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The Chat Room - Meet the Olympians: Italian short track speed skater Arianna Fontana pursues the legend in Beijing 2022
Updated 14:20, 16-Jan-2022

CGTN's special series "The Chat Room - Meet the Olympians" makes a deep conversation with Arianna Fontana, who has won 45 European Championships and 8 Olympic Games medals, including a gold at her fourth Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. She is the most decorated female short track speed skater in the Olympic history.

In this episode, she shares her memories, regrets and excitements when looking back on her two Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang and Sochi, as well as her expectations for Beijing 2022 and Milano Cortina 2026 in her homeland.

Known as Italian's "short track speed legend" among sports fans in the country and beyond, Fontana is tied with retired male short track speed skaters Viktor Ahn of Russia and Apolo Anton Ohno of the United States, having gained eight Olympic Games medals. Still dreaming further and further, will Fontana create her legend with a ninth Olympics medal this time around?  

Directors: Shi Xun, Tian Chuyin

Hosts: Eva May, Tianran He

Guest: Arianna Fontana, Italian short track speed skater

Advisor: Xu Jiye

Studio technicians: Wang Li, Xing Siyu

Videographers and technicians: CGTN Livestream Team

Producer: Li Xiang

Chief editor: Chen Ran

Chief producer: Zhang Shilei

Supervisor: Ma Jing

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The Chat Room - Meet the Olympians: Italian short track speed skater Arianna Fontana pursues the legend in Beijing 2022
Updated 14:20, 16-Jan-2022

CGTN's special series "The Chat Room - Meet the Olympians" makes a deep conversation with Arianna Fontana, who has won 45 European Championships and 8 Olympic Games medals, including a gold at her fourth Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. She is the most decorated female short track speed skater in the Olympic history.

In this episode, she shares her memories, regrets and excitements when looking back on her two Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang and Sochi, as well as her expectations for Beijing 2022 and Milano Cortina 2026 in her homeland.

Known as Italian's "short track speed legend" among sports fans in the country and beyond, Fontana is tied with retired male short track speed skaters Viktor Ahn of Russia and Apolo Anton Ohno of the United States, having gained eight Olympic Games medals. Still dreaming further and further, will Fontana create her legend with a ninth Olympics medal this time around?  

Directors: Shi Xun, Tian Chuyin

Hosts: Eva May, Tianran He

Guest: Arianna Fontana, Italian short track speed skater

Advisor: Xu Jiye

Studio technicians: Wang Li, Xing Siyu

Videographers and technicians: CGTN Livestream Team

Producer: Li Xiang

Chief editor: Chen Ran

Chief producer: Zhang Shilei

Supervisor: Ma Jing