Women
ITA
Laura Lorenzato
ITA- Date of birth24 Dec 1998
- HeightN/A
- ProfessionAthlete
- HometownMirano
- Place of birthCamposampiero
- Start skatingShe began inline skating at age three in Mirano, Italy. She took up speed skating on ice at age 18 in Heerenveen, Netherlands.
- Club Gruppo Cosmo Noale Ice: Italy
- HobbiesTravel, reading, cycling. (Athlete, 12 Dec 2023)
- LanguagesDutch, English, Italian, Spanish
- Other nameLau Lorenz, Lalla [given to her by her brother]. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023)
- CoachN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
Qualifying for her first World Cup event. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023)
"As long as it makes you feel good." (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023)
Dutch road cyclist Demi Vollering. (Athlete, 12 Dec 2023)
Her brother, and her first coach. (Athlete, 12 Dec 2023)
In 2022 she sustained a concussion, broken teeth, and facial injuries that required 12 stitches. She needed one month to recover. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023)
In 2019 she suffered from patellofemoral pain syndrome in her knee and needed four months to recover. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023)
In 2019 she suffered from patellofemoral pain syndrome in her knee and needed four months to recover. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023)
To compete at the Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023)
FURTHER EDUCATION
She has studied for a master's degree in marketing analytics and data science at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. (LinkedIn profile, 07 Jan 2024; Athlete, 12 Dec 2023)
She has studied for a master's degree in marketing analytics and data science at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. (LinkedIn profile, 07 Jan 2024; Athlete, 12 Dec 2023)
She has represented Italy in roller speed skating, and won a silver medal in the marathon at the 2018 European Championships in Ostend, Belgium. (SportsDeskOnline, 15 Nov 2023; Athlete, 15 Nov 2023)
She puts on her left skate before her right skate, and ties her laces twice before a race. (Athlete, 12 Dec 2023)
She trains for between 18 and 20 hours a week.
She followed her brother into inline skating, and later began speed skating on ice after moving to the Netherlands to study. "Speed skating is bigger than inline skating there."