Italy at the 2022 Winter Paralympics

Italy competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China which took place between 4–13 March 2022.

Italy at the
2022 Winter Paralympics
IPC codeITA
NPCComitato Italiano Paralimpico
Websitecomitatoparalimpico.it (in Italian)
in Beijing, China
4 March 2022 (2022-03-04) – 13 March 2022 (2022-03-13)
Competitors32 (28 men and 4 women) in 4 sports
Flag bearer Giacomo Bertagnolli[1]
Medals
Ranked 11th
Gold
2
Silver
3
Bronze
2
Total
7
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)
President Sergio Mattarella with the Paralympic team at the ceremony of delivery of the Italian Flag

Medalists

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The following Italian competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

Participants

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32 in 4 sports. 4 athletes are women.[2]

Sport Men Women Total
Para-alpine skiing 4 + 1 guides 2 + 2 guide 6 + 3 guides
Para cross country skiing 3 0 3
Para ice hockey 17 0 17
Para snowboard 3 0 3
TOTAL 27 + 1 guides 2 + 2 guides 29 + 3 guides

Alpine skiing

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Four male athletes and two female athletes, plus three guides, competed in alpine skiing for Italy,[3] including the country's flagbearer in the opening ceremony, Giacomo Bertagnolli.[4]

Men
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Federico Pelizzari Downhill, standing 1:19.73 12
Salom, standing DNF
Giant slalom, standing 58.77 4 57.59 4 1:56.36 4
Super-G, standing 1:14.70 18
Super combined, standing 1:15.15 13 40.74 3 1:55.89 5
Davide Bendotti Salom, standing DNF
Giant slalom, standing 1:05.20 21 1:02.30 20 2:07.50 21
Super-G, standing 1:16.30 22
Super combined, standing 1:17.37 22 DNF
Giacomo Bertagnolli
Guide: Andrea Ravelli
Downhill, visually impaired 1:17.05 6
Slalom, visually impaired 39.62 1 47.20 2 1:26.81  
Giant slalom, visually impaired 54.88 1 56.14 2 1:51.02  
Super-G, visually impaired 1:09.31  
Super combined, visually impaired 1:10.71 3 39.09 1 1:49.80  
René De Silvestro Slalom, sitting 42.22 3 56.22 7 1:38.44  
Giant slalom, sitting 1:00.02 3 57.48 2 1:57.50  
Super-G, sitting 1:11.54 4
Super combined, sitting DNF
Women
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Martina Vozza
Guide: Ylenia Sabidussi
Downhill, visually impaired DNF
Giant slalom, visually impaired 1:03.20 8 1:05.63 8 2:08.83 8
Slalom, visually impaired DNF
Super combined, visually impaired DNF
Super-G, visually impaired DNF
Chiara Mazzel
Guide: Fabrizio Casal
Giant slalom, visually impaired DNF
Slalom, visually impaired 48.39 7 51.21 9 1:39.60 7

Cross-country skiing

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Three Italian athletes competed in cross-country skiing.[5]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Cristian Toninelli 1.5 km sprint, sitting 3:20.99 24 Did not advance
12.5 km free, standing 41:28.5 16
Michele Biglione 1.5 km sprint, sitting 2:48.54 29 Did not advance
10 km, sitting 40:56.0 25
18 km, sitting 57:38.0 21
Giuseppe Romele 1.5 km sprint, sitting 2:24.46 8 Q 2:57.6 4 Did not advance
10 km, sitting 31:42.5  
18 km, sitting 48:03.3 5
Relay
Athletes Event Final
Time Rank
Michele Biglione
Giuseppe Romele
Cristian Toninelli
4 x 2.5 km open relay 34:04.7 10

Para ice hockey

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Italy qualified at the Paralympic Qualification Tournament held in Berlin, Germany.[6][7]

Summary

Team Event Preliminary round Quarterfinal Semifinal 5th place
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
  Italy Mixed tournament   Czech Republic
L 0–5
  Slovakia
W 2–1 GWS
  China
L 0–6
3 Q   South Korea
L 0–4
DNQ   Czech Republic
W 4–3
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The selected players are:

  • Alessandro Andreoni
  • Gabriele Araudo
  • Bruno Balossetti
  • Cristoph De Paoli
  • Alex Enederle
  • Stephan Kafmann
  • Julian Kasslatter
  • Gabriele Lanza
  • Nils Larch
  • Andrea Macrì
  • Roberto Radice
  • Matteo Remotti Marnini
  • Gianluigi Rosa
  • Santino Stillitano
  • Francesco Torella
  • Gian Luca Cavaliere
  • Stefan Kerschbaumer
Preliminary round
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   China (H) 3 3 0 0 0 18 2 +16 9 Quarterfinals
2   Czech Republic 3 2 0 0 1 10 5 +5 6
3   Italy 3 0 1 0 2 2 12 −10 2
4   Slovakia 3 0 0 1 2 1 12 −11 1 Eliminated
Source: Beijing 2022
(H) Host
5 March 2022
16:35
Czech Republic  5–0
(2–0, 2–0, 1–0)
  ItalyBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Game reference
Martin KudelaGoaliesGabriele Araudo
Julian Kasslatter
Referee:
  Kenneth Danielsen
Linesmen:
  Tibor Fazekaš
  David Nothegger
Kubeš (Wagner, Raul) (EA) – 10:491–0
Zelinka (Doležal, Raul) – 12:362–0
Palát (Krupička, Hábl) – 15:543–0
Hečko (Wagner) – 17:314–0
Geier (Wagner, Kubeš) (PP) – 36:355–0
6 minPenalties2 min
14Shots11

