Yuri Confortola
Date of birth: 24/04/1986
Place of Birth: Tirano
HEIGHT X WEIGHT: 1,69 x 68
Speciality: 500 m, 1000 m, 1500 m
Club: Carabinieri
Coach: Kenan Gouadec
Biography
His career started in Bormio, where he began skating at 6 years of age, following in the footsteps of his sister. His life philosophy is 'go strong and have fun'. He has acquired lots of experience since he made his debut, in 2004, in the World Cup and has taken part in three Olympic Games. A serious injury – he broke his tibia and fibula - which occurred in Quebec (Canada) in 2010 kept him off the track for 11 months, without affecting his indomitable passion which is his distinctive trait. When he is not at the centre of attention on the track, he has fun cycling.
Palmares
PRINTGiochi Olimpici / Olympic Games
2006 Torino (Ita) 4° Staffetta 5000 m
2010 Vancouver (Can) 9° 1000 m - 13° 1500 m - 30° 500 m - DSQ staffetta 5000 m
2014 Sochi (Rus) 8° Staffetta 5000 m - 14° 1500 m - 15° 1000 m - 21° 500 m
2018 PyeongChang (Kor) PEN 1500 m - 7° 1000 m - 21° 500 m
Campionati Mondiali / World Championships
2005 Pechino (Chn) 5° staffetta 5000 m
2006 Minneapolis (Usa) 5° staffetta 5000 m
2007 Milano (Ita) 8° cl. gen. - 10° 500 m - 5° 1000 m - 11° 1500 m - 4° staffetta 5000 m
2008 Gangneung (Kor) 16° cl. gen. - 17° 500 m - 23° 1000 m - 11° 1500 m - 6° staffetta 5000 m
2009 Vienna (Aut) 26° cl. gen. - 32° 500 m - 20° 1000 m - 30° 1500 m - 5° staffetta 5000 m
2010 Sofia (Bul) 21° cl. gen. - 21° 500 m - 19° 1000 m - 25° 1500 m - 5° staffetta 5000 m
2013 Debrecen (Hun) 31° cl. gen. - 23° 500 m - 14° 1500 m
2014 Montreal (Can) 24° cl. gen. - 31° 500 m - 21° 1000 m - 23° 1500 m - 8° staffetta 5000 m
2015 Mosca (Rus) 21° cl. gen. - 22° 500 m - 27° 1000 m - 12° 1500 m
Campionati Europei / European Championships
2006 Krynica Zdroj (Pol) 1° staffetta 5000 m
2007 Sheffield (Gbr) 3° cl. gen. - 7° staffetta 5000 m
2008 Ventspils (Lat) 12° cl. gen - 1° staffetta 5000 m
2009 Torino (Ita) 6° cl. gen - 1° staffetta 5000 m
2010 Dresda (Ger) 6° cl. gen - 1° staffetta 5000 m
2012 Mlada Boleslav (Cze) 18° cl. gen. - 10° staffetta 5000 m
2013 Malmö (Sve) 7° cl. gen. - 4° staffetta 5000 m
2014 Dresda (Ger) 6° cl. gen. - 4° staffetta 5000 m
2015 Dordrecht (Ned) 10° cl. gen. - 4° staffetta 5000 m
2016 Sochi (Rus) 13° cl. gen. - 5° staffetta 5000 m
2017 Torino (Ita) 3° staffetta 5000 m
2018 Dresda (Ger) 23° cl. gen. - 11° 500 m - 11° 1000 m - 4° staffetta 5000 m
Coppa del Mondo / World Cup
Classifica finale / Final Ranking
2006-07 - 14° cl. gen. - 15° 1000 m - 5° 1500 m - 1° staffetta 5000 m
2014-15 - 85° 500 m - 24° 1000 m - 15° 1500 m
2015-16 - 79° 500 m - 29° 1000 m - 18° 1500 m
2016-17 - 77° 1000 m - 21° 1500 m
Coppa del Mondo 2017-2018 / World Cup 2016-2017
22° 1000 m - 53° 1500 m - 10° staffetta 5000 m - Budapest (Hun)
40° 1000 m - 39° 1500 m - 14° staffetta 5000 m - Dordrecht (Ned)
25° 1000 m - 8° 1500 m - 7° staffetta 5000 m - Shanghai (Chn)
7° 1000 m - 13° 1000 m - PEN staffetta 5000 m - Seul (Kor)
Record Personali / Personal records:
500 - 41”030 / 14.11.2009 / Marquette (Usa)
1000 - 1’24”788 / 20.02.2010 / Vancouver (Can)
1500 - 2’11”057 / 20.10.2012 / Calgary (Can)
3000 - 4’40”648 / 31.01.2010 / Bormio (Ita)
