Gilberto Viadana

Gilberto Viadana (born 9 February 1973) is an Italian former figure skater. He reached the free skate at four European Championships, three World Championships, and two Winter Olympics (1992, 1998).

Gilberto Viadana
Born (1973-02-09) 9 February 1973
Milan, Italy
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryItaly
Retired1998

Life and career

Gilberto Viadana was born on 9 February 1973 in Milan, Italy.[1] He placed 11th at the 1990 Junior Worlds in Colorado Springs, Colorado; 14th at the 1991 Junior Worlds in Budapest; and fifth at the 1992 Junior Worlds in Hull, Quebec.

At the 1992 Olympics in Albertville, Viadana placed 19th in the short program before withdrawing from the competition. He finished 23rd at the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Japan.[1] He was the first Italian skater to complete a triple Axel jump in competition.

After ending his competitive career, Viadana became a coach in Milano. His students competed at the national championships, Europeans, Worlds, and 2002 Olympics. He moved to the United States in 2004 and joined the Lake Placid Skating Club in Lake Placid, New York. He became the director of the Olympic Center Skating School in 2008. He is a former Figure Skating Director for the Mid Hudson Civic Center where he manages the McCann arena and the Ice Time Sports Complex. He is an ISU technical specialist since 2004.

Results

GP: Champions Series (Grand Prix)

International
Event 89–90 90–91 91–92 92–93 93–94 94–95 95–96 96–97 97–98
OlympicsWD23rd
Worlds19th20th26th24th
Europeans17th15th18th11th
GP Lalique7th
Skate Canada8th10th
Schäfer Memorial7th
International: Junior
Junior Worlds11th14th5th
National
Italian Champ.2nd1st2nd2nd2nd2nd1st1st
WD: Withdrew

References
  1. "Gilberto Viadana". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2010-01-28.
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