Antonella Confortola
Antonella Confortola is a former Italian cross-country skier who competed between 1994 and 2017, later becoming a mountain runner.
She is the granddaughter of the renowned Italian cross-country skier Silvio Confortola.
Biography
She earned a bronze medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. Her best individual finish was 16th in the 15 km event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.Confortola earned two medals in the 4 × 5 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. Her best individual finish was a 15th in the 30 km in 2003. She won two individual races at the Continental Cup in 2004 in Italy.
She also competes in mountain running and took fourth place at the 2010 European Mountain Running Championships in Bulgaria and the silver medal at the 2011 European Mountain Running Championships in Turkey.
She is married with the New Zealand former marathon runner Jonathan Wyatt.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation.Olympic Games
- 1 medal –
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay | Team sprint |
| 1998 | 22 | — | 27 | — | 20 | — | |||
| 2002 | 26 | 34 | 16 | — | 19 | — | — | ||
| 2006 | 30 | 34 | 22 | Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 30 kilometre freestyle| | — | 3rd | — | ||
| 2010 | 34 | — | — | 16 | — | — | — |
World Championships
- 2 medals –
| Year | Age | 5 km individual | 10 km individual | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay | Team sprint |
| 1999 | 23 | — | 27 | — | 39 | 2nd | |||
| 2003 | 27 | — | 22 | — | 15 | — | 7 | ||
| 2005 | 29 | 21 | 18 | 20 | — | 3rd | — | ||
| 2007 | 32 | 23 | 35 | 14 | — | — | — | ||
| 2009 | 34 | — | 16 | 15 | — | 5 | — | ||
| 2011 | 36 | — | — | 9 | — | 4 | — |
World Cup
Team Podiums
- 9 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
| 1 | 1998–99 | 20.12.1998 |  Davos, Switzerland | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Paruzzi / Belmondo / Valbusa |
| 2 | 1998–99 | 10.01.1999 |  Nové Město, Czech Republic | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Paruzzi / Belmondo / Valbusa |
| 3 | 1998–99 | 26.02.1999 |  Ramsau, Austria | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Championships | 2nd | Valbusa / Paruzzi / Belmondo |
| 4 | 1998–99 | 14.03.1999 |  Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Valbusa / Paruzzi / Belmondo |
| 5 | 1999–00 | 27.02.2000 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay F | World Cup | 3rd | Paruzzi / Valbusa / Belmondo |
| 6 | 1999–00 | 04.03.2000 |  Lahti, Finland | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Santer / Paruzzi / Valbusa |
| 7 | 2002–03 | 23.03.2003 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Valbusa / Paruzzi / Follis |
| 8 | 2003–04 | 07.02.2004 |  La Clusaz, France | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Longa / Paruzzi / Valbusa |
| 9 | 2009–10 | 07.03.2010 | Lahti, Finland | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Longa / Valbusa / Follis |
Italian Championships
- 1998: 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km
- 1999:
- * 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km
- * 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km
- 2002:
- * 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
- * 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 5 km pursuit
- 2003:
- * 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
- * 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km free & duathlon
- * 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 5 km pursuit
- 2004:
- * 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km
- * 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km
- 2005: 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km
- 2007: 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
- 2008:
- * 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 2 x 7.5 km pursuit
- * 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km
- * 3rd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
- 2009:
- * 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 2 x 7.5 km pursuit
- * 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 10 km
- 2010: 2nd, Italian women's championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km
Mountain running
Team results
- World Mountain Running Championships
- * 2002, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016
National titles
- Italian Mountain Running Championships
- *Mountain running: 2003, 2011, 2012
- Italian Vertical Kilometer Championships
- *Vertical kilometer: 2014
Other results
- 2008, 2009, 2010