Franca Bianconi
 Bianconi in 2011 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Franca Anna Bianconi Manni |
| Born | 3 March 1962 Milan, Italy |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Italy |
| Began skating | 1968 |
| Retired | 1981 |
Franca Anna Bianconi Manni[1] (born 3 March 1962) is an Italian figure skating coach and former competitor. She competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics.
Personal life
Bianconi was born on 3 March 1962 in Milan, Italy.[1][2] She is the mother of Italian ice dancer Victoria Manni.[3]
Career
Bianconi began skating at age six in Milan.[4] During her career, she was coached mainly by Franca Invernizzi in Milan and also spent time in Colorado training under Carlo Fassi and in Lake Placid under Tommy Litz.[4]
Bianconi debuted at the European and World Championships in 1977. She was selected to represent Italy at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, and finished 19th.[2] She retired from competition in 1981 and became a coach.[4]
Following her competitive career, Bianconi become a figure skating coach and is based at S.S.D. S.r.l. Icelab in Bergamo.[1]
Her current students include:
- Matteo Rizzo (since he was six years old)[5]
- Rebecca Ghilardi / Filippo Ambrosini (the 2023 European silver medalists)[6]
- Annika Hocke / Robert Kunkel (the 2023 European bronze medalists)[7]
Her former students include:
- Paola Tosi[4]
- Antonio Moffa[4]
- Valentina Marchei (as a singles skater)[8]
- Roberta Rodeghiero[9]
- Stefania Berton / Ondřej Hotárek (the 2013 European bronze medalists)[10]
- Valentina Marchei / Ondřej Hotárek[11]
- Kristen Spours[12]
- Victoria Manni[13]
Competitive highlights
| International | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1973–74 | 1974–75 | 1975–76 | 1976–77 | 1977–78 | 1978–79 | 1979–80 | 1980–81 |
| Winter Olympics | 19th | |||||||
| World Championships | 19th | 24th | ||||||
| European Championships | 18th | 18th | 23rd | 17th | ||||
| National | ||||||||
| Italian Championships | 3rd[14] | 2nd[15] | 1st[16] | 2nd[17] | 2nd | 2nd[18] | ||
References
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- 1 2 3 "725 - S.S.D. S.r.l. Icelab: Allenatori" [S.S.D. S.r.l. Icelab: Coaches] (PDF) (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio / ice-lab.it. 18 January 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2016.
- 1 2 "Franca Bianconi". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2014-02-27.
- ↑ Rhodes, Jerry (1 August 2006). "22 Italian skaters training at UD". University of Delaware. Archived from the original on 13 July 2007.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Sciarrillo, Laura (10 August 2013). "Pattinatrice e allenatrice: Franca Bianconi racconta la sua carriera". artonice.it (in Italian).
- Translation: "Skater and coach: Franca Bianconi tells us about her career". 8 September 2013.
- ↑ Golinsky, Reut (2 November 2017). "Catching up with Franca Bianconi". Absolute Skating.
- ↑ "Rebecca Ghilardi / Filippo Ambrosini". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Annika Hocke / Robert Kunkel". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Valentina MARCHEI: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014.
- ↑ "Roberta RODEGHIERO: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014.
- ↑ "Stefania BERTON / Ondrej HOTAREK: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014.
- ↑ "Valentina Marchei / Ondrej Hotarek". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ↑ "Kristen Spours". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Victoria Manni". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ↑ "Assoluti di pattinaggio" [Skating Championships]. La Stampa (in Italian). 17 February 1974. p. 16. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ↑ "La Driano et la Maderna tricolori" [Driano and Maderna national champions]. Stadio (in Italian). 27 January 1976. p. 11. Retrieved 29 June 2026 – via Arcanum Newspapers.
- ↑ "Fava secondo anche in Argentina" [Fava also second in Argentina]. Corriere della Sera. 10 January 1977. p. 18. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- ↑ "Una ginnasta di 10 anni infiamma Beccali" [A 10-year-old gymnast wows Beccali]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 19 January 1978. p. 11. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
- ↑ Josti, Gianfranco (22 January 1981). "I pattinatori italiani non emigreranno più" [Italian skaters no longer emigrate]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). p. 31. Retrieved 9 July 2026.