Skating, 16 Italians at the European Championships. The medal table is the goal

‘Italia will introduce himself to European Figure Skating Championships Of Sheffield (January 13-18) with one of the largest contingents ever, well 16 athletes. On the occasion of the 117th edition of the continental eventthe Italian team will be present with three men, as many women and artistic couplesand two of danza. The names of Italian skaters who will scratch the ice of the Utilita Arena Sheffield have been anticipated by theInternational Skating Union (Isu)the International Skating Union. In the last three editions, Italy has won the medal table of the European Championships but he wasn’t there Russiahistorically the strongest nation in figure skating in all four categories.

As regards the male categoryThe azzurri in the race they will be the Italian champion and fourth in the Grand Prix final, Daniel Grassl, Matteo Rizzo e Nikolai Memola. The technical commission of Italian Federation (Fisg)regarding the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Gameswill have to bring the contingent to two, that is, choose between Rizzo and Memola, the latter not in perfect physical condition in recent weeks.

The women’s team

For the women’s raceItaly will be able to field three athletes at the European Championships Lara Naki Gutmann, Sarina Joos e Anna Pezzetta. Gutmann, Italian champion and growing strongly in recent seasons, she will be the only Italian who will compete in the Olympic Games.

The artistic couples

Three le Italian couples at the European Championships: it’s about Sara Conti-Niccolò Maciiwho will fight for the title with the Germans Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin, Rebecca Ghilardi-Filippo Ambrosini e Irma Caldara-Riccardo Maglio (the latter called to replace Lucrezia Beccari and Matteo Guarise). To the Games the two tandems should be Conti-Macii and Ghilardi-Ambrosini.

Ice dancing

In the danza, Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbrireturning from a difficult first part of the season, can aim for the finest metal to arrive with a higher morale to Olympic Games. In Sheffield there will also be Victoria Manni e Carlo Roetlisberger who, however, will have to act as spectators at the Olympic competition.