Rebecca Mariani

Rebecca Mariani (born November 2, 2006 in Pieve di Cadore) is an Italian curler from Pinerolo. She currently skips the Italian national junior women's curling team. She was controversially chosen as the alternate for the Italian women's team at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Career Juniors Mariani first joined the Italian national junior team for the 2022–23 season as third for Marta Lo Deserto. At the 2022 World Junior-B Curling Championships, the team just missed the playoffs after a 3–2 record in the round robin. The following year, Lo Deserto aged out of juniors and Mariani was promoted to skip of the team. Competing at the 2023 World Junior-B Curling Championships, her team finished 5–1 in the round robin, advancing to the playoffs where they were defeated by Türkiye in the quarterfinals.

Because Italy hosted the 2025 World Junior Curling Championships as a preparation event for the 2026 Winter Olympics, the Italian women's team earned a direct spot at the championship as host. There, Mariani led her team to a 2–7 last place finish, however, managed a win over eventual bronze medalists Canada. The next season, the team was back in the B Division after being relegated due to their poor result at the World Championship. At the 2025 World Junior-B Curling Championships, Mariani led her team to a 5–2 round robin record before they were once again eliminated in the quarterfinals, this time by Scotland.

Women's While still in juniors, Mariani and her team went undefeated to win the 2024 Italian Women's Curling Championship, defeating the national women's team skipped by Stefania Constantini 6–4 in the final. The team also knocked off Constantini 7–3 in the round robin to earn a direct bye to the championship game. The following season, the team won silver after losing 10–4 in the final to the women's team.

During the 2025–26 season, Mariani spared for the national women's team at the 2025 Oslo Cup and the Mercure Perth Masters, reaching the semifinals at both events. Later in the season, she was selected to be the alternate for the team at the 2026 Winter Olympics, replacing Angela Romei who had been on the team since 2017. This same team later represented Italy at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics where they just missed out on the playoffs with a 4–3 record, losing out on head-to-head record.

Personal life As of 2024, Mariani lives in Pinerolo. As of 2026, she was a student.

Teams Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate 2022–23 Marta Lo Deserto Rebecca Mariani Lucrezia Grande Camilla Gilberti Giada Zambelli 2023–24 Rebecca Mariani Giorgia Maurino Camilla Gilberti Lucrezia Grande Rachele Scalesse 2024–25 Rebecca Mariani Lucrezia Grande Letizia Gaia Carlisano Rachele Scalesse Giada Zambelli 2025–26 Rebecca Mariani Rachele Scalesse Letizia Gaia Carlisano Giada Zambelli Allegra Grande