Gilberto Viadana

Gilberto Viadana
Personal information
Country represented Italy
Born (1973-02-09) February 9, 1973
Milan, Italy
Residence New York, NY
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 12 in)
Former coach Michela Boschetto, Grilli Silvana, Gunter Zoeller, Carlo Fassi, Christa Fassi
Choreographer Michela Boschetto
Retired 1998

Gilberto Viadana (born February 9, 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).

Life and career

Gilberto Viadana was born on February 9, 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 currently teaching in Elmsford New York at Westchester Skating Academy. 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
Olympics WD 23rd
Worlds 19th 20th 26th 24th
Europeans 17th 15th 18th 11th
GP Lalique 7th
Skate Canada 8th 10th
Schäfer Memorial 7th
International: Junior
Junior Worlds 11th 14th 5th
National
Italian Champ. 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st
WD: Withdrew

References

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