Natascia Leonardi Cortesi

Natascia Leonardi Cortesi (born 1 May 1971) is a Swiss cross-country skier and ski mountaineer who has competed since 1988 in the World Cup circuit. She won a bronze medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and had her best individual finish with a tenth place in the 30 km event at those same games. This was the first olympic medal ever for a Swiss woman cross-country team. Leonardi Cortesi's best score at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was a fifth place in the 4 × 5 km relay in 1999.

Natascia Leonardi Cortesi
Country  Switzerland
Born (1971-05-01) 1 May 1971
Faido, Switzerland
Ski clubSC Bedretto
World Cup career
Seasons15 – (1992, 19942007)
Indiv. podiums0
Team podiums0
Indiv. starts73
Team starts22
Overall titles0 – (56th in 2000)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Representing   Switzerland
Women's cross-country skiing
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2002 Salt Lake City4 × 5 km relay
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1990 Les Saisies4 × 5 km relay
Women's ski mountaineering
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2006 CuneoVertical race

In Ski mountaineering she won 2005 the Trofeo Mezzalama with Gloriana Pellisier and Christiane Nex. 2006 she was vertical race world champion.

At the Worldloppet she won three times her home-race the Engadin Skimarathon in 2003, 2005 and 2006. She was the first Swiss woman to win the Kangaroo Hoppet 2006 in Australia and 2011 the Transjurassienne in France.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
19922025319
199826DNS244
200230151510Bronze
200634241611

World Championships

 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
1997255942DNF318
19992728275
20012920CNX[a]7
20033134282310
200533162311
20073554
a. 1 Cancelled due to extremely cold weather.

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint Tour de
Ski
199220NC
199422NC
199523NC
199624NC
199725NCNC
199826NCNC
1999277148
200028565342
20012977
20023075
200331NC
2004327863
2005335740
200634NCNC
200735NCNC

References

  1. "LEONARDI CORTESI Natascia". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 27 December 2019.


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