Daniele Di Stefano

Daniele Di Stefano (born 12 February 1999) is an Italian speed skater and inline speed skater. Inline, he is part of the Italian team that won the relay race at the 2018 and 2021 European Championships and a bronze medal at the 2021 World Championships. On ice, Di Stefano won silver medals at the Winter World University Games in 2023 and represented Italy at the ISU Speed Skating World Cups from 2022 to 2026. He represents Italy at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Career

Inline skating Di Stefano participated in the 2018 European Inline Skating Speed Championships in Ostend, Belgium, winning the gold medal with the Italian team at the 3000 metre relay race. The Italian team, with Di Stefano, repeated the title at the 2021 European Inline Speed Skating Championships in Canelas, Portugal. At the 2021 World Championships in Ibagué, Colombia, Di Stefano won the bronze medal with the Italian relay team.

Speed skating Di Stefano made his international debut on ice at the 2022-23 ISU World Cup 1 in Stavanger with a 4th place at the team pursuit. He won two silver medals at the 2023 Winter World University Games in Lake Placid. Di Stefano holds the Italian record at the 1500 metres and represents Italy at the 2026 Winter Olympics.