6 March 2022
16:35
Italy  2–1 GWS
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
  SlovakiaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Game reference
Gabriele Araudo
Julian Kasslatter
GoaliesEduard LepáčekReferee:
  Owe Lüthcke
Linesmen:
  Tony Rundström
  Jan Vaněk
0–129:50 – Korman (Stašák)
Rosa (Larch) – 39:031–1
Larch  
Depaoli  
Rosa  
Larch  
Shootout  Stašák
  Joppa
  Ligda
  Joppa
2 minPenalties4 min
24Shots12

8 March 2022
16:35
Italy  0–6
(0–4, 0–2, 0–0)
  ChinaBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 1,224
Game reference
Julian Kasslatter
Gabriele Araudo
GoaliesWang WeiReferee:
  Jacob Grumsen
Linesmen:
  Tony Rundström
  Jan Vaněk
0–100:16 – Wang Z. (Shen)
0–202:41 – Bai (Wang Z.)
0–303:52 – Qiu (Li, Tian)
0–412:08 – Hu (Tian) (PP2)
0–517:42 – Wang Z. (Tian, Li)
0–625:23 – Qiu (Lyu)
22 minPenalties10 min
1Shots25
Quarterfinal
9 March 2022
16:35
South Korea  4–0
(1–0, 1–0, 2–0)
  ItalyBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 1,206
Game reference
Choi Hyuk-junGoaliesGabriele AraudoReferee:
  Bobby Esposito
Linesmen:
  Matt Fergenbaum
  Andreas Lundén
Jang D. – 03:301–0
Jung (Jang D., Lee Jo.) – 25:532–0
Lee Jo. (Jung) – 30:253–0
Jang D. (Jang J.) (ENG) – 42:384–0
10 minPenalties12 min
17Shots15
Fifth place game
11 March 2022
16:05
Czech Republic  3–4 OT
(0–0, 1–1, 2–2)
(OT: 0–1)
  ItalyBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Game reference
Michal VápenkaGoaliesJulian KasslatterReferee:
  Bobby Esposito
Linesmen:
  Louis Beelen
  Tibor Fazekaš
0–124:11 – Rosa (Macrì) (PP)
Ohar (Veselý, Palát) (PP) – 27:241–1
Novotný (PS) – 37:052–1
2–240:48 – Rosa (Larch, Depaoli)
Geier (Novotný, Raul) – 44:153–2
3–344:48 – Macrì (Rosa) (EA)
3–451:47 – Depaoli (Macrì)
8 minPenalties8 min
19Shots18

Snowboarding

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Three athletes competed for Italy in snowboarding.[8]

Banked slalom
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank
Jacopo Luchini Men's banked slalom, SB-UL 1:11.60 1:10.28 1:10.28 5
Riccardo Cardani Men's banked slalom, SB-UL 1:12.89 1:13.25 1:12.89 10
Mirko Moro Men's banked slalom, SB-UL 1:13.17 1:12.95 1:12.95 11
Cross
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Run 1 Run 2 Best Seed Position Position Position Rank
Jacopo Luchini Men's snowboard cross, SB-UL 1:03.34 1:22.14 1:03.34 5 Q 2 Q 3 FB 2 6
Riccardo Cardani Men's snowboard cross, SB-UL 1:07.92 1:08.29 1:07.92 13 Q 3 Did not advance
Mirko Moro Men's snowboard cross, SB-UL 1:07.64 1:06.27 1:06.27 12 Q 4 Did not advance

Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "La squadra italiana ai Giochi Paralimpici Invernali di Beijing 2022".
  2. ^ "La squadra italiana ai Giochi Paralimpici Invernali di Beijing 2022".
  3. ^ "La squadra italiana ai Giochi Paralimpici Invernali di Beijing 2022".
  4. ^ "La squadra italiana ai Giochi Paralimpici Invernali di Beijing 2022".
  5. ^ "Cross-country Skiing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  6. ^ Morgan, Liam (30 November 2021). "Italy secure place in Para ice hockey event at Beijing 2022". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Berlin 2021: Italy and Slovakia book last tickets to Beijing Winter Paralympics". Paralympic.org. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Snowboarding Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.