Federico Pellegrino

Federico Pellegrino
Pellegrino in Dresden, 2018
Country Italy
Born 1 September 1990
Aosta, Italy
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Ski club Fiamme Oro
World Cup career
Seasons 15 – (2010–present)
Starts 247
Podiums 43
Wins 17
Overall titles 0 – (3rd in 2023)
Discipline titles 2 – (2 SP)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing Italy
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Pyeongchang Individual sprint
Silver medal – second place 2022 Beijing Individual sprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Lahti Individual sprint
Silver medal – second place 2017 Lahti Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 2019 Seefeld Individual sprint
Silver medal – second place 2023 Planica Team sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Falun Team sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Seefeld Team sprint
U23 World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Liberec Individual sprint
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Hinterzarten Individual sprint
Updated on 21 January 2024.

Federico Pellegrino (born 1 September 1990) is an Italian cross-country skier. Pellegrino is a world champion and Olympic silver medalist in cross-country skiing. In the 2015/2016 season, he won the sprint cup.

Pellegrino is an athlete of the G.S. Fiamme Oro.

Biography

Originally from Nus, Pellegrino made his World Cup debut in the 2009–10 season. He has achieved his best results in the sprint events and won the Sprint Cup in the 2015–16 season, becoming the first non-Scandinavian to win the Sprint World Cup. As of 30 November 2018 Pellegrino has won 12 individual World Cup victories, all of them sprints: he holds the record for most individual wins for an Italian in the Cross-Country World Cup. He won his first international medal in cross-country skiing at the 2015 World Championships in Falun, Sweden. Together with Dietmar Nöckler, Pellegrino won a bronze medal on Team sprint, classic. In 2017 he became World Champion after winning the sprint freestyle event during the 2017 World Championships in Lahti, Finland. This was the first gold medal for the Italian men at the Nordic Worlds since Renato Pasini and Cristian Zorzi won the team sprint in 2007. He was a part of the Italian team which won the nation's second consecutive medal on the team sprint event, this time a silver medal together with teammate Dietmar Nöckler.

He is the cousin of the mountain running champion Xavier Chevrier. Pellegrino has been in a relationship with fellow cross-country skier Greta Laurent since 2012, having previously been a couple during their school-age careers. He dedicated his first World Cup race win in 2014 to Laurent. Since 2012 they have lived in Gressoney-Saint-Jean.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

  • 2 medals – (2 silver)
 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2014 23 11 10
2018 27 Silver 7 5
2022 31 Silver 8 8

a Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.

World Championships

  • 6 medals – (1 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km 
 individual 
 30 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2011 20 12
2013 22 12 5
2015 24 5 6 Bronze
2017 26 Gold 8 Silver
2019 28 Silver 10 Bronze
2021 30 11 5
2023 32 10 17 9 Silver

World Cup

Season titles

  • 2 titles – (2 sprint)
Season
Discipline
2016 Sprint
2021 Sprint

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
2010 19 149 84
2011 20 43 NC 13 42
2012 21 49 NC 17 DNF 42
2013 22 43 71 14 DNF DNF
2014 23 22 81 7 60 DNF 34
2015 24 15 NC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 51 DNF
2016 25 16 59 1st place, gold medalist(s) 22 DNF 31
2017 26 22 58 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 39 DNF 19
2018 27 10 39 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 21 DNF 19
2019 28 8 41 2nd place, silver medalist(s) DNF DNF 6
2020 29 16 52 4 19 DNF DNF
2021 30 4 35 1st place, gold medalist(s) 19 14
2022 31 12 28 4 27
2023 32 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 12 4 4
2024 33 25 30 10 DNF

Individual podiums

  • 17 victories – (12 WC, 5 SWC)
  • 43 podiums – (25 WC, 18 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2010–11 15 January 2011 Liberec, Czech Republic 1.6 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
2 2012–13 1 January 2013 Val Müstair, Switzerland 1.4 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 2nd
3 16 February 2013 Davos, Switzerland 1.5 km Sprint C World Cup 3rd
4 2013–14 29 December 2013 Oberhof, Germany 1.5 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 2nd
5 11 January 2014 Nové Město, Czech Republic 1.6 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
6 2014–15 21 December 2014 Davos, Switzerland 1.3 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
7 6 January 2015 Val Müstair, Switzerland 1.4 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 1st
8 24 January 2015 Rybinsk, Russia 1.3 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
9 2015–16 13 December 2015 Davos, Switzerland 1.6 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
10 19 December 2015 Toblach, Italy 1.3 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
11 1 January 2016 Lenzerheide, Switzerland 1.5 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 1st
12 16 January 2016 Planica, Slovenia 1.2 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
13 8 March 2016 Canmore, Canada 1.5 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 1st
14 2016–17 31 December 2016 Val Müstair, Switzerland 1.5 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 2nd
15 28 January 2017 Falun, Sweden 1.4 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
16 2017–18 9 December 2017 Davos, Switzerland 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
17 30 December 2017 Lenzerheide, Switzerland 1.5 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 2nd
18 13 January 2018 Dresden, Germany 1.2 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
19 3 March 2018 Lahti, Finland 1.6 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
20 16 March 2018 Falun, Sweden 1.4 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 2nd
21 2018–19 30 November 2018 Lillehammer, Norway 1.6 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 1st
22 15 December 2018 Davos, Switzerland 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
23 1 January 2019 Val Müstair, Switzerland 1.4 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 2nd
24 9 February 2019 Lahti, Finland 1.6 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
25 16 February 2019 Cogne, Italy 1.6 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
26 22 March 2019 Quebec City, Canada 1.6 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 2nd
27 2019–20 21 December 2019 Planica, Slovenia 1.2 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
28 29 December 2019    Lenzerheide, Switzerland 1.5 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 2nd
29 18 February 2020    Åre, Sweden 0.7 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 2nd
30 2020–21 12 December 2020 Davos, Switzerland 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
31 19 December 2020 Dresden, Germany 1.3 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
32 1 January 2021 Val Müstair, Switzerland 1.4 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 1st
33 6 February 2021 Ulricehamn, Sweden 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
34 2021–22 18 December 2021 Dresden, Germany 1.3 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
35 2022–23 27 November 2022 Rukatunturi, Finland 20 km Pursuit F World Cup 3rd
36 3 December 2022 Lillehammer, Norway 1.6 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
37 17 December 2022 Davos, Switzerland 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 1st
38 31 December 2022 Val Müstair, Switzerland 1.5 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 2nd
39 1 January 2023 10 km Pursuit C Stage World Cup 3rd
40 4 January 2023 Oberstdorf, Germany 20 km Pursuit F Stage World Cup 3rd
41 3 February 2023 Toblach, Italy 1.4 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
42 18 March 2023 Falun, Sweden 1.4 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
43 2023–24 3 January 2024 Davos, Switzerland 1.2 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 3rd

Team podiums

  • 4 victories – (1 RL, 3 TS)
  • 11 podiums – (3 RL, 8 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 2014–15 18 January 2015 Otepää, Estonia 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Nöckler
2 2015–16 16 January 2016 Planica, Slovenia 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Nöckler
3 24 January 2016 Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Nöckler / De Fabiani / Clara
4 2016–17 15 January 2017 Toblach, Italy 6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd Nöckler
5 2017–18 14 January 2018 Dresden, Germany 6 × 1.3 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st Nöckler
6 2020–21 20 December 2020 Dresden, Italy 12 × 0.65 km Team Sprint F World Cup 3rd De Fabiani
7 7 February 2021 Ulricehamn, Sweden 6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F World Cup 1st De Fabiani
8 2022–23 22 January 2023 Livigno, Italy 6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd De Fabiani
9 5 February 2023 Toblach, Italy 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Nöckler / De Fabiani / Daprà
10 24 March 2023 Lahti, Finland 6 × 1.4 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd De Fabiani
11 2023–24 21 January 2024 Oberhof, Germany 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Nöckler / Barp / Daprà