Dario Cologna
Dario Cologna during World Cup competitions in Seefeld in Tirol, Austria, in January 2018
Country  Switzerland
Born (1986-03-11) 11 March 1986
Santa Maria Val Müstair,
Switzerland
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Ski clubSC Val Müstair
World Cup career
Seasons16 – (2007–2022)
Starts285
Podiums73
Wins26
Overall titles4 – (2009, 2011, 2012, 2015)
Discipline titles4 – (4 DI)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing   Switzerland
International nordic ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 4 0 0
World Championships 1 2 0
Total 5 2 0
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2010 Vancouver15 km freestyle
Gold medal – first place2014 Sochi15 km classical
Gold medal – first place2014 Sochi30 km skiathlon
Gold medal – first place2018 Pyeongchang15 km freestyle
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 Val di Fiemme30 km skiathlon
Silver medal – second place2013 Val di Fiemme50 km classical
Silver medal – second place2015 Falun30 km skiathlon
U23 World Championships
Gold medal – first place2007 Tarvisio15 km freestyle
Gold medal – first place2007 Tarvisio30 km skiathlon
Gold medal – first place2008 Mals30 km freestyle
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2006 Kranj10 km classical
Updated on 23 March 2022.

Dario Cologna (born 11 March 1986) is a Swiss cross-country skier. He has four overall World Cup victories, four Olympic gold medals, one World Championships gold medal and four Tour de Ski victories in his career.

On 3 November 2021, he announced his retirement from cross-country skiing following the 2021–2022 season.[1][2]

Early life

Cologna is a native Rumantsch speaker. He was born in Santa Maria Val Müstair, in the Lower Engadine, to Italian parents. His father Remo is from Val di Non in Trentino, while his mother Christine is from Stelvio/Stilfs in South Tyrol.[3]

He holds both Italian and Swiss citizenship.[4]

He is the older brother of Swiss skier Gianluca Cologna.[5]

Career

Early career and the breakthrough 2008–09 season

In 2006, Dario Cologna won a bronze medal at the 10 km classic event in the Junior World Championships in Kranj, Slovenia. Cologna debuted in the FIS Cross-Country World Cup in Kuusamo in November 2006 and took his first points in Falun in March 2007. During the 2007–08 season, Cologna finished in the top ten four times and placed 37th overall.

In December 2008, Cologna took his first World Cup podium finish with second place in the 30-kilometre competition in La Clusaz. On 27 December, he won his first World Cup race as he finished first on the 15 km classic pursuit on stage two of the 2008–09 Tour de Ski. He went on to win the Tour in January 2009, finishing the final event almost a minute ahead of runner-up Petter Northug.[6] Cologna also won the overall 2008–09 World Cup with more than 100 points in front of the second place after placing two times first and other three times on the podium.

2010 and 2014 Olympics

He finished the 2009–10 FIS Cross-Country World Cup fourth, winning a race and taking two other podiums. He also came in third in the 2009–10 Tour de Ski. In the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, he won the gold medal in the men's 15km freestyle event. Cologna is the first Swiss to win a cross-country skiing gold medal at the Winter Olympics.[7]

Cologna won the 2010–11 FIS Cross-Country World Cup with more than 300 points ahead of Petter Northug, who came second. This season he won four races and took six other podiums, winning the 2010–11 Tour de Ski with 27 seconds ahead of Northug.

During the 2011–12 FIS Cross-Country World Cup season, Cologna won eight races and took twelve additional podium positions; his 20 podiums are, as of the 2018–19 season, still a record for most podiums in a season. On 8 January 2012, Cologna took his third Tour de Ski overall win in Val di Fiemme, winning the 2011–12 Tour de Ski. He finished more than a minute ahead of everyone else, with Marcus Hellner being second and Petter Northug third. With this performance, Cologna won his third Tour de Ski overall win, being the only male athlete ever to have done so. He also snatched the yellow jersey becoming world no. 1 in the 2011–12 FIS Cross-Country World Cup as of 8 January 2012.

At the World Championships 2013 in Val di Fiemme Cologna won the 30 km pursuit.

He won the 30 km skiathlon at the Sochi Olympics.[8] Later in the games he successfully defended his title from the Vancouver Olympics in the 15 km race, this time in classic technique.

2017–18 season: Fourth Tour de Ski and third consecutive Olympic 15 km

Cologna won his fourth Tour de Ski title by winning the 2017–18 edition. He won two of the six stages of the Tour, both in Lenzerheide, and won the overall standings with a margin of one minute and 26.5 seconds to second-placed Martin Johnsrud Sundby. Alongside female skier Justyna Kowalczyk, Cologna is the only athlete to win the Tour de Ski four times. At the PyeongChang Olympics, Cologna won the 15 kilometre freestyle. He became the first cross-country skier to win three consecutive 15 km Olympic events.[9] On 10 March 2018, he became the first Swiss to win the prestigious Holmenkollen 50 km.

