Verónica María Ravenna (Spanish pronunciation: [beˈɾonika maˈɾi.a raˈβena]; born 19 February 1998) is an Argentine luger. She competed in the women's singles event at the 2018 Winter Olympics[1] and the 2022 Winter Olympics.[2]
 Ravenna in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Verónica María Ravenna |
| Born | 19 February 1998 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Sport | Luge |
Early life
editWhen she was six years old, she moved with her family to Vancouver, Canada.[3][1]
Career
editShe began her sport career when she was eleven years old, after learning about luge while visiting the Whistler Sliding Centre during a school visit.[4] In 2014 she suffered a clavicle fracture, which prevented her from joining the Canadian youth team. The following year, she received an invitation from the Argentine Luge Federation to represent her birth country in the 2014-2015 world cup hosted in Oberhof, Germany.[5][1]
She participated in the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics that took place in Lillehammer, Norway. She was the Flag bearer during the closing ceremony.[6] She finished in the seventh place and won an Olympic diploma.[3]
Then she competed in the 2017 FIL World Luge Championships hosted in Innsbruck, Austria, where she finished in 23rd place in the mayors category and the tenth place in Sub 23.[3][7] She also took part in the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 world cup editions where she finished in the 35th place and 58th place respectively. In 2018, she was ranked 25th in the youth world championship held in Altenberg, Germany.[1]
Pyeongchang 2018
editShe qualified for the 2018 Winter Olympics hosted in Pyeongchang, South Korea after a quota place was released.[4] She competed for the first time in the women's singles event in Luge. Verónica was the second Argentine woman to compete in luge in an Olympic Games, after the participation of Michelle Despain in the 2006 Winter Olympics.[3]
At 19 years old, she was the youngest of the Argentine delegation and the only one that competed in an ice sport.[8] She finished in the 24th place, the same rank than her predecessor, Michelle Despain, achieved during the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.[4]
Gallery
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Training with the British Columbia Provincial Luge Team in March 2011. -
Ravenna wears her gold medal after winning the 2014 provincial championship. -
During the 2018 Winter Olympics. -
At the Alpensia Sliding Centre, Pyeongchang 2018. -
As flag bearer during the 2018 Winter Olympics closing ceremony.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Veronica Maria Ravenna". Pyeongchang 2018. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "Buenos Aires Times | Argentina's Olympians eye improvement at Beijing 2022 Winter Games". www.batimes.com.ar. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d "CON VERÓNICA RAVENNA EN EL LUGE SE COMPLETÓ LA MISIÓN OLÍMPICA ARGENTINA DE INVIERNO EN PYEONGCHANG 2018". Diario Impulso. 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Verónica Ravenna, una argentina de 19 años bajando a 120 km/h por el hielo de PyeongChang" (in Spanish). cuatro. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "Verónica Ravenna, una argentina suelta en Canadá". Cinco Anillos. 3 January 2016. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "VERONICA RAVENNA, LA ABANDERADA EN LA CLAUSURA". www.coarg.org.ar. Argentine Olympic Committee. 20 February 2016.
- ^ "Vero Ravenna, entre las 10 mejores Sub 23 del mundo". Cinco Anillos. 29 January 2017. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "SEIS ARGENTINOS COMPETIRÁN EN PYEONGCHANG". Argentina dorada. 31 January 2018.
External links
edit- Veronica Ravenna at the International Luge Federation
- Verónica Ravenna at Olympedia
- Veronica Maria Ravenna at Olympics.com
- Verónica Ravenna (2016) at the Comité Olímpico Argentino (in Spanish)
- Verónica Ravenna (2018) at the Comité Olímpico Argentino (in Spanish)
- Verónica Ravenna (2022) at the Comité Olímpico Argentino (in Spanish)