Bice Vanzetta Explained

Bice Vanzetta
Birth Date:	7 March 1961
Birth Place:	Cavalese, Italy
Club:	U.S. Cornacci
Seasons:	8 – (1986–1988, 1990–1994)
Teamwins:	0
Totalpodiums:	0
Teampodiums:	4
Individual Starts:	36
Team Starts:	8
Wcoveralls:	0 – (24th in 1993)
Show-Medals:	yes

Bice Vanzetta (born 7 March 1961) is an Italian cross-country skier who competed from 1986 to 1994.

Biography

She won two bronze medals at the Winter Olympics in the 4 × 5 km relay (1992, 1994). Vanzetta's best finish at the Winter Olympics was 19th in the 5 km event in 1994.

She also won two silver medals in the 4 × 5 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (1991, 1993). Vanzetta's best individual finish at the World Championships was 12th in the 5 km event in 1991.

Vanzetta's best career individual finish was third in an FIS race in 1992 in Italy.

She is the younger sister of four time Olympic medalist Giorgio Vanzetta.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).^[1]

Olympic Games

2 medals – (2 bronze)

Year	Age	5 km	10 km	15 km	Pursuit	20 km	30 km	4 × 5 km relay
	27
	31							Bronze
	33

World Championships

2 medals – (2 silver)

Age	5 km	10 km	15 km	Pursuit	20 km	30 km	4 × 5 km relay
26	13	—			13		5
30	12	—	—			—	Silver
32	22		26	29		33	Silver

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age	Overall
	25	48
	26	37
	27
	28
	29	42
	30	43
	31	24
	32	43

Team podiums

4 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammates
1	1990–91	15 February 1991	Val di Fiemme, Italy	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Championships	2nd	Di Centa / Paruzzi / Belmondo
2	1991–92	18 February 1992	Albertville, France	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	Olympic Games	3rd	Di Centa / Paruzzi / Belmondo
3	1992–93	26 February 1993	Falun, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Championships	2nd	Di Centa / Paruzzi / Belmondo
4	1993–94	22 February 1994	Lillehammer, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	Olympic Games	3rd	Di Centa / Paruzzi / Belmondo

Note: Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

Notes and References

Web site: VANZETTA Bice . . FIS-Ski . International Ski Federation . 21 December 2019.