Women
ITA
Cynthia Mascitto
ITA- Date of birth04 Oct 1992
- Height176 CM
- ProfessionArmed Forces Athlete
- HometownCourmayeur
- Place of birthMontreal
- Start skating Club She began skating at age four in Laval, QC, Canada. She also played football, but quit the sport at age 15 due to knee problems and to focus on short track. CS Esercito: Italy
- HobbiesReading, volleyball, tennis, football. (pyeongchang2018.coni.it, 01 May 2017)
- LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian
- CoachN/A
- ChoreographerN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- Practice low seasonN/A
- Practice high seasonN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
Her grandfather, and Canadian athlete and activist Terry Fox. (olympics.com, 04 Feb 2022; pyeongchang2018.coni.it, 01 May 2017)
Canadian short track skater Marc Gagnon. "He was my coach for many years and supported and helped me get where I am today." (olympics.com, 04 Feb 2022)
To win a relay medal at the Olympic Winter Games. (olympics.com, 04 Feb 2022)
Competing at the European championships in 2020 and 2021. (olympics.com, 04 Feb 2022)
FROM CANADA TO ITALY
Born and raised in Canada to Italian parents, she represented the North American nation in short track at junior level. However, her career did not progress as she had hoped and by age 23 she was considering retirement from the sport. In 2016, following discussions with Italian short track skater Arianna Fontana, she joined the Italian national short track team and made her international debut in November that year. (SportsDeskOnline, 20 Oct 2017; passionpvss.blogspot.co.uk, 05 Jun 2017; pyeongchang2018.coni.it, 01 May 2017)
Born and raised in Canada to Italian parents, she represented the North American nation in short track at junior level. However, her career did not progress as she had hoped and by age 23 she was considering retirement from the sport. In 2016, following discussions with Italian short track skater Arianna Fontana, she joined the Italian national short track team and made her international debut in November that year. (SportsDeskOnline, 20 Oct 2017; passionpvss.blogspot.co.uk, 05 Jun 2017; pyeongchang2018.coni.it, 01 May 2017)
She was inspired to try the sport by her sister.
