Antonella Confortola Wyatt

Antonella Confortola Wyatt (born 16 October 1975) is an Italian former cross-country skier and mountain runner.

Biography Confortola was born in Cavalese. She is the granddaughter of Italian cross-country skier and Olympian Silvio Confortola.

Cross-country skiing Confortola competed at the Olympics four times between 1998 and 2010. 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 (silver: 1999, bronze: 2005). Her best individual finish was a 15th in the 30 km in 2003. She won two individual races (5 km, 10 km) at the Continental Cup in 2004 in Italy.

Mountain running Confortola has also competed in mountain running. She 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.

Personal life Confortola is married to New Zealand runner Jonathan Wyatt. They live in northern Italy with their daughter.

Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games 1 medal – (1 bronze) 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 — 3rd — 2010 34 — — 16 — — —

World Championships 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze) Year Age 5 km 10 km 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 Season Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standingsOverallDistanceLong DistanceMiddle DistanceSprintNordicOpeningTour deSkiWorld CupFinal 1994 18 1995 19 1996 20 1997 21 — 1998 22 53 37 66 1999 23 37 27 56 2000 24 42 24 44 2001 25 74 2002 26 56 — 2003 27 38 — 2004 28 26 19 — 2005 29 78 50 — 2006 30 57 41 — 2007 31 51 32 2008 32 28 24 49 21 16 2009 33 43 30 28 2010 34 58 34 — 2011 35 89 62 36 — — 2012 36 — — — —

Team Podiums 9 podiums – (9 ) No. Season Date Location Race Level PlaceTeammates 1 1998–99 Davos, Switzerland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Paruzzi / Belmondo / Valbusa 2 Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Paruzzi / Belmondo / Valbusa 3 Ramsau, Austria 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Championships 2nd Valbusa / Paruzzi / Belmondo 4 Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Valbusa / Paruzzi / Belmondo 5 1999–00 Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay F World Cup 3rd Paruzzi / Valbusa / Belmondo 6 Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Santer / Paruzzi / Valbusa 7 2002–03 Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Valbusa / Paruzzi / Follis 8 2003–04 La Clusaz, France 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Longa / Paruzzi / Valbusa 9 2009–10 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 (7)

National titles Italian Mountain Running Championships Mountain running: 2003, 2011, 2012 (3) Italian Vertical Kilometer Championships Vertical kilometer: 2014

Other results Nuten Opp 2008, 2009, 2010