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Flavio Gross

Switzerland

SportSpeed Skating
NOCSwitzerland
Born02 Feb 2002
GenderMen
LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Italian
Personal Bests
EventRecordDateLocation 
Personal Bests
  Event RecordDateLocation 
    500m 36.99 29 Dec 2023 Salt Lake City, UT  
    1000m 1:13.17 02 Feb 2024 Calgary  
    1500m 1:50.98 03 Feb 2024 Calgary  
    5000m 6:48.57 30 Oct 2021 Inzell  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Club / TeamEislauf-Club Zurich: Switzerland  
General Interest
General Interest
Other sportsHe has represented Switzerland in roller speed skating, placing 128th in the road marathon at the 2018 World Championships in Arnhem, Netherlands. (SportsDeskOnline, 13 Oct 2018)  
Famous relativesHis younger brother Leandro has competed as part of the Swiss junior roller speed skating team. (rollsport.ch, 29 Sep 2016)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Reason for choosing this sportHe was encouraged by his father to try roller skating. Later he was inspired to try ice speed skating by his idol, Swiss speed skater Livio Wenger. His parents gifted him his first speed skating training session for his 10th birthday.  
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General Interest
AmbitionsTo compete at the Olympic Winter Games, and to become a world champion in roller speed skating. (baselland.ch, 07 Mar 2018; bazonline.ch, 02 Feb 2021)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport?He took up roller skating at age four, and began training in speed skating at age 10 in Basel, Switzerland.  
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Sporting philosophy / motto"Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard." (sporthilfe.ch, 2017)  
Other informationDUAL DEMANDS
He has competed in both speed skating and inline skating, and believes switching between the two sports requires versatility. "Although the movements look similar, the technical demands are different so you must train differently. Switching between the two sports is not easy. As a young athlete, I see it as an advantage that I came into contact with both sports at an early age and can learn to change from one sport to another more quickly." (baselland.ch, 07 Mar 2018)
 
Social Media
Social Media
instagram.com/grossflavio/  
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General Interest
InjuriesIn mid-2020 he dislocated his shoulder while swimming. He needed surgery and returned to full training in November 2020. (bazonline.ch, 02 Feb 2021)

In 2019 he suffered a lower leg fracture while competing in roller speed skating in Liechtenstein. He required a metal plate inserted into his leg. (bazonline.ch, 02 Feb 2021; Instagram profile, 17 May 2019)

He was affected by encephalitis [inflammation of the brain] and meningitis at a young age after receiving a tick bite. (bazonline.ch, 02 Feb 2021)
 
Hero / IdolSwiss speed skater Livio Wenger. (bazonline.ch, 02 Feb 2021)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Name of coachKalon Dobbin [national], NZL  
Training RegimeHe trains regularly in Inzell, Germany.  
World Cups
Year Competition Event Rank  
World Cups
    2021/2022 World Cup Classification Mass Start54