Martina Valcepina


Martina Valcepina is an Italian short-track speed-skater. Her sister Arianna is also a short-track speed skater.
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Career

Valcepina competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics for Italy. She placed fourth in her round one race of the 500 metres, failing to advance, finishing 31st overall. She was also a member of the Italian 3000 metre relay team, which finished fourth in the semi-finals and third in the B Final, ending up sixth overall.
As of 2013, Valcepina's best performance at the World Championships came in 2012, finishing 4th in the 500 metres. She also won a bronze medal at the 2010 World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships for Italy, and two gold medals at the World Junior Championships.
As of 2013, Valcepina has one ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup victory, as part of the Italian relay team in 2011–12 at Nagoya. She also has eighteen other podium finishes as a member of the relay team. She finished second in the World Cup rankings in the 500 metres in 2011–12.

World Cup podiums

DateSeasonLocationRankEvent
30 November 20082008–09Beijing3000m Relay
8 February 20092008–09Sofia3000m Relay
15 February 20092008–09Dresden3000m Relay
12 December 20102010–11Shanghai3000m Relay
13 February 20112010–11Moscow500m
13 February 20112010–11Moscow3000m Relay
19 February 20112010–11Dresden500m
20 February 20112010–11Dresden500m
23 October 20112011–12Salt Lake City500m
29 October 20112011–12Saguenay500m
30 October 20112011–12Saguenay500m
4 December 20112011–12Nagoya500m
4 December 20112011–12Nagoya3000m Relay
12 February 20122011–12Nagoya500m
9 December 20122012–13Shanghai3000m Relay
3 February 20132012–13Sochi3000m Relay
29 September 20132013–14Shanghai3000m Relay
10 November 20132013–14Turin3000m Relay
17 November 20132013–14Kolomna3000m Relay