He was awarded the Holmenkollen Medal in 2021.[10]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[11]

Olympic Games

  • 4 medals – (4 gold)
 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 		  30 km 
 skiathlon 		  50 km 
 mass start 		  Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
201023Gold1310—1011
201427GoldGold2526—5
201831Gold69—1111
20223544—14[a]—7—

a Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.

World Championships

  • 3 medals – (1 gold, 2 silver)
 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 		  30 km 
 skiathlon 		  50 km 
 mass start 		  Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
200922641—47—
20112425242099—
2013268GoldSilver—6—
20152818Silver6—5—
201730——7—4—
2019326147—8—
20213413109—5—

World Cup

Season titles

  • 8 titles – (4 overall, 4 distance)
Season
Discipline
2009Overall
2011Overall
Distance
2012Overall
Distance
2015Overall
Distance
2018Distance

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening		 Tour de
Ski		 Ski Tour
2020		 World Cup
Final		 Ski Tour
Canada
20072114594——————
200822373537—30—40—
2009231st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)9—1st place, gold medalist(s)—1st place, gold medalist(s)—
2010244413—3rd place, bronze medalist(s)—8—
2011251st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)122nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)—3rd place, bronze medalist(s)—
2012261st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)62nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)—1st place, gold medalist(s)—
2013273rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)942nd place, silver medalist(s)—5—
2014286741NC—————
2015291st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)4684———
20163023204213DNF———
2017317954263rd place, bronze medalist(s)—5—
2018322nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)38171st place, gold medalist(s)—3rd place, bronze medalist(s)—
20193323196910DNF—12—
20203410989DNF710——
20213511946308———
2022365832NC—DNF———

