Arianna Fontana
Arianna Fontana ( born April 14, 1990 in Sondrio) is an Italian Shorttrackerin.
Fontana started her international career at the Junior World Championships 2005 at the age of 14 years. There, she reached the finals, although in no race, but was nonetheless nominated for the first time in October 2005 for the short track speed skating World Cup. Even if they never stood in the 2005/06 season in a single finale, you can take the Italian squadron good results, once they stood as third on the podium.
The year 2006 began for Fontana with three major events. First, she won a silver medal at the Junior World Championship, then they triumphed in the relay at the European Championships. There, she also was able to secure two silver medals on the 500 -m and 3000 - m range, they also won a bronze medal over 1500 meters and became the all-around competition for a second behind Ewgenija Radanowa. Due to its good performance Fontana could also qualify for the Olympic Games in Turin, where she won a medal as the youngest Italian athlete at these games. This they achieved together with Marta Capurso, Katia Zini, Mara Zini and the non- employed Cecilia Maffei in the 3000 m relay. Also on the other routes Fontana hit well, among other things, she finished sixth over 1000 meters. Due to the bronze medal she was awarded the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.
After the Olympic Games in 2006 for Fontana was still running well, they won with the team at the World Team Championship and won several medals in short track speed skating World Cup 2006 bronze in the relay. Also in the winter 2006/2007 they started promising with many good results. In fact, she succeeded in the 500 -meter World Cup overall second rank, although they on this route ended her best race only as third parties. The major events Fontana changed results. While they Gesamtelfte was at the Junior World Championships and in no discipline reached the finals, she won the Senior World Championships 2007 in Milan the silver medal over 500 meters and was fifth overall. Also at the European Championships she won in the relay and won bronze medal over 1500 meters.
In short track speed skating World Cup 2007/ 08 Fontana missed in all individual races the first three places, but they also did not start in any race. At the Junior World Championship 2008, she won silver in the relay and bronze in the Super- final of the 1500 meters. They also celebrated overall victory in the all-around competition at the European Championships, where she won the 1500 -meter and 3000 -meter distance. But with the World Cup she missed a medal.
In 2009, Fontana won at the Junior World Championships in Sherbrooke over 500 m silver medal and was even able to win with her teammates in the relay over 3000 m. At the European Championships in Turin, the same season they won the first place in the overall standings. This it secured by victories over 500 m and 1000 m and won the bronze medal over 1500 m. At the World Cup, however, she went home empty-handed.
At the Olympic Games in Vancouver in 2010, she won the 500 m competition, the bronze medal. The European Championships in Dresden, she graduated with a second place on the overall standings. The individual race over 500 m and 1500 m, they could decide for themselves and occupy about 3000 m in third.
At the World Championships 2011 in Sheffield Fontana won over 500 m and 1000 m silver and thus to secure the bronze medal in the overall standings. The European Championships in the same year in Heerenveen she could clearly decide for themselves by winning four gold medals (1000 m, 1500 m, 3000 m, overall).
The short track speed skating World Championships 2012 in Shanghai she could again conclude with the bronze medal in the overall standings, after they had reached the second place in the individual race over 500 m and 3000 m. They also reached the gold medal in the 500 m, 1500 m and 3000 m in Mladá Boleslav at the European Championships. Thus they also secured the first place in the overall standings. With the 3000 m relay in addition it reached third place. The overall World Cup over 500 meters in the 2011/12 she could finally decide for themselves.
At the Olympic Games in Sochi in 2014, she won the silver medal over 500 meters after the second-placed Englishwoman has been disqualified. Then it was over 1500 m third parties, as well as in the team event over 3000m.