Giuliano Besson

Giuliano Besson
	Giuliano Besson (left) with his sporty twin and firm Stefano Anzi in 1970s.
Personal information
Born	1 January 1950 (age 74); Sauze d'Oulx, Italy
Occupation	Alpine skier
Skiing career
Disciplines	Speed events
World Cup debut	1972
Retired	1975
Website	AnziBesson
Olympics
Teams	1
World Cup
Seasons	4
Wins	0
Podiums	1

Giuliano Besson (born 1 January 1950) is an Italian former alpine skier who competed in the 1972 Winter Olympics.^[1]

The twins Anzi and Besson

In the 1970s the legend of the two skiers of the valanga azzurra (blue avalanche) was born, Stefano Anzi and Giuliano Besson who were nicknamed i gemelli (the twins) because on two occasions they concluded an important downhill race in the same position, on 7 February 1972 at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan both finished in 11th place ex-aequo^[2] and on 26 January 1974 both finished in second place still ex-aequo on the legendary Streiff in Kitzbuehl, Austria in a World Cup race.^[3]

World Cup results

Besson boasts one podium in the World Cup.^[4]

Podium

Date	Place	Discipline	Rank
26 January 1974	Kitzbuehel	Downhill	2nd

Olympic results

Year	Age	Venue	Event	Rank
1972	22	Sapporo	Downhill	11

References

^ Giuliano Besson, Sports Reference, archived from the original on 15 September 2011, retrieved 25 October 2007
^ "Downhill, Men – Date: 7 February 1972 – tatus: Olympic". olympedia.org. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
^ "26-01-1974 Kitzbuehel AUT World Cup Downhill". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
^ "Besson Giuliano – World Cup Podium". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
^ "La Storia – Besson Group" (in Italian). bessongroup.com. Retrieved 17 February 2021. Giuliano Besson, nato nel 1950, è uno dei grandi campioni di sci che fanno nascere il mito della Valanga Azzurra dei primi anni '70, è un ottimo discesista insieme con l'amico Stefano Anzi, così amici da arrivare secondi al centesimo di secondo nella gara più prestigiosa del mondo a Kitzbuhel nel 1974. Un anno dopo, quale portavoce della Nazionale Azzurra alza un po' troppo la voce e viene radiato con l'amico Stefano. L'esclusione ingiusta e ingiustificata agisce da incentivo e Stefano Anzi e Giuliano Besson appendono gli sci al per buttarsi a capofitto in un'altra sfida importante: vestire gli appassionati dello sci.