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.

Franca Bianconi
Bianconi in 2011
Full nameFranca Anna Bianconi Manni
Born (1962-03-03) 3 March 1962 (age 62)
Milan, Italy
Figure skating career
CountryItaly
Began skating1968
Retired1981

Personal life

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Bianconi was born on 3 March 1962 in Milan, Italy.[1][2] She is the mother of Italian ice dancer Victoria Manni.[3]

Career

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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:

Her former students include:

Competitive highlights

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International
Event 76–77 77–78 78–79 79–80 80–81
Winter Olympics 19th
World Championships 19th 24th
European Championships 18th 18th 23rd 17th
National
Italian Championships

References

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  1. ^ a b c "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.
  2. ^ a b "Franca Bianconi". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2014-02-27.
  3. ^ Rhodes, Jerry (1 August 2006). "22 Italian skaters training at UD". University of Delaware. Archived from the original on 13 July 2007.
  4. ^ a b c d e Sciarrillo, Laura (10 August 2013). "Pattinatrice e allenatrice: Franca Bianconi racconta la sua carriera". artonice.it (in Italian).
  5. ^ Golinsky, Reut (2 November 2017). "Catching up with Franca Bianconi". Absolute Skating.
  6. ^ "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)
  7. ^ "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)
  8. ^ "Valentina MARCHEI: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014.
  9. ^ "Roberta RODEGHIERO: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014.
  10. ^ "Stefania BERTON / Ondrej HOTAREK: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014.
  11. ^ "Valentina Marchei / Ondrej Hotarek". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  12. ^ "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)
  13. ^ "Victoria Manni". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 14 August 2023.