Overview
- Arianna Fontana won the 1500m at the European Short Track Championships in Tilburg and Italy’s men captured relay gold, capping an eight‑medal weekend for the squad.
- Martina Valcepina sustained fractures of the right tibia and fibula in the 500m quarterfinals and will miss Milano Cortina 2026.
- In Sheffield, Lara Naki Gutmann earned women’s bronze, Italy’s first European figure medal in the discipline since Carolina Kostner in 2018.
- Matteo Rizzo took silver in the men’s event and secured an Olympic quota place, while Charlene Guignard–Marco Fabbri added silver in ice dance.
- In Tarvisio’s World Cup Super‑G, Emma Aicher won ahead of Lindsey Vonn and Ester Ledecka; Sofia Goggia placed sixth yet moved into the Super‑G standings lead, and Federica Brignone is entered for the Plan de Corones giant slalom pending a final go/no‑go.