Ricardo Raschini
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Ricardo Raschini is a Brazil
lian bobsledder and luge
r who competed in luge
from the late 1990s to the early 2000s and in bobsleigh
from 2002 to 2006. At the 2006 Winter Olympics
in Turin
, he finished 25th in the four-man event.
Raschini also competed as a luger at the 2002 Winter Olympics
in Salt Lake City, finishing 45th in the men's singles event.
He switched to Skeleton and did not qualify for the Canada 2010 Olimpics.
He was born in Capivari, Sao Paulo, Brazil
, and resides there.
He went to ITT Tech, in Framingham, MA and graduated in 1998.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
lian bobsledder and luge
Luge
A Luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine and feet-first. Steering is done by flexing the sled's runners with the calf of each leg or exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Racing sleds weigh 21-25 kilograms for singles and 25-30 kilograms for doubles. Luge...
r who competed in luge
Luge
A Luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine and feet-first. Steering is done by flexing the sled's runners with the calf of each leg or exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Racing sleds weigh 21-25 kilograms for singles and 25-30 kilograms for doubles. Luge...
from the late 1990s to the early 2000s and in bobsleigh
Bobsleigh
Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of two or four make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled that are combined to calculate the final score....
from 2002 to 2006. At the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
in Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, he finished 25th in the four-man event.
Raschini also competed as a luger 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, finishing 45th in the men's singles event.
He switched to Skeleton and did not qualify for the Canada 2010 Olimpics.
He was born in Capivari, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, and resides there.
He went to ITT Tech, in Framingham, MA and graduated in 1998.