Massimiliano Valcareggi

Massimiliano Valcareggi
Personal information
Born12 February 1995 (1995-02-12) (age 29)
Trieste, Italy
Sport
Country Greece
SportAlpine skiing

Massimiliano Valcareggi (born 12 February 1995[1] in Trieste, Italy[2]) is an alpine skier from Italy. He competed for Greece at the 2014 Winter Olympics in three alpine skiing events.[3][4]

Although born in Italy, Valcareggi's mother is Greek, allowing him to compete for Greece. He chose to compete for Greece because he felt he had a better chance of making their national team.[2]

References

  1. ^ FIS Biography
  2. ^ a b "Sochi 2014 profile". Archived from the original on 2014-07-05. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
  3. ^ "Greek Olympic Team for Sochi with 1 biathlete!". Biathlonnews. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  4. ^ "The Hellenic Olympic Team for Sochi 2014". hoc.gr/. Hellenic Olympic Committee. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.