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    Arianna FONTANA
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    Arianna FONTANA

    Italy
    • Gender: Female
    • Nationality: Italy
    • Birthday: 14 April 1990
    • Age: 24
    • Height: 1.64 m (5' 5'')
    • Weight: 63 kg / 139 lbs
    • Place of Birth: Italy, SONDRIO
    • Place of Residence: -
    Short Track
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    Medals

    • Short Track
    • Ladies' 500 m
    • Silver
    • Short Track
    • Ladies' 1500 m
    • Bronze
    • Short Track
    • Ladies' 3000 m Relay
    • Bronze

    Athlete competitions and results

    • 10 February, 14:42 Ladies' 500 m Heats
    • Arianna FONTANA
      Time: 43.568
    • Rank: 1
    • 10 February, 15:44 Ladies' 3000 m Relay Semifinals
    • Team: ITA
      Time: 4:11.282
    • Rank: 2
    • 13 February, 14:09 Ladies' 500 m Quarterfinals
    • Arianna FONTANA
      Time: 43.405
    • Rank: 1
    • 13 February, 15:10 Ladies' 500 m Semifinals
    • Arianna FONTANA
      Time: 43.624
    • Rank: 2
    • 13 February, 16:09 Ladies' 500 m Finals
    • Arianna FONTANA
      Time: 51.250
    • Rank: 2
    • 15 February, 14:05 Ladies' 1500 m Heats
    • Arianna FONTANA
      Time: 2:29.645
    • Rank: 1
    • 15 February, 15:18 Ladies' 1500 m Semifinals
    • Arianna FONTANA
      Time: 2:19.336
    • Rank: 1
    • 15 February, 16:12 Ladies' 1500 m Finals
    • Arianna FONTANA
      Time: 2:19.416
    • Rank: 3
    • 18 February, 13:50 Ladies' 1000 m Heats
    • Arianna FONTANA
      Time: 1:32.983
    • Rank: 1
    • 18 February, 15:04 Ladies' 3000 m Relay Finals
    • Team: ITA
      Time: 4:14.014
    • Rank: 3
    • 21 February, 20:52 Ladies' 1000 m Quarterfinals
    • Arianna FONTANA
      PEN

    Additional Information

    Highlights

    RankEventYearLocation
    Olympic Winter Games
    3500 m2010Vancouver, BC, CAN
    33000 m Relay2006Torino, ITA
    63000 m Relay2010Vancouver, BC, CAN
    61000 m2006Torino, ITA
    91500 m2010Vancouver, BC, CAN
    11500 m2006Torino, ITA
    121000 m2010Vancouver, BC, CAN
    World Championships
    2500 m2012Shanghai, CHN
    2500 m2011Sheffield, GBR
    21000 m2011Sheffield, GBR
    2500 m2007Milan, ITA
    3Individual Final Classification2012Shanghai, CHN
    3Individual Final Classification2011Sheffield, GBR
    33000 m Relay2006Minneapolis, MN, USA
    41500 m2011Sheffield, GBR
    5500 m2013Debrecen, HUN
    53000 m Relay2013Debrecen, HUN
    53000 m Relay2012Shanghai, CHN
    53000 m Relay2011Sheffield, GBR
    53000 m Relay2010Sofia, BUL
    71500 m2012Shanghai, CHN
    7500 m2010Sofia, BUL
    91500 m2013Debrecen, HUN
    91000 m2012Shanghai, CHN
    101000 m2013Debrecen, HUN
    10Individual Final Classification2013Debrecen, HUN
    101000 m2010Sofia, BUL
    101500 m2010Sofia, BUL
    11Individual Final Classification2010Sofia, BUL
    World Team Championships
    5Team2011Warsaw, POL

    World Cup Rankings overview - displays all rankings from 2010/11, top three for earlier seasons
    Season500m1000m1500m
    2013/2014336
    2012/201353217
    2011/20121-6
    2010/201161620
    2006/20072--

    Best performance per season in World Cup events from 2010/2011
    Season500m1000m1500mRelay
    2013/20141 x 2nd1 x 1st2 x 4th3 x 3rd
    2012/20132 x 2nd1 x 8th1 x 5th2 x 3rd
    2011/20124 x 1st-2 x 1st1 x 1st
    2010/20112 x 2nd1 x 2nd1 x 4th2 x 3rd

