Men
ITA
Luca SPECHENHAUSER
ITA- Date of birth14 Dec 2000
- HeightN/A
- ProfessionPolice Athlete
- HometownN/A
- Place of birthBormio
- Start skating / Club He took up the sport at age 10 in Bormio, Italy. CS Carabinieri: Italy
- HobbiesSkiing. (Fondo Italia YouTube channel, 01 Feb 2022)
- LanguagesEnglish, Italian
- CoachN/A
- ChoreographerN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- Practice low seasonN/A
- Practice high seasonN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
"Be strong when you are weak, be brave when you are scared, be humble when you are victorious." (Instagram profile, 26 Mar 2019)
Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. (olympics.com, 04 Feb 2022)
Italian short track skater Yuri Confortola. (olympics.com, 04 Feb 2022)
He sustained a minor injury to his right ankle in 2017. (usbormiese.com, 17 Oct 2017)
He competed at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, finishing 32nd in the 1500m (isu-skating.com/short-track, 27 November 2025)
Spechenhauser won 1000m bronze at the 2024 World Championships (isu-skating.com/short-track, 27 November 2025).
Spechenhauser won 1000m bronze at the 2024 World Championships (isu-skating.com/short-track, 27 November 2025).
He listens to the same song before every race. (olympics.com, 04 Feb 2022)
His father is a speed skating coach but he first tried cross-country skiing before following his sister into short track after being inspired to do so by watching the 2010 World Team Championships in Bormio, Italy. "The adrenaline and speed are my favourite things about the sport."
