Women
ITA
Laura Peveri
ITA- Date of birth15 Jul 2001
- ProfessionPolice Athlete
- HometownBaselga di Piné
- Place of birthCremona
- Start skating / Club She began inline skating at age five in Cremona, Italy. She took up speed skating on ice at age 10 in Baselga di Pine, Italy. / GS Fiamme Oro: Italy
- HobbiesMusic, singing, reading. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
- LanguagesEnglish, Italian, Spanish
- CoachGiorgio Baroni [club], ITA; Matteo Anesi [national], ITA; Mirko Giacomo Nenzi [national], ITA
- ChoreographerN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- Practice low seasonN/A
- Practice high seasonN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
"The dictionary is the only place where success comes before sweating." (Facebook profile, 27 Nov 2019)
Dutch speed skater Irene Schouten. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
She became the first female Italian speed skater to win a gold medal at the world junior championships after winning the mass start at the 2019 edition in Baselga di Pine, Italy. (liberta.it, 19 Feb 2019; SportsDeskOnline, 17 Feb 2019)
Her father. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
Winning her first title at the world junior championships in 2019 in front of friends and family in Baselga di Pine, Italy. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)
MEDAL AFTER TRAGEDY
While she was competing at the 2019 World Roller Games in Barcelona, Spain, her father passed away in a car accident. She won a bronze medal two days later and dedicated the medal to her father. (repubblica.it, 12 Jul 2019)
PHYSICAL GOALS
In 2023 she spoke about building her physical conditioning in order to improve her performance in the longer distance races, including the mass start. "In my plans there is certainly the goal of improving in physical terms to be stronger in the mass start. I hope I will become more competitive in order to go for the medals because this sport is technically peculiar as we slide on a one millimetre blade and in order to find the right push and fluency there is a lot of physical and mental work to do." (vita-sportiva.it, 23 Mar 2023)
While she was competing at the 2019 World Roller Games in Barcelona, Spain, her father passed away in a car accident. She won a bronze medal two days later and dedicated the medal to her father. (repubblica.it, 12 Jul 2019)
PHYSICAL GOALS
In 2023 she spoke about building her physical conditioning in order to improve her performance in the longer distance races, including the mass start. "In my plans there is certainly the goal of improving in physical terms to be stronger in the mass start. I hope I will become more competitive in order to go for the medals because this sport is technically peculiar as we slide on a one millimetre blade and in order to find the right push and fluency there is a lot of physical and mental work to do." (vita-sportiva.it, 23 Mar 2023)
She has competed in roller speed skating at international level, including at the 2018 World Championships in Arnhem, Netherlands. (worldskate.org, 11 Jul 2019; SportsDeskOnline, 12 Oct 2023)
She trains for up to 25 hours per week. During the northern hemisphere summer she does a lot of on-land training, including cycling, strength training and inline skating.
She wanted to compete at the Olympic Winter Games.
Giorgio Baroni [club], ITA; Matteo Anesi [national], ITA; Mirko Giacomo Nenzi [national], ITA
