25-year old Giuliano Razzoli, competing in his first Olympics in the 2010 games for Italy, has been compared to former Olympic hero and countrymen Alberto Tomba. http://images.si.com/olympics/2010/athletes/bio/1007741.htmlLike the great Tomba, the young Razzoli is a Olympic Men's Slalom specialist and even hails from Emilia Romagna - the same region in Italy as Tomba. To make the connection even clear in the minds of Italian ski fans, in June 2010, with Tomba watching, Razzoli claimed his first FIS World Cup event - a night slalom in Zagreb, Crotia.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgfQPKRBB_oIn fact, Tomba carried his young student on his shoulders after his stunning triumph that, in turn, carried Razzoli all the way onto the Italian Olympic team and a chance at gold in Vancouver.

After winning his first FIS World Cup race in June, 2010 in Zagreb, Crotia., Giuliano Razzoli carried his momentum all way to the Italian Olympic team. The 2010 games in Vancouver are his first taste of Olympics competition.http://images.si.com/olympics/2010/athletes/bio/1007741.htmlRazzoli is competing in Alpine Skiing, the same event that transformed three-time gold medalist Alberto Tomba into an Italian hero. Razzoli did not claim a medal in the Men's Alpine Downhill skiing event and, even in his specialty, the slalom, he is expected to be bested by fellow countryman Massimiliano Blardone. http://sports.espn.go.com/olympics/winter/2010/news/story?id=4909817However, the popular young Italian could surprise and is primed to be force in Alpine Skiing for years to come.