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Alessandro Casse

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Alessandro Casse
Born(1946-04-30)30 April 1946
Oulx, Italy
Died22 December 2021(2021-12-22) (aged 75)
Vercelli, Italy
OccupationSki racer

Alessandro Casse (30 April 1946 – 22 December 2021) was an Italian ski racer.

Life and career

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Born in Oulx, Casse formed at the Edoardo Agnelli ski school in Sestriere, and later joined the Sci club Sestriere team.[1] He competed in several specialties but specialized in the speed skiing specialty, in which he established the world record (112.49 m.p.h.)[2] in 1971 at Cervinia, a record he himself improved in 1973 (114.227 m.p.h.).[3][4]

After his retirement, he was a coach, training among others the Olympic gold medalist Piero Gros.[1][3] He later relocated in Vercelli, where he ran a sport store together with his wife.[1][3]

Casse was the father of World Cup alpine ski racer Mattia Casse.[3] He died on 22 December 2021, at the age of 75.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "E' morto a 75 anni Alessandro Casse, eroe dello sci azzurro e commerciante a Vercelli". La Stampa (in Italian). 22 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Billy Kidd's Ski Clinic". Ski: 32. November 1972. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "È morto Alessandro Casse. Fu un pioniere del Chilometro lanciato". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Ski People". Ski. 39 (2): 32. October 1974. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
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