Riccardo Lorello

Riccardo Lorello
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (2002-12-05) 5 December 2002
Milan, Italy
Sport
SportSpeed skating
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2026 Milano Cortina 5000 m
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2026 Tomaszów Mazowiecki 5000 m
World University Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Lake Placid 5000 m

Riccardo Lorello (born 5 December 2002) is an Italian speed skater. At the 2026 European Championships he won a silver medal. He won a bronze medal in the 5000m at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Career

Lorello started in his teenage years as an inline skater. After the 2020 Covid-19 pandemics, he moved to speed skating on ice and joined Centro Sportivo Esercito.[1] Lorello represented Italy at the 2023 Winter World University Games, winning the gold medal at the 5000 metres race.

Lorello participated in the 2025-26 ISU Speed Skating World Cup events, earning a place for Italy at the long-distance speed skating races of the 2026 Winter Olympics.[2] In January 2026, Lorello won a silver medal at the European Championships in Poland. He won the bronze medal in the 5000m at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Riccardo LORELLO". milanocortina2026.coni.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-01-24.
  2. ^ Re, Andrea (2025-02-20). "Rho. Riccardo Lorello, campione di pattinaggio di velocità su ghiaccio, guarda a Milano-Cortina 2026 - ilrhodense.it" (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-01-24.
  3. ^ "Speed skating-Norway's Eitrem wins men's 5,000m gold at Milano Cortina". Reuters. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
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