 |
|
| LUCHINI
Jacopo |
| Sport |
Para snowboard |
| NPC |
Italy
|
| Gender | Men |
| Age | 30 |
| Place of Birth | Prato, ITA |
|
|
Impairment Information |
Type of Impairment |
Limb deficiency |
Origin of Impairment |
Congenital |
Classification |
SB-UL |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Public Servant |
Languages |
English, Italian |
Higher education |
Political Science - University of Florence: Italy |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He took up the sport in 2015 in Fanano, Italy. |
Why this sport? |
Having previously practised swimming and football, he switched to snowboard because he enjoyed spending time in the mountains. |
Club / Team |
Sci Club Paralimpic Fanano: Modena, ITA |
Name of coach |
Igor Confortin [national], ITA |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Archery, skateboarding, surfing, fishing with his father, supporting Italian football club Fiorentina. (paralympic.org, 29 Aug 2017) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Placing first in the snowboard cross general classification of the 2018/19 World Cup, and winning two gold medals at the 2020 World Cup event in La Molina, Spain. (gonews.it, 10 Apr 2019; paralympic.org, 11 Sep 2020; sport24h.it, 04 Mar 2020) |
Most influential person in career |
His uncle. (Athlete, 10 Mar 2018) |
Awards and honours |
In 2019 he received an award in the sports category at the Italian Sports and Social Associations [ASI] Prato Awards in Italy. (asinazionale.it, 31 Jul 2019) |
Impairment |
He was born without his left hand. (Athlete, 10 Mar 2018; comune.montemurlo.po.it, 29 Feb 2016) |
Other information |
COVID-19 IMPACT
He was leading the overall and banked slalom rankings of the 2019/20 World Cup ahead of the World Cup Finals in Hafjell, Norway, in March 2020. When he arrived in Hafjell with the Italian national team, Norwegian health authorities issued an alert that required anyone arriving from high-risk COVID-19 areas, which at that time included northern Italy, to quarantine for 14 days or return home. Only one race [banked slalom] ultimately took place at the World Cup Finals, but because he could not compete, he eventually finished third in the overall rankings and second overall in banked slalom in the 2019/20 World Cup. "I found out that I couldn't compete in Hafjell as soon as I arrived there, not a moment before. Hearing this news was like a punch in the stomach, I felt terrible. Without the option to compete, I came away feeling helpless to the situation. This season [2019/20] has gone really well, but it could have gone better because I could've taken home two Crystal Globes. Instead, I came home without a title." (paralympic.org, 11 Sep 2020)
SNOWBOARD INSTRUCTOR
In 2020 he spent time studying to become a snowboard instructor. He says he believes he will be one of the first snowboard instructors with an impairment in Italy, and that his studies benefitted him in the sport. "This course, which was financially, mentally, and physically taxing due to the high standards for certification in Italy, challenged me in ways that pushed me to grow as an athlete. I felt stronger, both mentally and physically, because I spent more time on the slopes and studying the discipline of snowboarding." (paralympic.org, 11 Sep 2020)
OCCUPATION
He works full-time in an Italian government agency, and he is allowed to take the northern hemisphere winter months off so he can compete. (paralympic.org, 11 Sep 2020) |
| Competition Highlights (historical) |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Event |
Result |
| 3 |
2016/2017 |
Snowboard Cross - Upper Limb Impaired |
|
| 5 |
2016/2017 |
Banked Slalom - Upper Limb Impaired |
1:12.56 |
| 3 |
2018/2019 |
Banked Slalom - Upper Limb Impaired |
51.84 |
| 4 |
2018/2019 |
Snowboard Cross - Upper Limb Impaired |
|
| 2 |
2018/2019 |
Snowboard Cross Team Event |
|
Paralympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Event |
Result |
| 4 |
2018 |
Snowboard Cross - Upper Limb Impaired |
|
| 4 |
2018 |
Banked Slalom - Upper Limb Impaired |
52.02 |
World Cup Finals |
| Rank |
Year |
Event |
Result |
| 10 |
2015/2016 |
Snowboard Cross - Upper Limb Impaired |
|
| 8 |
2015/2016 |
Snowboard Cross - Upper Limb Impaired |
|
| 9 |
2015/2016 |
Banked Slalom - Upper Limb Impaired |
1:09.39 |
| 10 |
2016/2017 |
Snowboard Cross - Upper Limb Impaired |
|
| 9 |
2016/2017 |
Banked Slalom - Upper Limb Impaired |
|
| 3 |
2017/2018 |
Snowboard Cross - Upper Limb Impaired |
1:08.15 |
| 2 |
2017/2018 |
Banked Slalom - Upper Limb Impaired |
1:17.08 |
| 5 |
2018/2019 |
Snowboard Cross - Upper Limb Impaired |
|
| 5 |
2018/2019 |
Snowboard Cross - Upper Limb Impaired |
|
| |
|
