Franca Bianconi
| Franca Bianconi | |
|---|---|
 Bianconi in 2011 | |
| Full name | Franca Anna Bianconi Manni |
| Born | 3 March 1962 Milan, Italy |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Italy |
| Began skating | 1968 |
| Retired | 1981 |
Franca Anna Bianconi Manni[1] (born 3 March 1962) is an Italian figure skating coach and former competitor. She competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics.
Personal life[edit]
Bianconi was born on 3 March 1962 in Milan, Italy.[1][2] She is the mother of Italian ice dancer Victoria Manni.[3]
Career[edit]
Bianconi began skating at age six in Milan.[4] During her career, she was coached mainly by Franca Invernizzi in Milan and also spent time in Colorado training under Carlo Fassi and in Lake Placid under Tommy Litz.[4]
Bianconi debuted at the European and World Championships in 1977. She was selected to represent Italy at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, and finished 19th.[2] She retired from competition in 1981 and became a coach.[4]
Following her competitive career, Bianconi become a figure skating coach and is based at S.S.D. S.r.l. Icelab in Bergamo.[1]
Her current students include:
- Matteo Rizzo (since he was six years old)[5]
- Rebecca Ghilardi / Filippo Ambrosini (the 2023 European silver medalists)[6]
- Annika Hocke / Robert Kunkel (the 2023 European bronze medalists)[7]
Her former students include:
- Paola Tosi[4]
- Antonio Moffa[4]
- Valentina Marchei (as a singles skater)[8]
- Roberta Rodeghiero[9]
- Stefania Berton / Ondřej Hotárek (the 2013 European bronze medalists)[10]
- Valentina Marchei / Ondřej Hotárek[11]
- Kristen Spours[12]
- Victoria Manni[13]
Competitive highlights[edit]
| International | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 76–77 | 77–78 | 78–79 | 79–80 | 80–81 |
| Winter Olympics | 19th | ||||
| World Championships | 19th | 24th | |||
| European Championships | 18th | 18th | 23rd | 17th | |
| National | |||||
| Italian Championships | |||||
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "725 - S.S.D. S.r.l. Icelab: Allenatori" [S.S.D. S.r.l. Icelab: Coaches] (PDF) (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio / ice-lab.it. 18 January 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Franca Bianconi". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2014-02-27.
- ^ Rhodes, Jerry (1 August 2006). "22 Italian skaters training at UD". University of Delaware. Archived from the original on 13 July 2007.
- ^ a b c d e Sciarrillo, Laura (10 August 2013). "Pattinatrice e allenatrice: Franca Bianconi racconta la sua carriera". artonice.it (in Italian).
- Translation: "Skater and coach: Franca Bianconi tells us about her career". 8 September 2013.
- ^ Golinsky, Reut (2 November 2017). "Catching up with Franca Bianconi". Absolute Skating.
- ^ "Rebecca Ghilardi / Filippo Ambrosini". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Annika Hocke / Robert Kunkel". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Valentina MARCHEI: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014.
- ^ "Roberta RODEGHIERO: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014.
- ^ "Stefania BERTON / Ondrej HOTAREK: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014.
- ^ "Valentina Marchei / Ondrej Hotarek". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "Kristen Spours". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Victoria Manni". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 14 August 2023.