Elisa Confortola

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Elisa Confortola
Personal information
Born (2002-04-02) 2 April 2002 (age 23)
Sondalo, Italy
Sport
CountryItaly
Sport Short track speed skating
ClubGruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro
Medal record
Women's short track speed skating
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Event1st2nd3rd
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Beijing 2000 m mixed relay
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Gdansk 3000 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Gdansk 2000 m mixed relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Gdansk 1500 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Gdansk 3000 m relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Dresden 3000 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Dresden 1000 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Dresden 1500 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2026 Tilburg 3000 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2026 Tilburg 1000 m
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Tomaszow Mazowiecki 3000 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Montreal 3000 m relay
European Youth Olympics
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Sarajevo 1500 m

Elisa Confortola (born 2 April 2002) is an Italian short-track speed skater. Confortola is the 2024 and 2025 European Champion over 1500 metres. With the Italian mixed relay team she won the silver medal at the 2025 World Championships.

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Career

Junior

Confortola started competitive speed skating at the age of 12 on the ice rink in Bormio, trained by Nicola Rodigari. [1] She represented Italy at the 2018 World Junior Championships, obtaining the bronze medal at the women's relay race. In 2019, team Italy with Confortola again won third place. At the 2019 European Youth Olympics in Sarajevo, Confortola won an individual gold medal at the 1500m race.

Senior

Confortola joined Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro and represented Italy at the European Championships from 2023 to 2026, obtaining the individual gold medal in 2024 at the 1500 metre race. Confortola was recognized with the Giulio Onesti award for outstanding contribution to Italian sports. [2] In 2025 she was part of team Italy that won the women's relay race.

At the 2025 World Championships, Confortola was part of team Italy that won the silver medal at the mixed team relay race. She represents Italy at the 2026 Winter Olympics. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Maiorana, Giuseppe. "La Valtellina alle Olimpiadi di Milano-Cortina: Elisa Confortola". SondrioToday (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-02-04.
  2. ↑ "Premio Giulio Onesti 2019 consegnato a Elisa Confortola". www.fondazionegiulioonesti.it (in Italian). 2023-07-26. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
  3. ↑ "Elisa Confortola: "Dalle migliori mi manca qualcosa, ma posso giocarmela. Non potremo provare il ghiaccio di Milano"". OA Sport (in Italian). 2025-12-09. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
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