Sandro Viletta Explained

Sandro Viletta
Disciplines:Super G, Combined
Club:La Punt Chamues-ch
Birth Date:23 January 1986
Birth Place:Graubünden, Switzerland
Height:178 cm
Wcdebut:12 November 2006
(age 20)
Retired:2018
Website:sandroviletta.ch
Olympicteams:2 – (2010, 2014)
Olympicmedals:1
Olympicgolds:1
Worldsteams:3 – (2009, 2011, 2013)
Worldsmedals:0
Wcseasons:7th – (200814)
Wcwins:1 – (1 SG)
Wcpodiums:1 – (1 SG)
Wcoveralls:0 – (45th in 2015)
Wctitles:0 – (4th in SC, 2014)
Show-Medals:yes

Sandro Viletta (born 23 January 1986) is a Swiss former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist.

From the village of La Punt Chamues-ch, near St. Moritz in the canton of Graubünden, he made his World Cup debut in November 2006 and won his first race in December 2011. Viletta competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver[1] and at the World Championships in 2009, 2011 and 2013. He won the super combined at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi.[2]

Viletta stopped competing after knee injuries in 2016, unable to defend his Olympic title, and retired in 2018.[3]

World Cup results

Race victories

DateCompetitionLocationDiscipline
3 Dec 2011 Beaver Creek, USA Super G
14 Feb 2014 Sochi, Russia Super combined

Season standings

Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
 Slalom 
Super G Downhill Combined
21 113 44  –  –  –  —
22 186 33 50  –  –  —
23 53 44 28  –  – 14
24 53  – 16  –  – 15
25 67  – 23 33  – 33
26 57  – 47 18  – 30
27 85  –  – 34  – 14
28 47  –  – 36 33 4
29 45  –  – 29 23 14
30 122  –  – 39  –  –

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sandro Viletta, Alpine Skiing . Vancouver2010.com . . 21 February 2010.
  2. Switzerland's Sandro Viletta is golden in super combined . Ski Racing . Etchells . Tim . 14 February 2014. 14 February 2014.
  3. http://www.espn.com/olympics/skiing/story/_/id/25565489/sochi-olympic-champion-sandro-viletta-retires-skiing-injury Sochi Olympic champion Sandro Viletta retires over injuries