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 bearer Florian Planker (ice sledge hockey)
Medals
Ranked 12th
Gold
2
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total
5
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)

Participants

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

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

Medalists
Main article: 2018 Winter Paralympics medal table
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
Main article: Para ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Paralympics

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
Source: PyeongChang 2018
10 March 2018
12:00		Norway Norway2–3 GWS
(0–0, 1–1, 1–1)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		Italy ItalyGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 5,543
Game reference
Kjell Christian HamarGoaliesGabriele AraudoReferee:
Canada Kevin Webinger
Linesmen:
South Korea Chae Young-jin
Austria David Nothegger
0–116:02 – Kalegaris (Leperdi)
Værnes (Nordstoga, Hamre) (PP) – 26:321–1
1–233:19 – Rosa (Larch)
Bakke (Nordstoga, Pedersen) – 42:252–2
Solberg MISS
Vatne MISS
Pedersen MISS		ShootoutGOAL Larch
MISS Rosa
6 minPenalties4 min
12Shots18
11 March 2018
19:00		Canada Canada10–0
(3–0, 4–0, 3–0)		Italy ItalyGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 4,795
Game reference
Corbin WatsonGoaliesSantino StillitanoReferee:
Japan Sotaro Yamaguchi
Linesmen:
Austria David Nothegger
Czech Republic Leon Wesley
McGregor (Dixon, Westlake) (PP) – 03:591–0
Dixon (Sholomicki) – 09:212–0
Delaney (Cozzolino, Armstrong) – 11:363–0
Hickey (Bridges, Delaney) – 17:034–0
Hickey – 19:115–0
Delaney (Sholomicki) (SH) – 20:206–0
Delaney (Sholomicki) (SH) – 25:347–0
Cozzolino (Bridges) – 33:068–0
Dunn (SH) – 36:279–0
Dunn – 41:2310–0
24 minPenalties6 min
16Shots4
12 March 2018
19:00		Italy Italy2–0
(1–0, 0–0, 1–0)		Sweden SwedenGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 4,322
Game reference
Gabriele AraudoGoaliesUlf NilssonReferee:
Japan Sotaro Yamaguchi
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Jan Vaněk
Czech Republic Leon Wesley
Kalegaris (Planker, Rosa) (PP) – 13:161–0
Rosa – 39:362–0
10 minPenalties8 min
20Shots2
Semifinal
15 March 2018
20:00		United States United States10–1
(5–0, 3–0, 2–1)		Italy ItalyGangneung Hockey Centre
Attendance: 4,889
Game reference
Steve Cash
Jen Lee		GoaliesGabriele Araudo
Santino Stillitano		Referee:
Canada Kevin Webinger
Linesmen:
South Korea Chae Young-jin
Canada Matt Clark
Grove (Landeros) – 03:231–0
Misiewicz (Pauls, Roybal) – 03:582–0
Roybal (Pauls, Misiewicz) – 04:093–0
Landeros (PP) – 13:504–0
McDermott (Grove) – 14:565–0
Roybal (Misiewicz) (PP) – 22:526–0
Landeros (Carron, Farmer) – 23:357–0
Farmer (Page, Pauls) – 27:448–0
McKee (Grove, Page) – 33:329–0
9–138:30 – Corvino (Depaoli) (PP)
Landeros (Roybal, Hanning) (PP) – 42:0310–1
16 minPenalties14 min
33Shots4

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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