Pietro Piller Cottrer has announced his retirement

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Pietro Piller Cottrer has announced his retirement

He retired Into one of the men most successful cross-country skiing Italian: Pietro Piller Cottrer. The announcement was made by 38 year-old Sappada at a press conference during the World Cup in Val di Fiemme.

Into "I decided to retire after the accident at the Marcialonga'' that has prevented me from participating in this World Cup," says Piller Cottrer. Born December 20, 1974, Piller Cottrer competed for 18 seasons in the World Cup winning five races a successful stage of a multistage event, also took home the trophy specialty "distance" in 2009. In eight editions of the World Cup in which he participated'' won the gold medal in the 15 km freestyle in Oberstdorf in 2005 and the bronze in the relay in Trondheim in 1997 and 30 km skiathlon in Sapporo 2007. Into Four editions of the Winter Olympics was one of the four members of the relay d'' gold in Turin in 2006, who built the third fraction decisive advantage and then make the change to Cristian Zorzi which consolidated the margin on opponents, in the same edition was bronze in skiathlon and then won two silvers in the relay in Salt Lake City in 2002 and 15 km skating in Vancouver 2010.
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