Mar. 7 – The Italian Penitentiary Police skating team, who in recent days represented Italy at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, is more at home on ice that under the coffered ceilings of the Ministry of Justice, which today welcomed them to formally thank them for their performances. “For me it is a great honor to meet such talented sportsment – said Minister Andrea Orlando – who represent Italy’s excellence in sport.” The team will head to Saitama, Japan for the World Championships on March 24-30. Before leaving, Luca Lanotte, couple figure skater with Anna Cappellini, said that “regardless of the situation Italy is going through, we are proud to represent our country and our culture. We always try to bring the best of our country abroad, something we do by selecting performance music such as the Barber of Seville.” “For me, this unexpected success is sort of like the story of my career, like climbing a mountain – said bronze medal winner Carolina Kostner, responding to a question about her experience in Russia and her future – I’m happy because this medal doesn’t come at the beginning of my career, but it still comes at a point in which I have many new things to discover. It’s hard to think about the future when there’s the World Cup in Japan coming up. Afterwards I’ll take a break to figure out who I am and what I want to do. I love skating, I do it with my heart and every day I find new things to learn, but my sport is not just a competition. I would like to slow down the training and devote a little more to the artistic component of the discipline.”
