Natascia Leonardi Cortesi
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Natascia Leonardi Cortest (born May 1, 1971) is a Swiss
cross-country skier and Ski mountaineering
who has competed since 1988 in the World Cup circuit. She won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km relay at the 2002 Winter Olympics
in Salt Lake City and had her best individual finish with a 10th 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 5th place in the 4 x 5 km relay in 1999.
In Ski mountaineering
she won 2005 the Trofeo Mezzalama with Gloriana Pellisier and Christiane Nex. 2006 she was vertical race
world champion
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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.
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
cross-country skier and Ski mountaineering
Ski mountaineering
Ski mountaineering is form of ski touring that variously combines the sports of Telemark, Alpine, and backcountry skiing with that of mountaineering...
who has competed since 1988 in the World Cup circuit. She won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km relay at the 2002 Winter Olympics
2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...
in Salt Lake City and had her best individual finish with a 10th 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
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships have been held in various numbers and types of events since 1925 for men and since 1954 for women. Championship events include nordic skiing's three disciplines: cross-country skiing, ski jumping, and nordic combined...
was a 5th place in the 4 x 5 km relay in 1999.
In Ski mountaineering
Ski mountaineering
Ski mountaineering is form of ski touring that variously combines the sports of Telemark, Alpine, and backcountry skiing with that of mountaineering...
she won 2005 the Trofeo Mezzalama with Gloriana Pellisier and Christiane Nex. 2006 she was vertical race
Vertical race
A Vertical Race is a special kind of ski mountaineering without the typical downhill skiing after ascending. At the mountain running and climbing passages the runners have to carry their skis in their backpacks...
world champion
2006 World Championship of Skimountaineering
The 2006 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering was the third World Championship of Ski Mountaineering sanctioned by the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions , held in the Italian Province of Cuneo from February 27 to March 4, 2006....
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At the Worldloppet she won three times her home-race the Engadin
Engadin
The Engadin or Engadine is a long valley in the Swiss Alps located in the canton of Graubünden in southeast Switzerland. It follows the route of the Inn River from its headwaters at Maloja Pass running northeast until the Inn flows into Austria one hundred kilometers downstream...
Skimarathon in 2003, 2005 and 2006. She was the first swiss woman to win the Kangaroo Hoppet
Kangaroo Hoppet
The Kangaroo Hoppet is the Australian long distance cross-country skiing race in the Worldloppet Ski Federation. It is held in Falls Creek, Victoria...
2006 in Australia and 2011 the Transjurassienne in France.