Massimiliano Blardone

Massimiliano "Max" Blardone (born 26 November 1979) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from Italy. He specialized in the discipline of giant slalom. Since 2016 he has been a sports commentator for RAI.[1]

Massimiliano Blardone
Blardone in February 2011
Born (1979-11-26) 26 November 1979
OccupationAlpine skier
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesGiant slalom
ClubG.S. Fiamme Gialle
World Cup debut29 October 2000 (age 20)
Retired18 March 2016 (age 36)
Olympics
Teams3 (2002, 2006, 2010)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams7 (20012013)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons16 (200116)
Wins7 (7 GS)
Podiums25 (25 GS)
Overall titles0 (17th in 2006)
Discipline titles0 (2nd, GS: 2006, 2007)
Medal record
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Giant 7 12 6
Total 7 12 6
Junior World Ski Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Pra-Loup Giant slalom
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Pra-Loup Combined

Biography

Born in Domodossola in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy, Blardone made his World Cup debut at Sölden, Austria, in October 2000. He made his first World Cup podium in 2004 and his first victory came in 2005. Blardone won seven World Cup races and attained 25 podiums, all in giant slalom. He finished second in the giant slalom season standings in 2006 and 2007, and third in 2004. Blardone represented Italy in three Olympics and six world championships.[2][3]

At the end of his career as an athlete he embarked on that of sports commentator of alpine skiing in RAI, starting from the 2019-20 season he supports the commentator Davide Labate in the commentary on the men's competitions.[4]

World Cup results

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
slalom
Super GDownhillCombined
20012140549
2002224412
200323365
200424353
200525235
200626172
2007272024449
200828356
200929284
201030235
201131548
201232263
2013334613
2014348327
20153510729
2016365816

Race podiums

  • 7 wins – (7 GS)
  • 25 podiums – (25 GS)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
20043 Jan 2004Flachau, AustriaGiant slalom2nd
7 Feb 2004Adelboden, SwitzerlandGiant slalom2nd
200524 Oct 2004Sölden, AustriaGiant slalom2nd
5 Jan 2005Adelboden, SwitzerlandGiant slalom1st
200618 Dec 2005Alta Badia, ItalyGiant slalom1st
21 Dec 2005Kranjska Gora, SloveniaGiant slalom2nd
4 Mar 2006Yongpyong, South KoreaGiant slalom2nd
17 Mar 2006Åre, SwedenGiant slalom2nd
20072 Dec 2006Beaver Creek, USGiant slalom1st
6 Jan 2007Adelboden, SwitzerlandGiant slalom2nd
3 Mar 2007Kranjska Gora, SloveniaGiant slalom3rd
17 Mar 2007Lenzerheide, SwitzerlandGiant slalom2nd
20088 Dec 2007Bad Kleinkirchheim, AustriaGiant slalom1st
8 Mar 2008Kranjska Gora, SloveniaGiant slalom3rd
200913 Dec 2008Val d'Isère, FranceGiant slalom2nd
10 Jan 2009Adelboden, SwitzerlandGiant slalom2nd
28 Feb 2009Kranjska Gora, SloveniaGiant slalom3rd
201013 Dec 2009Val d'Isère, FranceGiant slalom2nd
20 Dec 2009Alta Badia, ItalyGiant slalom1st
201111 Dec 2010Val d'Isère, FranceGiant slalom3rd
201218 Dec 2011Alta Badia, ItalyGiant slalom1st
7 Jan 2012Adelboden, SwitzerlandGiant slalom3rd
18 Feb 2012Bansko, BulgariaGiant slalom2nd
26 Feb 2012Crans-Montana, SwitzerlandGiant slalom1st
201613 Feb 2016Naeba, JapanGiant slalom3rd

World Championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
200121DNF25
200323DNF1
20052520
200727DNF116
2009295
20113130
20133311

Olympic results

  Year   Age  Slalom Giant
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
2002228
2006261129
20103011

See also

References

  1. "A NEW NORDICA AMBASSADOR JOINS OUR TEAM: IT'S MASSIMILIANO BLARDONE". nordica.com. Retrieved 5 February 2018. Max is now a studio commentator and live correspondant from the World Cup for Italian national television RAI.
  2. "COMPETITORS HAVING MORE THAN ONE PODIUM". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  3. "COMPETITORS HAVING MORE THAN ONE TOP 10 POSITION". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  4. "Rai Sport" (in Italian). simonesalvador.it. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2021. Max Blardone sostituisce Paolo De Chiesa nello Sci Alpino
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