Arianna FONTANA

At just 15 years old, Arianna participated in the Turin Winter Olympics, winning the bronze medal in the 3000 meter relay. She thus became the youngest Italian Olympic medalist in history, demonstrating extraordinary talent from the very beginning.

At the Sochi Olympics, she won silver in the 500 meters, as well as two bronzes: one in the 1500 meters and one in the 3000 meter relay.

At the PyeongChang Winter Games, she won her first Olympic gold medal (in the 500 meters), along with a silver (in the relay) and a bronze (in the 1000 meters). That same year, she was among the winners of the Fair Play Menarini International Award.

At the Beijing Olympics, she added another gold medal to her list of victories in the 500 meters and two silver medals, in the 1500 meters and the 2000 meter medley relay, confirming her position as one of the greatest short track athletes of all time. She has won 11 Olympic medals to date (in addition to two World Cups in the 500 meters and seven European titles), becoming the most decorated Italian athlete ever at the Winter Games.