Italy. (Athlete, 07 Feb 2014)
Reason for taking up this sport
He likes the speed of the sport and enjoys being able to travel around the world. (Athlete, 07 Feb 2014)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Finishing third in doubles at the World Cup event in Winterberg, Germany, during the 2013/14 season. (Athlete, 07 Feb 2014)
Hero
Italian luge athlete Armin Zoggeler. (Athlete, 07 Feb 2014)
Most influential person in career
Italian luge athlete Ludwig Rieder, who partners him in doubles. (Athlete, 07 Feb 2014)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Train hard or go home." (Athlete, 07 Feb 2014)