Cristian Deville has had a gondola named after him at the Austrian skiing resort of Kitzbuehel. Cristian won the slalom there in January and tradition has it that the winner of the Kitzbuehel round of the Alpine Skiing World Cup is awarded this special prize. One of the red gondolas taking skiers to the top of the legendary Streif will now carry his name. Four other Italians before him have had this honor: Gustavo Thoeni, Piero Gros, Alberto Tomba and Kristian Ghedina. Cristian Deville has been Dainese's ambassador for safety on the slopes in the 2011-2012 season.

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