Individual podiums

  • 26 victories – (15 WC, 11 SWC)
  • 73 podiums – (40 WC, 33 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2008–09 6 December 2008France La Clusaz, France30 km Mass Start FWorld Cup2nd
227 December 2008Germany Oberhof, Germany3.75 km Individual FStage World Cup2nd
328 December 200815 km Pursuit CStage World Cup1st
427 December 2008
– 4 January 2009		GermanyCzech RepublicItaly Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup1st
520 March 2009Sweden Falun, Sweden3.3 km Individual FStage World Cup2nd
621 March 200910 km + 10 km Pursuit C/FStage World Cup1st
718–22 March 2009Sweden World Cup FinalOverall StandingsWorld Cup1st
8 2009–10 6 January 2010Italy Cortina-Toblach, Italy35 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
91–10 January 2010GermanyCzech RepublicItaly Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
105 February 2010Canada Canmore, Canada15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
116 February 20101.7 km Sprint CWorld Cup3rd
1219 March 2010Sweden Falun, Sweden3.3 km Individual CStage World Cup1st
13 2010–11 20 November 2010Sweden Gällivare, Sweden15 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
1427 November 2010Finland Rukatunturi, Finland10 km Individual CStage World Cup1st
1526–28 November 2010Finland Nordic OpeningOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
1612 December 2010Switzerland Davos, Switzerland1.4 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
171 January 2011Germany Oberhof, Germany15 km Pursuit CStage World Cup1st
182 January 2011Germany Oberstdorf, Germany1.2 km Sprint CStage World Cup3rd
193 January 201110 km + 10 km Pursuit C/FStage World Cup2nd
205 January 2011Italy Toblach, Italy1.3 km Sprint FStage World Cup2nd
216 January 2011Italy Cortina-Toblach, Italy35 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
228 January 2011Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy20 km Mass Start CStage World Cup2nd
2331 December 2010
– 9 January 2011		GermanyItaly Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup1st
2412 March 2011Finland Lahti, Finland10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/FWorld Cup1st
2516–20 March 2011Sweden World Cup FinalOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
26 2011–12 25–27 November 2011Finland Nordic OpeningOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
2717 December 2011Slovenia Rogla, Slovenia15 km Mass Start CWorld Cup2nd
2818 December 20111.2 km Sprint FWorld Cup1st
2929 December 2011Germany Oberhof, Germany3.75 km Individual FStage World Cup2nd
3030 December 201115 km Pursuit CStage World Cup3rd
311 January 2012Germany Oberstdorf, Germany10 km + 10 km Skiathlon C/FStage World Cup2nd
322 January 2012Italy Toblach, Italy5 km Individual CStage World Cup3rd
334 January 20121.3 km Sprint FStage World Cup3rd
345 January 2011Italy Cortina-Toblach, Italy35 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
357 January 2012Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy20 km Mass Start CStage World Cup3rd
3629 December 2011
– 8 January 2012		GermanyItaly Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup1st
3721 January 2012Estonia Otepää, Estonia1.4 km Sprint CWorld Cup1st
3822 January 201215 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
3911 January 2012Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic30 km Mass Start CWorld Cup2nd
4018 January 2012Poland Szklarska Poręba, Poland15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
413 March 2012Finland Lahti, Finland15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup1st
4210 March 2012Norway Oslo, Norway50 km Mass Start CWorld Cup2nd
4316 March 2012Sweden Falun, Sweden3.3 km Individual FStage World Cup2nd
4417 March 201215 km Mass Start CStage World Cup1st
4514–18 March 2012Sweden World Cup FinalOverall StandingsWorld Cup1st
46 2012–13 2 December 2012Finland Rukatunturi, Finland15 km Pursuit CStage World Cup2nd
473 January 2013Italy Cortina-Toblach, Italy35 km Pursuit FStage World Cup3rd
483 January 20135 km Individual CStage World Cup3rd
4929 December 2012
– 6 January 2013		GermanySwitzerlandItaly Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup2nd
5019 January 2013France La Clusaz, France15 km Mass Start CWorld Cup3rd
511 February 2013Russia Sochi, Russia1.8 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
522 February 201315 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup1st
5316 February 2013Switzerland Davos, Switzerland1.5 km Sprint CWorld Cup2nd
5417 February 201315 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
55 2013–14 1 February 2014Italy Toblach, Italy15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
56 2014–15 13 December 2014Switzerland Davos, Switzerland15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
573 January 2015Germany Oberstdorf, Germany4 km Individual FStage World Cup1st
5810 January 2015Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy15 km Mass Start CStage World Cup3rd
5923 January 2015Russia Rybinsk, Russia15 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
601 February 201515 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup2nd
6114 March 2015Norway Oslo, Norway50 km Mass Start FWorld Cup2nd
62 2015–16 28 November 2015Finland Rukatunturi, Finland10 km Individual FStage World Cup3rd
636 January 2016Germany Oberstdorf, Germany15 km Mass Start CStage World Cup2nd
64 2016–17 3 January 2017Germany Oberstdorf, Germany10 km + 10 km Skiathlon C/FStage World Cup3rd
6531 December 2016
– 8 January 2017		SwitzerlandGermanyItaly Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
662017–1831 December 2017Switzerland Lenzerheide, Switzerland15 km Individual CStage World Cup1st
671 January 201815 km Pursuit FStage World Cup1st
6830 December 2017
– 7 January 2018		SwitzerlandGermanyItaly Tour de SkiOverall StandingsWorld Cup1st
6928 January 2018Austria Seefeld, Austria15 km Mass Start FWorld Cup1st
7010 March 2018Norway Oslo, Norway50 km Mass Start FWorld Cup1st
7116–18 March 2018Sweden World Cup FinalOverall StandingsWorld Cup3rd
72 2019–20 15 December 2019Switzerland Davos, Switzerland15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
73 2020–21 2 January 2021Switzerland Val Müstair, Switzerland15 km Mass Start CStage World Cup2nd

Team podiums

  • 1 victory – (1 RL)
  • 2 podiums – (2 RL)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
12010–1119 December 2010France La Clusaz, France4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stLivers / Fischer / Perl
22019–201 March 2020Finland Lahti, Finland4 × 7.5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndKlee / Rüesch / Furger

References

  1. ↑ Tom Mc Adams (3 November 2021). "Four-time Olympic cross-country champion Cologna retires after season". Netherlands Live. Archived from the original on 3 November 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Michael Pavitt (3 November 2021). "Four-time Olympic champion Cologna to retire after FIS Cross-Country World Cup season". Inside the Games. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "Cologna oro elvetico ma "made in Italy"". altoadige.it. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "Dario COLOGNA". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  5. ↑ Meier, Stefan (13 March 2013). "Erste Punkte! Gianluca Cologna sprintet auf Platz 6" (in German). Blick. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "Cologna, Kuitunen win Tour de Ski titles". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
  7. ↑ "Dario Cologna takes gold in men's 15km cross country". BBC Sport. 2010-02-15. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
  8. ↑ "Sochi Olympics: Dario Cologna wins 15k-classic/15k-free skiathlon". LA Times. 2014-02-09. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  9. ↑ "Dario Cologna Wins Gold Medal for Cross-Country Olympics 2018 15KM Individual". Bleacher Report. 2018-02-16. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  10. ↑ Bryhn, Rolf; Sundby, Jørn. "Holmenkollmedaljen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "Athlete : COLOGNA Dario". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
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