Winter Sport Federation team is officially announced. The "azzurri" will be 113
The Winter Sport Federation has officially announced, in agreement with the CONI, the composition of the team that will participate in the XXII edition of the Winter Olympic Games to be held in Sochi from 7 to 23 February. There will be 86 "azzurri" (55 men and 31 women). The Italian’s Team in Russia will be then composed by 113 athletes (69 men and 44 women, including 27 of Ice Sport Federation). The notifications were made based on the results established by the selection criteria set out at the start of the season and on the information obtained from the respective technical directors.
This is the complete list: Alpine Skiing: Luca De Aliprandini, Peter Fill, Stefano Gros, Werner Heel, Christof Innerhofer, Manfred Moelgg, Roberto Nani, Dominik Paris, Giuliano Razzoli, Davide Simoncelli, Patrick Thaler, Federica Brignone, Chiara Costazza, Elena Fanchini, Nadia Fanchini, Denise Karbon, Francesca Marsaglia, Daniela Merighetti, Verena Stuffer. Freestyle: Markus Eder, Giacomo Matiz, Silvia Bertagna, Deborah Scanzio. Snowboard: Mainhard Erlacher, Roland Fischnaller, Tommaso Leoni, Aaron March, Luca Matteotti, Christoph Mick, Emanuel Perathoner, Omar Visintin, Corinna Boccacini, Raffaella Brutto, Michela Moioli, Nadya Ochner. Cross Country Skiing: Roland Clara, Francesca De Fabiani, Giorgio Di Centa, David Hofer, Enrico Nizzi, Dietmar Noeckeler, Fabio Pasini, Mattia Pellegrin, Federico Pellegrino, Debora Agreiter, Elisa Brocard, Virginia De Martin Topranin, Ilaria Debertolis, Greta Laurent, Marina Piller, Gaia Vuerich. Biathlon: Christian De Lorenzi, Lukas Hofer, Daniel Taschler, Dominik Windisch, Markus Windisch, Nicole Gontier, Karin Oberhofer, Michela Ponza, Alexia Runggaldier, Dorothea Wierer. Ski Jumping: Davide Bresadola, Sebastian Colloredo, Roberto Dellasega, Evelyn Insam, Elena Runggaldier. Nordic Combined: Armin Bauer, Samuel Costa, Giuseppe Michielli, Alessandro Pittin, Lukas Runggaldier. Bob: Simone Bertazzo, Francesco Costa, Simone Fontana, William Frullani Luge: Dominik Fischnaller, Patrick Gruber, Christian Oberstolz, Patrick Rastner, Emanuel Rieder, Ludwig Rieder, Armin Zoeggeler (in the picture), Sandra Gasparini, Sandra Robatscher, Andrea Voetter. Skeleton: Maurizio Oioli