Antonella Confortola

Antonella Confortola Wyatt (born 16 October 1975) is an Italian former cross-country skier and mountain runner.

Antonella Confortola
Antonella Confortola in 2010
Country Italy
Born (1975-10-16) 16 October 1975
Cavalese, Italy
Ski clubG.S. Forestale
World Cup career
Seasons19 – (19942012)
Team wins0
Indiv. podiums0
Team podiums9
Indiv. starts191
Team starts42
Overall titles0 – (26th in 2004)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2006 Turin4 × 5 km relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1999 Ramsau 4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Oberstdorf 4 × 5 km relay
Mountain running
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2002 InnsbruckIndividual
World Long Distance Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 SzklarskaTeam
Gold medal – first place2013 SzklarskaIndividual
Gold medal – first place2016 PodbrdoTeam
Gold medal – first place2017 PremanaTeam
Silver medal – second place2014 Manitou SpringsTeam
Silver medal – second place2016 PodbrdoIndividual
Skyrunning
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2010 CanazeiVertical Km
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 CanazeiSkyRace
Gold medal – first place2009 CanazeiVertical Kilometer
Gold medal – first place2013 CanazeiVertical Kilometer

Biography

Confortola was born in Cavalese. She is the granddaughter of Italian cross-country skier and Olympian Silvio Confortola.[1]

Cross-country skiing

Confortola competed at the Olympics four times between 1998 and 2010. She earned a bronze medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. Her best individual finish was 16th in the 15 km event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

Confortola earned two medals in the 4 × 5 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (silver: 1999, bronze: 2005). Her best individual finish was a 15th in the 30 km in 2003. She won two individual races (5 km, 10 km) at the Continental Cup in 2004 in Italy.

Mountain running

Confortola has also competed in mountain running. She took fourth place at the 2010 European Mountain Running Championships in Bulgaria[2] and the silver medal at the 2011 European Mountain Running Championships in Turkey.

Personal life

Confortola is married to New Zealand runner Jonathan Wyatt.[3] They live in northern Italy with their daughter.[4]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[5]

Olympic Games

  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team sprint 
1998 22 27 20
2002 26 34 16 19
2006 30 34 22 DNF 3rd
2010 34 16

World Championships

  • 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   30 km   Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team sprint 
1999 23 27 39 2nd
2003 27 22 15 7
2005 29 21 18 20 3rd
2007 32 23 35 14
2009 34 16 15 5
2011 36 9 4

World Cup

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
World Cup
Final
1994 18 NC
1995 19 NC
1996 20 NC
1997 21 NC NC
1998 22 53 37 66
1999 23 37 27 56
2000 24 42 24 44 NC
2001 25 74 DNF
2002 26 56
2003 27 38
2004 28 26 19
2005 29 78 50
2006 30 57 41
2007 31 51 32 NC DNF
2008 32 28 24 49 21 16
2009 33 43 30 NC 28 DNF
2010 34 58 34 NC DNF
2011 35 89 62 NC 36
2012 36 NC NC

Team Podiums

  • 9 podiums – (9 RL)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 1998–99 20 December 1998 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Paruzzi / Belmondo / Valbusa
2 10 January 1999 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Paruzzi / Belmondo / Valbusa
3 26 February 1999 Austria Ramsau, Austria 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Championships[lower-alpha 1] 2nd Valbusa / Paruzzi / Belmondo
4 14 March 1999 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Valbusa / Paruzzi / Belmondo
5 1999–00 27 February 2000 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 3rd Paruzzi / Valbusa / Belmondo
6 4 March 2000 Finland Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Santer / Paruzzi / Valbusa
7 2002–03 23 March 2003 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Valbusa / Paruzzi / Follis
8 2003–04 7 February 2004 France La Clusaz, France 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Longa / Paruzzi / Valbusa
9 2009–10 7 March 2010 Finland Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Longa / Valbusa / Follis
  1. Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

Italian Championships

  • 1998: 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km
  • 1999:
    • 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km
    • 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km
  • 2002:
    • 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
    • 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 5 km pursuit
  • 2003:
    • 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
    • 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km free & duathlon
    • 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 5 km pursuit
  • 2004:
    • 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km
    • 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km
  • 2005: 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km
  • 2007: 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
  • 2008:
    • 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 2 x 7.5 km pursuit
    • 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km
    • 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
  • 2009:
    • 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 2 x 7.5 km pursuit
    • 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km
  • 2010: 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km

Mountain running

Team results

National titles

Other results

Nuten Opp
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2008, 2009, 2010[7]

See also

References

  1. "Splendide Marcialonga Baby e arrivo della Story a Predazzo" (in Italian). predazzoblog.it. Retrieved 6 November 2017. All'emozionante colpo d'occhio hanno partecipato anche la 'coppia di stelle' Antonella Confortola, bronzo olimpico in staffetta a Torino 2006, ed il marito Jonathan Wyatt, campionissimo di corsa in montagna. Antonella è raggiante: "Questa manifestazione mi è sempre piaciuta molto, ho trovato alcuni vestiti di mio nonno (Silvio Confortola, fondista e scialpinista azzurro – ndr) risalenti alle Olimpiadi di Saint Moritz del 1948 (durante le quali Silvio venne affettuosamente soprannominato 'il vecio', come concorrente più anziano) e li ho consegnati a Jonathan:
  2. Turkey’s Arslan is Europe’s best mountain runner for the fourth time Archived 8 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine. European Athletics (4 July 2010). Retrieved on 2010-07-06.
  3. "Mountain Running: Jonathan Wyatt joins the La Sportiva team". lasportiva.com. Retrieved 3 October 2017. Married to cross-country skier and runner Antonella Confortola
  4. Mock, Justin (26 October 2020). "Catching Up With Jonathan Wyatt". iRunFar.com. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  5. "CONFORTOLA Antonella". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  6. "Confortola e Vaccina campioni italiani Chilometro Verticale". corsainmontagna.it. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  7. "Antonella Confortola sette løyperekord" (in Norwegian). kondis.no. Retrieved 7 November 2017. Antonella Confortola Wyatt frå Italia slo sin eigen rekord frå 2009 og vann føre Kjersti Karoline Danielsen. Den faste gjesten i Nuten opp, motbakkeverdsmeister Jonathan Wyatt, var førstemann til topps som vanleg, med Øystein Sylta på andreplass.
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