    RankEventYearLocation
    Ten best World Cup performances in current season
    11000 m2013/2014Kolomna, RUS
    2500 m2013/2014Torino, ITA
    3500 m2013/2014Seoul, KOR
    33000 m Relay2013/2014Kolomna, RUS
    33000 m Relay2013/2014Torino, ITA
    33000 m Relay2013/2014Shanghai, CHN
    41000 m2013/2014Shanghai, CHN
    41500 m2013/2014Torino, ITA
    41500 m2013/2014Seoul, KOR
    43000 m Relay2013/2014Seoul, KOR
    European Championships
    1Individual Final Classification2013Malmo, SWE
    1Individual Final Classification2012Mlada Boleslav, CZE
    1Individual Final Classification2011Heerenveen, NED
    1Individual Final Classification2009Torino, ITA
    1Individual Final Classification2008Ventspils, LAT
    13000 m Relay2006Krynica, POL
    23000 m Relay2012Mlada Boleslav, CZE
    2Individual Final Classification2010Dresden, GER
    23000 m Relay2007Sheffield, GBR
    2Individual Final Classification2006Krynica, POL
    3Individual Final Classification2014Dresden, GER
    33000 m Relay2011Heerenveen, NED
    53000 m Relay2014Dresden, GER
    83000 m Relay2013Malmo, SWE


    Legend
    DNS-Did not start, DNF-Did not finish, DSQ-Disqualified
    • Hobbies: Watching movies, listening to music. (fiammegialle.org, 11 Sep 2009; Athlete, 23 Oct 2008)
    • Family: Fiance Anthony Lobello
    • Club Name: GS Guardia di Finanza/Fiamme Gialle, Italy
    • Sporting Relatives: Her fiance Anthony Lobello was selected to represent Italy in short track at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (nbcsports.com, 02 Feb 2014; sochi2014.com, 25 Jan 2014)
    • Previous Olympics: Vancouver 2010, Torino 2006
    • Occupation: Athlete, Finance
    • Languages Spoken: English, Italian
    • Coach: Eric Bedard [national], CAN; Kenan Gouadec [national], CAN (neveitalia.it, 25 Sep 2013; Athlete, 09 Dec 2012)
    • Debut: 2005 for Italy, World Cup (Hangzhou) (Athlete, 09 Dec 2012)

    Additional Information

    Start of sporting career
    She began short track skating at age four in Lanzada, Italy. (Athlete, 09 Dec 2012)

    Reason for taking up this sport
    She followed her older brother Alessandro into the sport. (Athlete, 09 Dec 2012)

    Ambitions
    To compete at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (olimpiazzura.com, 18 Oct 2012)

    Most memorable sporting achievement
    Winning bronze in the 500m at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. (Athlete, 09 Dec 2012)

    Most influential person in career
    Her teammates Mara Zini and Marta Capurso. (Athlete, 09 Dec 2012)

    Sporting philosophy / motto
    "Whatever you do, make sure you love it and have fun doing it." (Athlete, 09 Dec 2012)

    Awards
    She was made a Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in 2006. (quirinale.it, 2006)

    General
    RETIREMENT PLANS
    After winning bronze in the 3000m relay at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, she announced her plans to retire from the sport. "This is my third medal and it's unbelievable. Next year I might stop skating, so it's a great way to finish my career. It's awesome." (ONS, 18 Feb 2014)

    MILESTONE
    She became the first Italian woman to win an individual Olympic medal in short track, when she claimed bronze in the 500m at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. She also became the youngest Italian to win an Olympic Winter Games medal when she was part of the team that finished third in the 3000m relay at the 2006 Games in Turin. (ilsussidiario.net, 13 Feb 2012; ilgiornale.it, 24 Feb 2006)

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    Short Track

    Ladies' 500 m
    • Bib: 124
    • World Rank: 3
    Ladies' 1000 m
    • Bib: 124
    • World Rank: 3
    Ladies' 1500 m
    • Bib: 124
    • World Rank: 6
    Ladies' 3000 m Relay
    • Bib: 124
    News: Arianna FONTANA
    Short Track: Russian athletes triumph
    15 FebruaryShort Track: Russian athletes triumph

    In the Iceberg Skating Palace, the final of the women's 1,500 meter and men's 1,000 meter short track competitions took place.

    13 FebruaryThe Olympic gold in 500m ladies’ short track goes to China
    China’s short track skater Jianrou Li won gold in 500m run.
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    Media
    • Sochi 2014 Day 9 - Medal Ceremony
      15 February
      Sochi 2014 Day 9 - Medal Ceremony
    • Sochi 2014 Day 9 - Short Track Women's 1500 m Finals
      15 February
      Sochi 2014 Day 9 - Short Track Women's 1500 m Finals
    • Short Track: Russian athletes triumph
      15 February
      Short Track: Russian athletes triumph
    • Sochi 2014 Day 9 - Short Track Women's 1500 m Finals
      15 February
      Sochi 2014 Day 9 - Short Track Women's 1500 m Finals
    • The Olympic gold in 500m ladies’ short track goes to China
      13 February
      The Olympic gold in 500m ladies’ short track goes to China
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