Nicolò Canclini | Ski Mountaineering, Sprint and Volchem Sports Supplements
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Nicolò Canclini (Sondalo, 26 January 1997) is one of the leading figures in Italian ski mountaineering, a specialist in the sprint and mixed relay disciplines, and an athlete with the Italian national team and the Centro Sportivo Carabinieri.
He grew up in Valtellina and lives in Valdisotto, above Bormio, an area where the mountains are a way of life even before they are a sport. Nicolò began his sporting career in alpine skiing with Sci Club Bormio, later moving to ski mountaineering, the discipline in which he found the ideal setting to express speed, endurance and competitive spirit.
Determined, methodical and deeply attached to alpine culture, he has always combined competition with study: he is reading Law at the University of Trento and is close to graduating. Away from competition, he pursues his passions for the mountains, travel, cooking and tending his vegetable garden and orchard.
Over the course of his career, Nicolò has established himself as one of Italy's best sprint specialists at international level, achieving prestigious results at the World Championships, European Championships and the Ski Mountaineering World Cup.
His first major international success came in the 2017-2018 season with victory in the World Cup sprint in Wanlong, China, a result that firmly established him among the leading names in the discipline.
A few months later he also won the gold medal in the sprint at the 2018 European Championships in Nicolosi, confirming his place among Europe's best ski mountaineering specialists.
In the following years he consolidated his role in the Italian national team, standing out above all in team races. At the World Championships he won two gold medals in the men's relay, at Villars-sur-Ollon 2019 and Comapedrosa 2021, becoming one of the key athletes of the Italian team.
In 2022, at the European Championships in Boí Taüll, he won silver in the individual sprint and the title of European runner-up in the mixed relay.
The 2023 season was another high point, with a world silver medal in the mixed relay at the World Championships in Boí Taüll and a podium in the World Cup sprint held at the same venue, confirming his steady presence at the top of the international rankings.
At the same time, Nicolò continues to achieve important results on the World Cup circuit, with numerous international podiums. The most significant include third place in the sprint at the 2022 Adamello World Cup in Ponte di Legno, the podium at Morgins in Switzerland, the podium in the mixed relay at Val Thorens, third place in the sprint at Villars-sur-Ollon in 2024 and the podium in the sprint at Puy Saint Vincent in 2026.
With ski mountaineering joining the programme of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics, Nicolò Canclini is one of the most interesting and competitive figures in the Italian movement, with the aim of continuing to be a leading player at the highest international level.
To cope with high-intensity races, altitude training and muscle recovery, Nicolò pays particular attention to sports nutrition and supplementation. That is why he has chosen Volchem, a leading Italian company in sports supplements for endurance sports, winter sports and top-level athletes.
He grew up in Valtellina and lives in Valdisotto, above Bormio, an area where the mountains are a way of life even before they are a sport. Nicolò began his sporting career in alpine skiing with Sci Club Bormio, later moving to ski mountaineering, the discipline in which he found the ideal setting to express speed, endurance and competitive spirit.
Determined, methodical and deeply attached to alpine culture, he has always combined competition with study: he is reading Law at the University of Trento and is close to graduating. Away from competition, he pursues his passions for the mountains, travel, cooking and tending his vegetable garden and orchard.
Over the course of his career, Nicolò has established himself as one of Italy's best sprint specialists at international level, achieving prestigious results at the World Championships, European Championships and the Ski Mountaineering World Cup.
His first major international success came in the 2017-2018 season with victory in the World Cup sprint in Wanlong, China, a result that firmly established him among the leading names in the discipline.
A few months later he also won the gold medal in the sprint at the 2018 European Championships in Nicolosi, confirming his place among Europe's best ski mountaineering specialists.
In the following years he consolidated his role in the Italian national team, standing out above all in team races. At the World Championships he won two gold medals in the men's relay, at Villars-sur-Ollon 2019 and Comapedrosa 2021, becoming one of the key athletes of the Italian team.
In 2022, at the European Championships in Boí Taüll, he won silver in the individual sprint and the title of European runner-up in the mixed relay.
The 2023 season was another high point, with a world silver medal in the mixed relay at the World Championships in Boí Taüll and a podium in the World Cup sprint held at the same venue, confirming his steady presence at the top of the international rankings.
At the same time, Nicolò continues to achieve important results on the World Cup circuit, with numerous international podiums. The most significant include third place in the sprint at the 2022 Adamello World Cup in Ponte di Legno, the podium at Morgins in Switzerland, the podium in the mixed relay at Val Thorens, third place in the sprint at Villars-sur-Ollon in 2024 and the podium in the sprint at Puy Saint Vincent in 2026.
With ski mountaineering joining the programme of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics, Nicolò Canclini is one of the most interesting and competitive figures in the Italian movement, with the aim of continuing to be a leading player at the highest international level.
To cope with high-intensity races, altitude training and muscle recovery, Nicolò pays particular attention to sports nutrition and supplementation. That is why he has chosen Volchem, a leading Italian company in sports supplements for endurance sports, winter sports and top-level athletes.
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