Lucia SCARDONI

Italy

Cross-Country Skiing

Date of Birth: 22 Mar 1991

Age: 30

Gender: Female

Place of birth: VERONA

Birth Country:

Italy

Residence: BOSCO CHIESANUOVA

Residence Country:

Italy

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank
Cross-Country Skiing	Women's 10km Classic	38
	Women's Sprint Free	29
	Women's Team Sprint Classic ITA Italy	13
	Women's 4 x 5km Relay ITA Italy	8

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Women's Sprint Free Qualification	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Women's 10km Classic	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre	Women's 4 x 5km Relay	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location
9	Women's 4 × 5 kilometres Relay	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
24	Women's Sprint, Classical	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
39	Women's 10 kilometres, Freestyle	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
41	Women's 30 kilometres Mass Start, Classical	2018	PyeongChang, KOR

World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Team Sprint C Men	2017	Lahti, FIN
4	Rel 4x10 km M Men	2013	Predazzo, ITA
5	Team Sprint F Men	2013	Predazzo, ITA
5	Team Sprint F Ladies	2013	Predazzo, ITA
7	Rel 4x5 km M Ladies	2019	Seefeld, AUT
8	Rel 4x10 km M Men	2017	Lahti, FIN
8	Rel 4x5 km M Ladies	2013	Predazzo, ITA
9	Rel 4x5 km M Ladies	2017	Lahti, FIN
10	Team Sprint C Ladies	2017	Lahti, FIN
11	Team Sprint Finals Ladies	2021	Oberstdorf, GER
11	Teamsprint C Final Ladies	2019	Seefeld, AUT
15	SP C Final Ladies	2021	Oberstdorf, GER
25	SP F Final Ladies	2019	Seefeld, AUT
28	30 km C Mst Ladies	2013	Predazzo, ITA
32	10 km C Ladies	2017	Lahti, FIN
34	10 km C Ladies	2019	Seefeld, AUT
42	Skiathlon 7.5/7.5km C/F Ladies	2013	Predazzo, ITA
48	10 km F Ladies	2021	Oberstdorf, GER

World Cup Rankings
Season	All	Sprint	Distance
2021/2022	73	66	68
2020/2021	30	12	46
2019/2020	52	29
2018/2019	56	33	65
2017/2018	83	55

Best performances per season in World Cup events from 2018/2019 - Individual events until 15km

Season	SP C	SP F	10km C	10km F	10km P
2021/22	1 x 34th	1 x 50th	1 x 60th
2020/21	1 x 11st	1 x 6th	1 x 32nd	1 x 14th	1 x 26th
2019/20	1 x 5th	1 x 21st	1 x 35th	1 x 38th	1 x 36th
2018/19	1 x 7th	1 x 8th	1 x 14th	1 x 37th	1 x 38th

Best performances per season in World Cup events from 2018/2019 - Individual events longer than 15km

Season	>30km F
2021/22
2020/21
2019/20	1 x 53rd
2018/19

Best performances in World Cup races from 2018/2019 - Team events

Season	4x5km M
2021/22	1 x 11st
2020/21
2019/20
2018/19	1 x 9th

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location
11	Rel 4x5 km M Ladies	2021/2022	Lillehammer, NOR
34	SP C Final Ladies	2021/2022	Ruka, FIN
36	FIS Tour de Ski Ladies	2021/2022	FIS Tour de Ski, FIS
50	SP F Final Ladies	2021/2022	Lillehammer, NOR
60	10 km C Ladies	2021/2022	Ruka, FIN

Hobbies:

Reading, shopping, trekking, cycling. (Info 2018, Athlete, Jun 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete, Police officer

Education:

Scientific high school. (Athlete, Jun 2021)

Family:

Husband, Alberto (married Jun 2021). Father, Ivo. Mother, Roberta. Sister, Giulia. Brother, Stefano (died 2016).

Languages spoken:

Italian, English

Club name:

Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Gialle

Coach:

National: Framcesca Baudin (ITA)

Debut:

2012 World Cup in Nove Mesto (15km - 44th)

Injuries:

August 2017: Knee ligament injury. She and her coaches decided not to undergo surgery, instead opting to work on strengthening her lower limbs to stabilise the knee in order to be ready for the 2017/18 season. (Info 2018)

National team:

2012

Start:

Took up the sport in Bosco Chiesanuova as soon as she was able to walk. (Athlete, Jun 2021)

Reason:

In her hometown, cross-country skiing is the most popular sport activity and all her family and friends practised it, so it was evident that she would start the sport as well. (Athlete, Jun 2021)

Ambition:

Winning a medal at the Olympic Winter Games, World Championships or a World Cup podium. (Athlete, Jun 2021)

Memorable:

Finishing fifth at the 2020 Tour de Ski in Val di Fiemme. (Athlete, Jun 2021)

Influence:

Her father, her brother, and her husband. (Athlete, Jun 2021)

Philosophy:

"No pain, no game." (Athlete, Jun 2021)

General Interest

WEDDING 2021
Married her partner Alberto on 16 June 2021 in Val di Porro in the Verona region. Fortunately, the wedding was scheduled before the decision of the Italian government to put into effect COVID-19 restrictions. (fondotialia.it, 18 Jun 2021)

FAMILY
Her husband Alberto is an agronomist (crop scientist) and in his free time, he likes to do triathlons. Her mother Roberta is a teacher, and her father Ivo is a house painter and a lover of cross-country skiing. Her sister Giulia is a cross-country skiing instructor and has an agriculture brewery.
Her brother Stefano died in a car accident in 2016. (Athlete, Jun 2021)

Milestones

Made her Olympic Winter Games debut at PyeongChang 2018, with a best result of ninth in the 4x5km relay.

Has top-10 finishes at the World Championships (2013, 2017, 2019), 2013 U23 World Championships, and Junior World Championships (2010, 2011).

Broke into the World Cup top-10, first in the relay in 2016 (sixth in Nove Mesto), and individually in the sprint in 2018 (seventh in Ruka). Has a best of fifth in the sprint at the 2020 Tour de Ski (Val di Fiemme).

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event

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