Massimiliano Valcareggi Explained

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]

Notes and References

1. http://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/athlete-biography.html?sector=AL&competitorid=169227&type=result FIS Biography
2. Web site: Sochi 2014 profile . 2014-02-16 . 2014-07-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140705151432/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-massimiliano-valcareggi . dead .
3. News: . Greek Olympic Team for Sochi with 1 biathlete! . Biathlonnews . 29 January 2014 . 29 January 2014 .
4. Web site: The Hellenic Olympic Team for Sochi 2014. 28 January 2014 . hoc.gr/ . . 29 January 2014.