Katia Zini (born 23 June 1981 in

Sondalo Sondalo (''Sondel'' in Valtellinese dialect) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about northeast of Sondrio. Sondalo borders the following municipalitie ...

) is an Italian

short track speed skater Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive ice skating, ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters (typically between four and six) skate on an oval ice track with a length of . The rink itself is long by wide, which is the s ...

who won bronze in the 3000m relay at the

2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics (), officially the XX Olympic Winter Games () and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February in Turin, Italy. This marked the second time Italy had hosted the Winter O ...

. She also skated in the

2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 (; Gosiute dialect, Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; ; Shoshoni language, Shoshoni: ''Soónkahni 2002''), were an international wi ...

and the

2010 Winter Olympics The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games () and also known as Vancouver 2010 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held from February 12 to 28, 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with ...

. She is a cousin of speed skater

Mara Zini Mara Zini (born 26 October 1979 in Sondalo) is an Italian short track speed skater who won a bronze medal in the 3000m relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics (), officially the XX Olympic Winter Games () and also known ...

who was on the same medal winning relay.

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* * * * 1981 births Living people People from Sondalo Italian female speed skaters Italian female short-track speed skaters Short-track speed skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics Short-track speed skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics Olympic short-track speed skaters for Italy Olympic bronze medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in short-track speed skating Speed skaters of Gruppo Sportivo Esercito Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics Speed skaters from the Province of Sondrio World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists 21st-century Italian sportswomen {{Italy-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub