Pietro Piller Cottrer

Pietro Piller Cottrer, born on 20 December 1974 in Sappada in the province of Udine, is an Italian former cross-country skier who won the gold medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, on home snow. His first relevant World Cup success came in 1997 with a win in the 50 km at the Holmenkollen ski festival, and the same year he won relay bronze at the world championships in Trondheim. He took a relay silver at the 2002 Winter Olympics, an Olympic bronze in the 15 + 15 km pursuit, and a silver in the 15 km freestyle at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, four Olympic medals in all. At the world championships he won the 15 km freestyle pursuit in 2005 and a bronze in the double pursuit in 2007. He won seven World Cup races and announced his retirement in February 2013.