Italy at the 2018 Winter Paralympics

Italy competed at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea The delegation was composed by 25 competitors,[1] and won 5 medals (two gold), after the "zero" in Sochi 2014.

Italy at the
2018 Winter Paralympics
IPC codeITA
NPCComitato Italiano Paralimpico
Websitewww.comitatoparalimpico.it (in Italian)
in Pyeongchang
Competitors25 in 4 sports
Flag bearerFlorian Planker (ice sledge hockey)
Medals
Ranked 12th
Gold
2
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total
5
Winter Paralympics appearances

Participants

25 in 4 sports, all the athles are men.[2]

SportWomenMenTotal
Alpine skiing (30) () 033
Cross-country skiing (20) () 011
Para ice hockey (1) () 01717
Snowboarding (10) () 044
Total02525

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldGiacomo Bertagnolli
Guide: Fabrizio Casal
Alpine skiingMen's Giant slalom, visually impairedMarch 14
 GoldGiacomo Bertagnolli
Guide: Fabrizio Casal
Alpine skiingMen's Slalom, visually impairedMarch 17
 SilverGiacomo Bertagnolli
Guide: Fabrizio Casal
Alpine skiingMen's Super-g, visually impairedMarch 11
 SilverManuel Pozzerle Snowboarding Men's Snowboard cross SB-LL2 March 12
 BronzeGiacomo Bertagnolli
Guide: Fabrizio Casal
Alpine skiingMen's downhill, visually impairedMarch 10

Para ice hockey

Italy finished 4th.

 
SemifinalsGold medal game
 
      
 
15 March
 
 
 Canada7
 
18 March
 
 South Korea0
 
 Canada1
 
15 March
 
 United States2
 
 United States10
 
 
 Italy1
 
Bronze medal game
 
 
17 March
 
 
 South Korea1
 
 
 Italy0
Summary
Team Group stage Semifinal / Pl. Final / BM / Pl.
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Italy men's  Norway
W 3–2 GWS
 Canada
L 0–10
 Sweden
W 2–0
2 QS  United States
Preliminary round
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 3 3 0 0 0 35 0 +35 9 Semifinals
2  Italy 3 1 1 0 1 5 12 7 5
3  Norway 3 1 0 1 1 5 12 7 4 5–8th place semifinals
4  Sweden 3 0 0 0 3 1 22 21 0
10 March 2018
12:00
Norway 2–3 GWS
(0–0, 1–1, 1–1)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
ItalyGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 5,543
11 March 2018
19:00
Canada 10–0
(3–0, 4–0, 3–0)
ItalyGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 4,795
12 March 2018
19:00
Italy 2–0
(1–0, 0–0, 1–0)
SwedenGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 4,322
Semifinal
15 March 2018
20:00
United States 10–1
(5–0, 3–0, 2–1)
ItalyGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 4,889

See also

References

  1. "NPC Entries - Italy". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  2. "Italy - Participants". Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
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