# Dario Cologna

Dario Cologna (born 11 March 1986) is a Swiss retired cross-country skier. He has four overall World Cup victories, four Olympic gold medals, one World Championships gold medal and four Tour de Ski victories in his career.
On 3 November 2021, he announced his retirement from cross-country skiing following the 2021–2022 season.

## Early life

Cologna is a native Rumantsch speaker. He was born in Santa Maria Val Müstair, in the Lower Engadine, to Italian parents. His father Remo is from Val di Non in Trentino, while his mother Christine is from Stelvio/Stilfs in South Tyrol.
He holds both Italian and Swiss citizenship.
He is the older brother of Swiss skier Gianluca Cologna.

## Career
### Early career and the breakthrough 2008–09 season

In 2006, Dario Cologna won a bronze medal at the 10 km classic event in the Junior World Championships in Kranj, Slovenia. Cologna debuted in the FIS Cross-Country World Cup in Kuusamo in November 2006 and took his first points in Falun in March 2007. During the 2007–08 season, Cologna finished in the top ten four times and placed 37th overall.
In December 2008, Cologna took his first World Cup podium finish with second place in the 30-kilometre competition in La Clusaz. On 27 December, he won his first World Cup race as he finished first on the 15 km classic pursuit on stage two of the 2008–09 Tour de Ski. He went on to win the Tour in January 2009, finishing the final event almost a minute ahead of runner-up Petter Northug. Cologna also won the overall 2008–09 World Cup with more than 100 points in front of the runner-up after placing first twice and another three times on the podium.

### 2010 and 2014 Olympics

He finished the 2009–10 FIS Cross-Country World Cup fourth, winning a race and taking two other podiums. He also came in third in the 2009–10 Tour de Ski. In the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, he won the gold medal in the men's 15km freestyle event. Cologna is the first Swiss to win a cross-country skiing gold medal at the Winter Olympics.
Cologna won the 2010–11 FIS Cross-Country World Cup with more than 300 points ahead of Petter Northug, who came second. This season he won four races and took six other podiums, winning the 2010–11 Tour de Ski with 27 seconds ahead of Northug.
During the 2011–12 FIS Cross-Country World Cup season, Cologna won eight races and took twelve additional podium positions; his 20 podiums are, as of the 2018–19 season, still a record for most podiums in a season. On 8 January 2012, Cologna took his third Tour de Ski overall win in Val di Fiemme, winning the 2011–12 Tour de Ski. He finished more than a minute ahead of everyone else, with Marcus Hellner being second and Petter Northug third. With this performance, Cologna won his third Tour de Ski overall win, being the only male athlete ever to have done so. He also snatched the yellow jersey becoming world no. 1 in the 2011–12 FIS Cross-Country World Cup as of 8 January 2012.
At the World Championships 2013 in Val di Fiemme Cologna won the 30 km pursuit.
He won the 30 km skiathlon at the Sochi Olympics. Later in the games he successfully defended his title from the Vancouver Olympics in the 15 km race, this time in classic technique.

### 2017–18 season: Fourth Tour de Ski and third consecutive Olympic 15 km

Cologna won his fourth Tour de Ski title by winning the 2017–18 edition. He won two of the six stages of the Tour, both in Lenzerheide, and won the overall standings with a margin of one minute and 26.5 seconds to second-placed Martin Johnsrud Sundby. Alongside female skier Justyna Kowalczyk, Cologna is the only athlete to win the Tour de Ski four times. At the PyeongChang Olympics, Cologna won the 15 kilometre freestyle. He became the first cross-country skier to win three consecutive 15 km Olympic events. On 10 March 2018, he became the first Swiss to win the prestigious Holmenkollen 50 km.
He was awarded the Holmenkollen Medal in 2021.

## Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

### Olympic Games

* 4 medals – (4 gold)
| Year | Age | 15 km  individual | 30 km  skiathlon | 50 km  mass start | Sprint | 4 × 10 km  relay | Team  sprint |
| 2010 | 23 | Gold | 13 | 10 | — | 10 | 11 |
| 2014 | 27 | Gold | Gold | 25 | 26 | — | 5 |
| 2018 | 31 | Gold | 6 | 9 | — | 11 | 11 |
| 2022 | 35 | 44 | — | 14 | — | 7 | — |
$^a$ Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.

### World Championships

* 3 medals – (1 gold, 2 silver)
| Year | Age | 15 km  individual | 30 km  skiathlon | 50 km  mass start | Sprint | 4 × 10 km  relay | Team  sprint |
| 2009 | 22 | 6 | 41 | — | 4 | 7 | — |
| 2011 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 9 | — |
| 2013 | 26 | 8 | Gold | Silver | — | 6 | — |
| 2015 | 28 | 18 | Silver | 6 | — | 5 | — |
| 2017 | 30 | — | — | 7 | — | 4 | — |
| 2019 | 32 | 6 | 14 | 7 | — | 8 | — |
| 2021 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 9 | — | 5 | — |

### World Cup
#### Season titles

* 8 titles – (4 overall, 4 distance)
| Season |
| Season | Discipline |
| 2009 | Overall |
| 2011 | Overall |
| 2011 | Distance |
| 2012 | Overall |
| 2012 | Distance |
| 2015 | Overall |
| 2015 | Distance |
| 2018 | Distance |

#### Season standings

| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | Ski Tour standings | Ski Tour standings | Ski Tour standings | Ski Tour standings |
| Season | Age | Overall | Distance | Sprint | Nordic Opening | Tour de Ski | Ski Tour 2020 | World Cup Final | Ski Tour Canada |
| 2007 | 21 | 145 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 22 | 37 | 35 | 37 | — | 30 | — | 40 | — |
| 2009 | 23 | | | 9 | — | | — | | — |
| 2010 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 13 | — | | — | 8 | — |
| 2011 | 25 | | | 12 | | | — | | — |
| 2012 | 26 | | | 6 | | | — | | — |
| 2013 | 27 | | | 9 | 4 | | — | 5 | — |
| 2014 | 28 | 67 | 41 | NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 29 | | | 46 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 30 | 23 | 20 | 42 | 13 | DNF | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 31 | 7 | 9 | 54 | 26 | | — | 5 | — |
| 2018 | 32 | | | 38 | 17 | | — | | — |
| 2019 | 33 | 23 | 19 | 69 | 10 | DNF | — | 12 | — |
| 2020 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 89 | DNF | 7 | 10 | — | — |
| 2021 | 35 | 11 | 9 | 46 | 30 | 8 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 36 | 58 | 32 | NC | — | DNF | — | — | — |

