Gloria Ioriatti secures first career World Tour podium in Vancouver

Italian short track skater Gloria Ioriatti achieved her first individual career podium at the inaugural World Tour event in Vancouver, Canada. Competing in the 1,000 meters, Ioriatti finished third, following South Korea’s Choi Min-jeong and the Netherlands’ Xandra Velzeboer.

In the women’s relay, the Italian team—comprising Ioriatti, Elisa Confortola, Chiara Betti, and Margherita Betti—finished third but was disqualified following contact with the Dutch team during the final lap.

On the men’s side, Thomas Nadalini recorded the best result by reaching the 1,500-meter final, where he finished in sixth place. Other Italian competitors included Luca Spechenhauser, Mattia Antonioli, Pietro Marinelli, Davide Oss Chemper, and Lorenzo Previtali.