Francesca Lollobrigida

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PYEONGCHANG DISAPPOINTMENT She was unsatisfied with her results at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. "While at Sochi 2014 I was a very happy newcomer just for being there, in Korea I came as a favourite for the mass start. My opponents got the better of me tactically and managed to keep me out of the race for medals. It was a big disappointment, but I realised what I need to win. All the sacrifices I am making are with the 2022 Games in mind." (repubblica.it, 11 Apr 2019) OTHER ROLES In November 2020 she was named an athletes' representative of the Italian Roller Sports Federation [FISR]. (worldskate.org, 16 Nov 2020)

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Name of coach	Maurizio Marchetto [national], ITA; Maurizio Lollobrigida [father], ITA
Reason for choosing this sport	"I used to go out roller speed skating behind cars on the streets in Rome, Italy, with my father, at specific times with little traffic. After the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin, my father encouraged me to take up speed skating."
When and where did you begin this sport?	She first tried skating at age 14 months. She took up speed skating in 2008 in Baselga di Pine, Italy.
Club / Team	CS Aeronautica Militare: Italy

Other sports	She has competed in roller speed skating internationally, and won 13 gold medals at the world championships between 2012 and 2019. (SportsDeskOnline, 15 Jan 2021)
Famous relatives	Her sister Giulia has represented Italy in roller speed skating and speed skating. Her great-aunt is the actress Gina Lollobrigida, who was popular in the 1950s and 1960s. Her father Maurizio competed in speed skating at national level in Italy. Her partner Matteo Angeletti has represented Italy in roller speed skating and won gold in the 5000m relay at the 2015 European Championships in Worgl, Austria. (SportsDeskOnline, 02 Nov 2016, 12 Jan 2021; oasport.it, 27 Oct 2016; outdoorblog.it, 06 Feb 2014; altoadige.gelocal.it, 15 Jan 2013; schaatsen.nl, 12 Jan 2021)
Nicknames	Lollo (Athlete, 09 Dec 2019)
Most influential person in career	Her father. (Athlete, 09 Dec 2019)
Hero / Idol	US speed skater Chad Hedrick. (Athlete, 04 Dec 2015)
Sporting philosophy / motto	"Go hard, never give up." (Athlete, 09 Nov 2017)
Hobbies	Inline skating, cycling, reading, shopping, playing the piano, spending time at the beach, movies, drinking coffee. (Athlete, 09 Dec 2019; ricerca.repubblica.it, 05 Feb 2018; schaatsen.nl, 12 Jan 2021)
Injuries	She underwent three operations on her shoulder between 2011 and 2012 after crashing while training at the 2011 World Inline Championships in Yeosu, Republic of Korea. (isu.org, 07 Jan 2019; Athlete, 04 Dec 2015) She missed about three years of competition between 2008 and 2011 because of glandular fever. (isu.org, 07 Jan 2019)
Memorable sporting achievement	Winning gold in the mass start at the 2018 European Single Distances Championships in Kolomna, Russian Federation. (Athlete, 09 Dec 2019)
Awards and honours	She was flag bearer for Italy at the 2017 World Roller Games in Nanjing, People's Republic of China. (fisr.it, 18 Jul 2017)
Ambitions	To compete at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. (isu.org, 07 Jan 2019)
Milestones	She became the first female Italian speed skater to win a medal at the European allround championships after winning a bronze medal in the small combination at the 2019 edition in Collalbo, Italy. (sportfair.it, 12 Jan 2019; SportsDeskOnline, 12 Dec 2019)