Women
ITA
Elena Viviani
ITA- Date of birth10 Oct 1992
- Height164 CM
- ProfessionCoach
- HometownIsolaccia
- Place of birthSondalo
- Start skating / Club She began skating at age six in Bormio, Italy. GS Fiamme Gialle: Predazzo, ITA
- HobbiesReading, photography, nature. (Instagram profile, 01 Jan 2021)
- LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian
- Other nameEllens, Cici, Vivi (ethicsport.it, 11 Oct 2016)
- FamliyPartner Luca Stefani
- CoachN/A
- ChoreographerN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- Practice low seasonN/A
- Practice high seasonN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
"Give all of yourself and don't forget to have fun all along the way." (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019)
Swiss tennis player Roger Federer. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019)
Italian speed skater [and her partner] Luca Stefani. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019)
In 2008 she was injured for three weeks with a cut ankle. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019)
Winning bronze in the 3000m relay at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (Athlete, 05 Dec 2019)
RETIREMENT
In 2022 she retired from competition and became a coach with the Italian national short track team. "I've had an amazing career, full of ups and downs, but I am extremely proud of myself. I was lucky enough to compete at the highest levels of our sport, to travel, meet different people and sporting environments. I had the honour to participate in the Olympic Games and win a bronze medal. And now I hope I can teach it to all the younger kids, who, like me, have a dream to fulfil. I salute this amazing sport as an athlete, and I take this new opportunity to pass on everything I've learned to whoever will want to trust me." (Instagram profile, 04 Oct 2022; vicenzareport.it, 25 Jul 2022; fisg.it, 16 Aug 2022)
In 2022 she retired from competition and became a coach with the Italian national short track team. "I've had an amazing career, full of ups and downs, but I am extremely proud of myself. I was lucky enough to compete at the highest levels of our sport, to travel, meet different people and sporting environments. I had the honour to participate in the Olympic Games and win a bronze medal. And now I hope I can teach it to all the younger kids, who, like me, have a dream to fulfil. I salute this amazing sport as an athlete, and I take this new opportunity to pass on everything I've learned to whoever will want to trust me." (Instagram profile, 04 Oct 2022; vicenzareport.it, 25 Jul 2022; fisg.it, 16 Aug 2022)
She did cross-country skiing before taking up short track. "It was a new sport to try and I was interested in it. I love speed and trying to go faster and faster. Short track is such a dynamic, unpredictable sport."
