Martina Valcepina

Martina Valcepina
Personal information
Born (1992-06-04) June 4, 1992
Sondalo,  Italy
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight 128 lb (58 kg)
World Cup wins 1
Sport
Country  Italy
Sport Speed skating
Achievements and titles
World finals 1
Highest world ranking 2 (500m)
Medal record
Women's short track speed skating
Competitor for  Italy
Olympic Games
2014 Sochi 3000 m relay
World Team Championships
2010 Bormio Team
World Junior Championships
2011 Courmayeur Overall

Martina Valcepina (born 4 June 1992) is an Italian short-track speed-skater.

Valcepina competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics for Italy. She placed fourth in her round one race of the 500 metres, failing to advance, finishing 31st overall. She was also a member of the Italian 3000 metre relay team, which finished fourth in the semifinals and third in the B Final, ending up sixth overall.[1]

As of 2013, Valcepina's best performance at the World Championships came in 2012, finishing 4th in the 500 metres. She also won a bronze medal at the 2010 World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships for Italy, and two gold medals at the World Junior Championships.[2]

As of 2013, Valcepina has one ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup victory, as part of the Italian relay team in 2011–12 at Nagoya. She also has eighteen other podium finishes as a member of the relay team. She finished second in the World Cup rankings in the 500 metres in 2011–12.[2]

World Cup Podiums

[2]

Date Season Location Rank Event
30 November 2008 2008–09 Beijing 3rd 3000m Relay
8 February 2009 2008–09 Sofia 2nd 3000m Relay
15 February 2009 2008–09 Dresden 2nd 3000m Relay
12 December 2010 2010–11 Shanghai 3rd 3000m Relay
13 February 2011 2010–11 Moscow 3rd 500m
13 February 2011 2010–11 Moscow 3rd 3000m Relay
19 February 2011 2010–11 Dresden 3rd 500m
20 February 2011 2010–11 Dresden 2nd 500m
23 October 2011 2011–12 Salt Lake City 2nd 500m
29 October 2011 2011–12 Saguenay 2nd 500m
30 October 2011 2011–12 Saguenay 2nd 500m
4 December 2011 2011–12 Nagoya 3rd 500m
4 December 2011 2011–12 Nagoya 1st 3000m Relay
12 February 2012 2011–12 Nagoya 3rd 500m
9 December 2012 2012–13 Shanghai 3rd 3000m Relay
3 February 2013 2012–13 Sochi 3rd 3000m Relay
29 September 2013 2013–14 Shanghai 3rd 3000m Relay
10 November 2013 2013–14 Torino 3rd 3000m Relay
17 November 2013 2013–14 Kolomna 3rd 3000m Relay

References

  1. ↑ "Sports Reference Profile".
  2. 1 2 3 "ISU Biography".
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