Elisa Confortola

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Elisa Confortola
Confortola at the 2020 Youth Olympics
Personal information
Born (2002-04-02) 2 April 2002
Sondalo, Italy
Sport
CountryItaly
SportShort track speed skating
ClubGruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro
Medal record
Women's short track speed skating
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2026 Milano Cortina2000 m mixed relay
Silver medal – second place2026 Milano Cortina3000 m relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2026 Montreal2000 m mixed relay
Silver medal – second place2025 Beijing2000 m mixed relay
Silver medal – second place2026 Montreal3000 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2026 Montreal1000 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 Gdansk1500 m
Gold medal – first place2025 Dresden3000 m relay
Silver medal – second place2024 Gdansk3000 m relay
Silver medal – second place2026 Tilburg3000 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2023 Gdansk3000 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2023 Gdansk2000 m mixed relay
Bronze medal – third place2025 Dresden1000 m
Bronze medal – third place2025 Dresden1500 m
Bronze medal – third place2026 Tilburg1000 m
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place2018 Tomaszow Mazowiecki3000 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2019 Montreal3000 m relay
European Youth Olympics
Gold medal – first place2019 Sarajevo1500 m

Elisa Confortola (born 2 April 2002) is an Italian short-track speed skater. Confortola is the 2024 and 2025 European Champion over 1500 metres. With the Italian mixed relay team she won the silver medal at the 2025 World Championships and the gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Career

Junior

Confortola started competitive speed skating at the age of 12 on the ice rink in Bormio, trained by Nicola Rodigari.[1] She represented Italy at the 2018 World Junior Championships, obtaining the bronze medal at the women's relay race. In 2019, team Italy with Confortola again won third place. At the 2019 European Youth Olympics in Sarajevo, Confortola won an individual gold medal at the 1500m race.

Senior

Confortola joined Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro and represented Italy at the European Championships from 2023 to 2026, obtaining the individual gold medal in 2024 at the 1500 metre race. Confortola was recognized with the Giulio Onesti award for outstanding contribution to Italian sports.[2] In 2025 she was part of team Italy that won the women's relay race.

At the 2025 World Championships, Confortola was part of team Italy that won the silver medal at the mixed team relay race. She represents Italy at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[3] Confortola was part of the Italian mixed relay team that won gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

See also

References

  1. Maiorana, Giuseppe. "La Valtellina alle Olimpiadi di Milano-Cortina: Elisa Confortola". SondrioToday (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-02-04.
  2. "Premio Giulio Onesti 2019 consegnato a Elisa Confortola". www.fondazionegiulioonesti.it (in Italian). 2023-07-26. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
  3. "Elisa Confortola: "Dalle migliori mi manca qualcosa, ma posso giocarmela. Non potremo provare il ghiaccio di Milano"". OA Sport (in Italian). 2025-12-09. Retrieved 2026-02-04.