Additional Information
Highlights
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
|---|
| Olympic Winter Games |
| 14 | Super Combined | 2010 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | 2:48.19 |
| 15 | Giant Slalom | 2010 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | 2:39.54 |
| Slalom | 2010 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | DSQ |
| World Championships |
| 5 | Super Combined | 2013 | Schladming, AUT | 2:58.38 |
| 24 | Giant Slalom | 2011 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER | 2:12.75 |
| Super-G | 2011 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER | DNF |
| World Cup Rankings overview - displays all rankings from 2010/11, top three for earlier seasons |
| Season | ALL | DH | GS | SG | SC |
|---|
| 2013/2014 | 49 | 41 | - | 34 | 4 |
| 2012/2013 | 84 | - | - | 34 | 14 |
| 2011/2012 | 57 | - | 47 | 18 | 30 |
| 2010/2011 | 65 | - | 23 | 33 | 33 |
| Best performance per season in World Cup events from 2010/2011 |
| Season | DH | GS | SG | SC |
|---|
| 2013/2014 | 1 x 21st | - | 1 x 23rd | 1 x 4th |
| 2012/2013 | 1 x 32nd | 1 x DNF | 1 x 20th | 1 x 9th |
| 2011/2012 | - | 1 x 25th | 1 x 1st | 1 x 17th |
| 2010/2011 | 1 x 45th | 1 x 8th | 1 x 7th | 1 x 16th |
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
|---|
| Ten best World Cup performances in current season |
| 4 | Super Combined | 2013/2014 | Wengen, SUI | 2:46.12 |
| 7 | Super Combined | 2013/2014 | Kitzbuhel, AUT | 2:04.80 |
| 21 | Downhill | 2013/2014 | Kitzbuhel, AUT | 2:05.45 |
| 23 | Super-G | 2013/2014 | Val Gardena, ITA | 1:38.37 |
| 26 | Super-G | 2013/2014 | Lake Louise, AB, CAN | 1:30.30 |
| 27 | Downhill | 2013/2014 | Wengen, SUI | 1:34.03 |
| 28 | Super-G | 2013/2014 | Beaver Creek, CO, USA | 1:23.67 |
| 34 | Downhill | 2013/2014 | Beaver Creek, CO, USA | 1:47.04 |
| 43 | Downhill | 2013/2014 | Bormio, ITA | 1:56.80 |
| 43 | Downhill | 2013/2014 | Lake Louise, AB, CAN | 1:53.08 |
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: Punto (skionline.ch, 06 Dec 2010)
- Occupation: Athlete
- Coach: Walter Hlebayna [national] (AUT) from 2013 (aargauerzeitung.ch, 28 Nov 2013)
- Injuries: He suffered severe bruising to his left hand and a pulled pelvic muscle after a fall at the 2012 World Cup super G in Val Gardena-Groeden, Italy. He returned to competitive action a month later in Wengen, Switzerland. (fis-ski.com, 10 Apr 2013; tagesanzeiger.ch, 24 Jan 2013)
In February 2012 he suffered concussion and a sprained left wrist after falling at the World Cup super G in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. (engadinerpost.ch, 24 Feb 2012)
In December 2009 he fractured his left wrist after hitting his hand on a gate post during his first run of the World Cup giant slalom in Alta Badia, Italy. (bernerzeitung.ch, 21 Dec 2009)
In April 2004 he suffered a fractured rib at the International Ski Federation [FIS] race in Davos, Switzerland, which ended his 2003/04 season. (fis-ski.com, 10 Apr 2013; tiroldesign.net, 16 Apr 2004)
As a teenager he suffered from an overactive thyroid gland which affected his physical development. This has resulted in him experiencing persistent back problems throughout his career, which have interrupted his training and forced him to miss some events. (skionline.ch, 06 Dec 2011)
- Hobbies: Football, beach volleyball, playing video games. (sandroviletta.ch, 11 Mar 2011)
- Languages Spoken: English, German
- Debut: 2001 for Switzerland, FIS Race (Switzerland) (fis-ski.com, 10 Apr 2013)
- Previous Olympics: Vancouver 2010
Additional Information
Reason for taking up this sportHe always preferred winter sports because he likes cold temperatures. He was also fascinated by the high speed and challenges that skiing provided. (nordica.com, 25 May 2009)
TrainingHe does special warm-up exercises in the morning and gymnastic exercises in the evening to help cope with persistent back problems. (skionline.ch, 03 Dec 2011)
Most memorable sporting achievementWinning the super G at the 2011 World Cup event in Beaver Creek, CO, United States. (helvetia.com, 12 Nov 2012)
Sporting philosophy / motto"Only remember the successes." (sandroviletta.ch, 11 Mar 2011)
GeneralFEAR OF FLYING
He has a fear of flying which developed following the terrorist attacks in New York, NY, United States, on 11 September 2001. "Long flights for me are agony. I will only do them for professional reasons if there are no alternatives. It bothers me so much I will be pretty restless for two days before a flight. The strain on my body because of the fear can last for days after a flight. In the past I have flown to Argentina four days before the rest of the team to allow for time to recover." He has used acupuncture treatment to help reduce the stress he experiences. (skionline.ch, 06 Dec 2011; blick.ch, 15 Aug 2010)
NEAR MISS
In February 2013 he had a near miss with a ski marshal at the world championships in Schladming, Austria. On his downhill run, he had just gone over a jump when a marshal crossed the track narrowly avoiding a collision. "At the time I did not think it was a problem, but when I saw the pictures afterwards I was surprised how close it was." International Ski Federation [FIS] race director Gunter Hujara apologised to Viletta after the incident and praised him for not complaining about his time being compromised. (srf.ch, 11 Feb 2013)
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