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A Curling Champion Is Italy’s Hometown Hero at the Olympic Games

New York Times - World Human InterestNews ReportEN 6 min read 100% complete by Jason HorowitzFebruary 8, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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Stefania Constantini, a champion curler from Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, is a hometown hero at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Constantini, who previously worked in a clothes shop, won gold at the 2022 Beijing Olympics and the 2025 world championships. She is now competing in the Winter Games in her hometown, where she learned to curl and is known as "Stefi." Constantini also captains the national women's team and has a pizza named after her at a local restaurant. The article highlights her deep connection to Cortina and her continued presence in the community despite her international success.

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Cortina’s mayor, Gianluca Lorenzi, said, 'We can say she is our top athlete'.

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Constantini captains the national women’s team.

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Constantini has won a silver and a bronze in two separate European Curling Championships.

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Constantini won a gold medal at the 2022 Beijing Olympics and at the 2025 world championships.

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Stefania Constantini is defending her gold medal at the Olympics this week.

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Alessandro Grassani 30% Jason Horowitz ×230% James Hill 30% South Korea 30% Michele Giovanni 40% European Curling Championships 50% Winter Games ×260% Beijing Olympics ×270% Italy ×280% Cortina d'Ampezzo ×685% Stefania Constantini ×895%

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stefania constantini 100% curling 90% olympics 80% hometown hero 70% cortina d'ampezzo 70% winter games 60% gold medal 50% sports career 40%

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