Women
ITA
Martina VALCEPINA
ITA- Date of birth04 Jun 1992
- Height1680 CM
- ProfessionPolice Athlete
- HometownCepina
- Place of birthSondalo
- Start skating Club She took up the sport at age six in Bormio, Italy. CS Fiamme Gialle: Italy
- HobbiesMusic, reading, hiking. (sportfolks.net, 20 Feb 2018)
- LanguagesEnglish, Italian
- Other nameMarti (Instagram profile, 29 Sep 2018)
- FamliyTwin daughters Camilla and Rebecca [2014]
- CoachMaggie Qi [national], CHN
- ChoreographerN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- Practice low seasonN/A
- Practice high seasonN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
"Don't give up." (Athlete, 09 Dec 2012)
US swimmer Michael Phelps, Italian swimmer Federica Pellegrini, Italian figure skater Carolina Kostner, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt. (sportfolks.net, 20 Feb 2018; sportface.it, 26 Jan 2018)
At age 17 years and 258 days, she was the youngest Italian athlete from any sport to compete at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. (SportsDeskOnline, 10 Nov 2021; sportolimpico.it, 01 Feb 2010)
Her family. (ricerca.repubblica.it, 14 Jan 2018; Athlete, 09 Dec 2012)
SKATING AND MOTHERHOOD
She took two years away from the sport between 2014 and 2016 to start a family. "I discovered I was pregnant at the [2014] Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. After Sochi, I stepped away from the sport for two years as I felt I couldn't be both a mother and an athlete. But I soon felt attracted to the sport again, and as my [twin] daughters [born in September 2014] got older, and with the help of my family, I gradually returned to full-time training. All of this would not be possible without my family's help. Giving birth has taken away my anxieties, insecurities, agitation and timidity of the past. I've learnt to control my emotions more, and I have surprised myself with this new level of focus." (sportface.it, 26 Jan 2018; ricerca.repubblica.it, 14 Jan 2018)
She took two years away from the sport between 2014 and 2016 to start a family. "I discovered I was pregnant at the [2014] Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. After Sochi, I stepped away from the sport for two years as I felt I couldn't be both a mother and an athlete. But I soon felt attracted to the sport again, and as my [twin] daughters [born in September 2014] got older, and with the help of my family, I gradually returned to full-time training. All of this would not be possible without my family's help. Giving birth has taken away my anxieties, insecurities, agitation and timidity of the past. I've learnt to control my emotions more, and I have surprised myself with this new level of focus." (sportface.it, 26 Jan 2018; ricerca.repubblica.it, 14 Jan 2018)
"I became involved in short track through my older sister Alessia. At the beginning I was also involved in swimming and athletics, but I chose short track as there was a school in Bormio that helped me grow."
Maggie Qi [national], CHN