#### Individual podiums

* 26 victories – (15 WC, 11 SWC)
* 73 podiums – (40 WC, 33 SWC)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
| 1 | 2008–09 | 6 December 2008 | La Clusaz, France | 30 km Mass Start F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 2 | 2008–09 | 27 December 2008 | Oberhof, Germany | 3.75 km Individual F | Stage World Cup | 2nd |
| 3 | 2008–09 | 28 December 2008 | Oberhof, Germany | 15 km Pursuit C | Stage World Cup | 1st |
| 4 | 2008–09 | 27 December 2008 – 4 January 2009 | Tour de Ski | Overall Standings | World Cup | 1st |
| 5 | 2008–09 | 20 March 2009 | Falun, Sweden | 3.3 km Individual F | Stage World Cup | 2nd |
| 6 | 2008–09 | 21 March 2009 | Falun, Sweden | 10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/F | Stage World Cup | 1st |
| 7 | 2008–09 | 18–22 March 2009 | World Cup Final | Overall Standings | World Cup | 1st |
| 8 | 2009–10 | 6 January 2010 | Cortina-Toblach, Italy | 35 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 2nd |
| 9 | 2009–10 | 1–10 January 2010 | Tour de Ski | Overall Standings | World Cup | 3rd |
| 10 | 2009–10 | 5 February 2010 | Canmore, Canada | 15 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 11 | 2009–10 | 6 February 2010 | Canmore, Canada | 1.7 km Sprint C | World Cup | 3rd |
| 12 | 2009–10 | 19 March 2010 | Falun, Sweden | 3.3 km Individual C | Stage World Cup | 1st |
| 13 | 2010–11 | 20 November 2010 | Gällivare, Sweden | 15 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 14 | 2010–11 | 27 November 2010 | Rukatunturi, Finland | 10 km Individual C | Stage World Cup | 1st |
| 15 | 2010–11 | 26–28 November 2010 | Nordic Opening | Overall Standings | World Cup | 2nd |
| 16 | 2010–11 | 12 December 2010 | Davos, Switzerland | 1.4 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 17 | 2010–11 | 1 January 2011 | Oberhof, Germany | 15 km Pursuit C | Stage World Cup | 1st |
| 18 | 2010–11 | 2 January 2011 | Oberstdorf, Germany | 1.2 km Sprint C | Stage World Cup | 3rd |
| 19 | 2010–11 | 3 January 2011 | Oberstdorf, Germany | 10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/F | Stage World Cup | 2nd |
| 20 | 2010–11 | 5 January 2011 | Toblach, Italy | 1.3 km Sprint F | Stage World Cup | 2nd |
| 21 | 2010–11 | 6 January 2011 | Cortina-Toblach, Italy | 35 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 1st |
| 22 | 2010–11 | 8 January 2011 | Val di Fiemme, Italy | 20 km Mass Start C | Stage World Cup | 2nd |
| 23 | 2010–11 | 31 December 2010 – 9 January 2011 | Tour de Ski | Overall Standings | World Cup | 1st |
| 24 | 2010–11 | 12 March 2011 | Lahti, Finland | 10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/F | World Cup | 1st |
| 25 | 2010–11 | 16–20 March 2011 | World Cup Final | Overall Standings | World Cup | 3rd |
| 26 | 2011–12 | 25–27 November 2011 | Nordic Opening | Overall Standings | World Cup | 2nd |
| 27 | 2011–12 | 17 December 2011 | Rogla, Slovenia | 15 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 28 | 2011–12 | 18 December 2011 | Rogla, Slovenia | 1.2 km Sprint F | World Cup | 1st |
| 29 | 2011–12 | 29 December 2011 | Oberhof, Germany | 3.75 km Individual F | Stage World Cup | 2nd |
| 30 | 2011–12 | 30 December 2011 | Oberhof, Germany | 15 km Pursuit C | Stage World Cup | 3rd |
| 31 | 2011–12 | 1 January 2012 | Oberstdorf, Germany | 10 km + 10 km Skiathlon C/F | Stage World Cup | 2nd |
| 32 | 2011–12 | 2 January 2012 | Toblach, Italy | 5 km Individual C | Stage World Cup | 3rd |
| 33 | 2011–12 | 4 January 2012 | Toblach, Italy | 1.3 km Sprint F | Stage World Cup | 3rd |
| 34 | 2011–12 | 5 January 2011 | Cortina-Toblach, Italy | 35 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 1st |
| 35 | 2011–12 | 7 January 2012 | Val di Fiemme, Italy | 20 km Mass Start C | Stage World Cup | 3rd |
| 36 | 2011–12 | 29 December 2011 – 8 January 2012 | Tour de Ski | Overall Standings | World Cup | 1st |
| 37 | 2011–12 | 21 January 2012 | Otepää, Estonia | 1.4 km Sprint C | World Cup | 1st |
| 38 | 2011–12 | 22 January 2012 | Otepää, Estonia | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st |
