Arianna Sighel

Arianna Sighel
Personal information
Born (1996-09-02) 2 September 1996
Trento, Italy
Sport
CountryItaly
SportShort track speed skating
ClubGruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro
Medal record
Women's short track speed skating
Representing  Italy
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Dordrecht 3000 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Seoul 2000 m mixed relay
Silver medal – second place 2024 Rotterdam 3000 m relay
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Debrecen 3000 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Gdansk 3000 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Gdansk 3000 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Gdansk 2000 m mixed relay
Silver medal – second place 2024 Gdansk 3000 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2025 Dresden 3000 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2025 Dresden 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2026 Tilburg 3000 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2026 Tilburg 1500 m

Arianna Sighel (born 2 September 1996) is an Italian short-track speed skater. Sighel was member of the Italian relay teams at the 2021, 2023 and 2024 World Championships, winning two bronze and one silver medal. She represented Italy at the European Championships between 2020 and 2026, winning several individual and team medals.

Career

Arianna Sighel is a daughter of Roberto Sighel, who is also her coach, and the older sister of Pietro Sighel.[1][2]

She made her international debut at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics. At the international senior level, her first podium was a second place at the 2020 European Championships with the Italian women's relay team. Sighel was part of that relay team that won the gold medal at the 2025 European Championships.

At the World Championships, Sighel was part of the Italian women's relay team that won a bronze medal in 2021 and a silver medal in 2024. She also was part of the mixed relay team that obtained the bronze medal in 2023.[3]

Sighel represented Italy at the 2022 Winter Olympics and she is part of the Italian team at the 2026 Winter Oñympics.

References

  1. ^ "Arianna SIGHEL". MilanoCortina2026.CONI.it. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Arianna Sighel: 'Wil voelen wat mijn vader voelde toen hij wereldkampioen werd'". www.schaatsen.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Arianna e Pietro Sighel, i fratelli del ghiaccio (figli d'arte) tra bici, arrampicata e... la torta Sacher". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 5 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2026.