Renato Pasini (born 31 July 1977) is an Italian former cross-country skier who began competing in 1996. He won the gold medal in the team sprint (with Cristian Zorzi) at the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo. Pasini also has seven individual victories at various levels all in sprint since 2002.
| Renato Pasini | |||||||||||||||
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 Renato Pasini in 2010 | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 July 1977 Gazzaniga, Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Ski club | G.S. Forestale | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 14 – (2000–2013) | ||||||||||||||
| Starts | 111 | ||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (20th in 2009) | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Competing in two Winter Olympics, his best finish at the Winter Olympics was 18th in the individual sprint at Turin in 2006.
He has also finished second in the 2008–2009 Sprint World Cup.
Pasini competes also in ski mountaineering events, amongst others in the Trofeo Mezzalama race, in which he finished sixth in 2001, together with Luciano Fontana and Ivano Molin,[1] and 10th together with his brother Fabio Pasini and Daniele Chioda in 2009.[2]
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]
Olympic Games
| Year | Age | 15 km individual | 30 km skiathlon | 50 km mass start | Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay | Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 28 | — | — | — | 18 | — | — |
| 2010 | 32 | — | — | — | 20 | — | 8 |
World Championships
- 1 medal – (1 gold)
| Year | Age | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay | Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — |
| 2005 | 27 | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — |
| 2007 | 29 | — | — | — | — | DSQ | — | Gold |
| 2009 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | 13 |
| 2011 | 33 | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | 9 |
World Cup
Season standings
| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Long Distance | Middle Distance | Sprint | Nordic Opening | Tour de Ski | World Cup Final | ||
| 2000 | 22 | NC | — | – | NC | – | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 23 | 63 | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 24 | 84 | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 25 | 69 | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 26 | 38 | NC | — | — | 13 | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 27 | 41 | NC | — | — | 20 | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 28 | 79 | – | — | — | 31 | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 29 | 38 | NC | — | — | 14 | — | – | — |
| 2008 | 30 | 115 | NC | — | — | 78 | — | 53 | – |
| 2009 | 31 | 20 | NC | — | — |  | — | – | 75 |
| 2010 | 32 | 53 | NC | — | — | 19 | — | DNF | – |
| 2011 | 33 | 40 | NC | — | — | 9 | DNF | DNF | 44 |
| 2012 | 34 | 115 | NC | — | — | 63 | DNF | – | – |
| 2013 | 35 | NC | – | — | — | NC | – | – | – |
Individual podiums
- 2 victories – (2 WC)
- 3 podiums – (3 WC)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2006–07 | 21 January 2007 |  Rybinsk, Russia | 1.2 km Sprint F | World Cup | 1st |
| 2 | 2008–09 | 14 December 2008 |  Davos, Switzerland | 1.7 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 3 | 31 January 2009 | Rybinsk, Russia | 1.3 km Sprint F | World Cup | 1st |
Team podiums
- 4 podiums – (4 TS)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2002–03 | 14 February 2003 | Asiago, Italy | 10 × 1.4 km Team Sprint | World Cup | 3rd | Schwienbacher |
| 2 | 2004–05 | 5 December 2004 | Bern, Switzerland | 6 × 1.1 km Team Sprint | World Cup | 3rd | Zorzi |
| 3 | 2006–07 | 29 October 2006 |  Düsseldorf, Germany | 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd | Zorzi |
| 4 | 2008–09 | 18 January 2009 |  Whistler, Canada | 6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint | World Cup | 2nd | F. Pasini |