| 39 | 2011–12 | 11 January 2012 | Nové Město, Czech Republic | 30 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 40 | 2011–12 | 18 January 2012 | Szklarska Poręba, Poland | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 41 | 2011–12 | 3 March 2012 | Lahti, Finland | 15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/F | World Cup | 1st |
| 42 | 2011–12 | 10 March 2012 | Oslo, Norway | 50 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 43 | 2011–12 | 16 March 2012 | Falun, Sweden | 3.3 km Individual F | Stage World Cup | 2nd |
| 44 | 2011–12 | 17 March 2012 | Falun, Sweden | 15 km Mass Start C | Stage World Cup | 1st |
| 45 | 2011–12 | 14–18 March 2012 | World Cup Final | Overall Standings | World Cup | 1st |
| 46 | 2012–13 | 2 December 2012 | Rukatunturi, Finland | 15 km Pursuit C | Stage World Cup | 2nd |
| 47 | 2012–13 | 3 January 2013 | Cortina-Toblach, Italy | 35 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 3rd |
| 48 | 2012–13 | 3 January 2013 | Cortina-Toblach, Italy | 5 km Individual C | Stage World Cup | 3rd |
| 49 | 2012–13 | 29 December 2012 – 6 January 2013 | Tour de Ski | Overall Standings | World Cup | 2nd |
| 50 | 2012–13 | 19 January 2013 | La Clusaz, France | 15 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 3rd |
| 51 | 2012–13 | 1 February 2013 | Sochi, Russia | 1.8 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 52 | 2012–13 | 2 February 2013 | Sochi, Russia | 15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/F | World Cup | 1st |
| 53 | 2012–13 | 16 February 2013 | Davos, Switzerland | 1.5 km Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 54 | 2012–13 | 17 February 2013 | Davos, Switzerland | 15 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 55 | 2013–14 | 1 February 2014 | Toblach, Italy | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 56 | 2014–15 | 13 December 2014 | Davos, Switzerland | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 57 | 2014–15 | 3 January 2015 | Oberstdorf, Germany | 4 km Individual F | Stage World Cup | 1st |
| 58 | 2014–15 | 10 January 2015 | Val di Fiemme, Italy | 15 km Mass Start C | Stage World Cup | 3rd |
| 59 | 2014–15 | 23 January 2015 | Rybinsk, Russia | 15 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st |
| 60 | 2014–15 | 1 February 2015 | Rybinsk, Russia | 15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 61 | 2014–15 | 14 March 2015 | Oslo, Norway | 50 km Mass Start F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 62 | 2015–16 | 28 November 2015 | Rukatunturi, Finland | 10 km Individual F | Stage World Cup | 3rd |
| 63 | 2015–16 | 6 January 2016 | Oberstdorf, Germany | 15 km Mass Start C | Stage World Cup | 2nd |
| 64 | 2016–17 | 3 January 2017 | Oberstdorf, Germany | 10 km + 10 km Skiathlon C/F | Stage World Cup | 3rd |
| 65 | 2016–17 | 31 December 2016 – 8 January 2017 | Tour de Ski | Overall Standings | World Cup | 3rd |
| 66 | 2017–18 | 31 December 2017 | Lenzerheide, Switzerland | 15 km Individual C | Stage World Cup | 1st |
| 67 | 2017–18 | 1 January 2018 | Lenzerheide, Switzerland | 15 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 1st |
| 68 | 2017–18 | 30 December 2017 – 7 January 2018 | Tour de Ski | Overall Standings | World Cup | 1st |
| 69 | 2017–18 | 28 January 2018 | Seefeld, Austria | 15 km Mass Start F | World Cup | 1st |
| 70 | 2017–18 | 10 March 2018 | Oslo, Norway | 50 km Mass Start F | World Cup | 1st |
| 71 | 2017–18 | 16–18 March 2018 | World Cup Final | Overall Standings | World Cup | 3rd |
| 72 | 2019–20 | 15 December 2019 | Davos, Switzerland | 15 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 73 | 2020–21 | 2 January 2021 | Val Müstair, Switzerland | 15 km Mass Start C | Stage World Cup | 2nd |

#### Team podiums

* 1 victory – (1 RL)
* 2 podiums – (2 RL)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
| 1 | 2010–11 | 19 December 2010 | La Clusaz, France | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Livers / Fischer / Perl |
| 2 | 2019–20 | 1 March 2020 | Lahti, Finland | 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Klee / Rüesch / Furger |