▁pod ium ▁finish , ▁scoring ▁a ▁third ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁ren owned ▁K itz bü hel ▁sl alom . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁bronze ▁medal ▁at ▁the ▁Al pine ▁World ▁Ski ing ▁Championships ▁in ▁V ail . ▁Roc ca ▁began ▁to ▁be ▁considered ▁the ▁legit imate ▁he ir ▁of ▁Italy ' s ▁Alberto ▁Tom ba , ▁who ▁had ▁just ▁retired . ▁This ▁responsibility ▁however , ▁seemed ▁to ▁cr ush ▁Roc ca ▁and ▁st unted ▁his ▁progress , ▁together ▁with ▁another ▁kne e ▁accident . ▁ ▁After ▁two ▁difficult ▁seasons , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁Roc ca ▁was ▁again ▁on ▁the ▁pod ium , ▁with ▁second ▁places ▁in ▁Asp en ▁and ▁Madonna ▁di ▁Camp ig lio . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁after ▁another ▁ 2 nd ▁in ▁the ▁S est riere ▁sl alom , ▁Roc ca ▁finally ▁won ▁his ▁first ▁World ▁Cup ▁race ▁on ▁the ▁La uber horn ▁p iste ▁at ▁W engen ▁in ▁Switzerland . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁season ▁he ▁took ▁two ▁vict ories ▁at ▁Cham on ix ▁and ▁F lach au , ▁and ▁two ▁bronze ▁med als ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁World ▁Championship ▁in ▁B orm io , ▁in ▁the ▁sl alom ▁and ▁the ▁combined . ▁Roc ca ▁won ▁again ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁this ▁time ▁at ▁K ran j ska ▁G ora , ▁and ▁for ▁a ▁while ▁was ▁in ▁cont ention ▁for ▁the ▁Sl alom ▁World ▁Cup ▁title ▁for ▁the ▁season . ▁