Arianna Valcepina

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Arianna Valcepina
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1994-05-09) 9 May 1994 (age 30)
Sondalo, Italy
Sport
CountryItaly
Sport Short track speed skating
Club CS Fiamme Gialle [1]
Medal record
Women's short-track speed skating
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Beijing Mixed 2000 m relay
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Moscow 3000 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Dordrecht 3000 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Seoul 2000 m mixed relay
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Turin 3000 m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Mladá Boleslav 3000 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Sochi 3000 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Gdańsk 500 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2023 Gdańsk3000 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2023 Gdańsk2000 m mixed relay

Arianna Valcepina (born 9 May 1994) is an Italian short track speed skater. [2] She won a silver medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the mixed team relay. [3] [4] [5] [6]

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References

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