Cecilia Maffei (born 19 November 1984) is an Italian

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Career

Maffei competed at the

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for Italy. She placed third in her round one races of the

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and

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, and fifth in the first round of the

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, failing to advance in all three. She was also a member of the Italian 3000 metre relay team, which finished fourth in the semifinals and third in the B Final, ending up sixth overall. Her best overall individual finish, is 21st, in the 1000 metres. As of 2013, Maffei's best performance at the

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came in

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, when she won a bronze medal as a member of the German relay team. Her best individual performance at a World Championships was in

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, when she came 15th in the 1000 metres. She also won a bronze medal at the 2010 World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships for Italy, and eight medals as a member of the Italian relay team at the

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. As of 2013, Maffei has two

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victories, both as part of the Italian relay team. Her first came in 2006–07 at

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. She also has thirteen other podium finishes as a member of the relay team. Her top World Cup ranking is 7th, in the 1500 metres in 2006–07.

World Cup Podiums

References

1984 births Living people Italian female short track speed skaters Olympic short track speed skaters for Italy Olympic silver medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in short track speed skating Short track speed skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics Short track speed skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists Sportspeople from Trentino Short track speed skaters of Fiamme Azzurre {{Italy-speed-skating-bio-stub