Overview
- Nineteen-year-old Rebecca Mariani was named the team’s alternate in a five-woman roster announced on Jan. 21.
- Veteran Angela Romei said she was dropped less than a month before the Games and informed by phone.
- The Italian Ice Sports Federation said the decision was purely technical and based on performances over the past year.
- The federation said Mariani can cover all four positions, unlike Romei who has typically played one role.
- Mariani has Youth Olympic experience from 2024 and three senior international outings this season, and the team will be led by 2022 mixed-doubles gold medallist Stefania Constantini.