Daniela Scalia

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Daniela Scalia
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Born (1975-11-09) 9 November 1975 (age 49)
Occupation(s)Writer, producer, director, actress, journalist
TelevisionSport Crime
Website sportcrime.com

Daniela Scalia (born 9 November 1975 in Verona) is an Italian anchorwoman, sports journalist and multi-sport athlete. She is the producer, director and actress for the TV series Sport Crime.

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Television

In 2004 she moved to Sportitalia [1] being the first female anchor on the national TV, covering the news and Soccer programmes, also for the sister company Eurosport.

In 2007 she started anchoring the International Rugby Board (IRB)'s official magazine Total Rugby, with Luca Tramontin.

Correspondent at the 2007 World Cup for Si Rugby, the magazine she wrote and presented with Luca Tramontin, featuring also Australian Football, Rugby League and other less known codes. [2]

2008 to 2010 Scalia tied her public image to the daily live night show Prima Ora. [3]

In 2011 she wrote and hosted with Luca Tramontin a show called the Oval Bin. [4]

In 2013 she anchored the Ice Hockey magazine ESP Hockey on Espansione TV [5] with her long term TV partner Luca Tramontin.

In 2017 FUNalysis: Scalia and Tramontin created, produced and anchored on Sportitalia a show about the unbelievable aspects of the most remote sports, enforcing the fun-factor. [6]

Sport Crime

She stars in the international TV series Sport Crime.

It's distributed on Prime Video US and Prime Video UK.

The first ever procedural based on different sports investigations locates each episode on a different place and sport.

It features real sports actions in a classic investigation plot with an international cast of actors and even rockstar. [7]

2022, after the launch at the Mostra del Cinema di Venezia,[9] the 1st season is on Chili in Italy. [8]

Movies

In 2016 Scalia wrote and starred with Tramontin in the TV movie The Legacy Run , featuring Nino Castelnuovo. The film, shot in Switzerland and Croatia, had its debut on 4 December 2016, on Swiss national television. [9] [10] [11] [12]

Difesa&Attacco

Scalia and Luca Tramontin during 2016 interview Daniela Scalia backstage interview.jpg
Scalia and Luca Tramontin during 2016 interview

Scalia wrote, directed and hosted the TV program "Difesa&Attacco" (aired on Sportitalia the 24th April 2024). [13]

The format is dedicated to women's physical protection, with practical advice aimed to prevent violence.

She often displays it in theaters and other venues to increase debate on the matter. [14]

Books

Scalia cured and co-wrote In onda con 3 dita, a book revealing shocking and humorous details of Luca's life. [15]

Magazines

Since January 2020 she is columnist of Sportdipiù. [16] Since April 2020, she holds a column about sports in Movie and TV Series at Globetodays.

Athlete

Australian football

2009: Scalia started Australian football and earned an International cap playing with Italy against Ireland in the 2010 EU Cup. [17] [18]

GAA

2014: Scalia represented Italy in the Gaelic Football national team debut against France in Toulouse. [19] [20]

2016: included in the Venetian Lionesses Ladies Team roster. [21]

Cricket

2012: Scalia started playing with Milan Kingsgrove in 2012.

2015: transferred to Olimpia Casteller Cricket Club winning Coppa Italia.

August 2015: represented Italy in the Ireland and Jersey tour winning the European tournament. [22]

2018: capped in the All Stars Tournament at the Royal Brussels Cricket Club with MCC Ladies Ambassadors. [23]

Scalia posing for a cricket scene Daniela Scalia Cricket.jpg
Scalia posing for a cricket scene
Rugby

In 2015 she joined ASD Rugby Casale making her debut in the Italian Serie A on April 12 in Turin.

Soccer

2018-2019: hired as professional trainer for FC Lugano with Luca Tramontin.

Based on a custom protocol called "Rugball", the footballers experienced techniques and drills partly custom created and partly from rugby. An improvement of neuromotor, technical and social relational skills as been reported and praised by the president Leonid Novoselskyi and coaches of the professional team. [24]

Scalia teaching rugby techniques to a youth football group (2019) Daniela Scalia coaching with rugby techniques FC Lugano Settore Giovanile.png
Scalia teaching rugby techniques to a youth football group (2019)
Orules and other disabled sports

Scalia helped her colleague Tramontin in coaching and training disabled people in a new full contact oval ball formula. It has been well documented on TV and media in order to expand the code. [25] [26]

Scalia is close to any form of team sport for disabled people, both organizing or trying to practice herself. [27] [28] [29] [30]

Personal life

Scalia is a widow, nothing more is known about her private life. [31]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016The Legacy RunDani

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2022 Sport Crime Daniela Goblin6 episodes

Also co-creator, writer, producer and director

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