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Giulia Zardini Lacedelli (born 29 January 2003 in Pieve di Cadore) is an Italian curler from Cortina d'Ampezzo.[1] She currently plays lead on the Italian national women's curling team, skipped by Stefania Constantini.

Career

As a member of the Italian junior team skipped by Stefania Constantini, Zardini Lacedelli competed in three World Junior-B Curling Championships for Italy through 2018 and 2019. The team never qualified for the World Junior Curling Championships, however, losing in the quarterfinals in both 2018 and 2019.

Zardini Lacedelli was added to the Italian women's team, skipped by Veronica Zappone, for the 2019–20 season. As the previous Italian team was relegated to the B Division of the 2019 European Curling Championships due to their results in 2018, they would need to finish in the top two to promote themselves back into the A Division and earn a spot in the 2020 World Qualification Event.[2] Through the round robin, the team suffered two defeats en route to a second-place finish in the group, only behind Turkey's Dilşat Yıldız who handed the Italian's one of their two losses.[3] Team Zappone faced Hungary's Dorottya Palancsa in the semifinal and won the game 9–4, earning themselves a spot in the final where they would go against the Turkish side.[4] The Italian's opened up a comfortable lead through the first five ends, which they rode to a 5–2 victory over Turkey and a gold medal in the B Division.[5] Their win secured their spot in the World Qualification Event in January 2020, where two countries would qualify for the 2020 World Women's Curling Championship. The team finished 6–1 through the round robin, only losing to the unbeaten South Korean team of Gim Un-chi.[6] They then faced Gim's rink in the first qualification game, where South Korea made a comeback in the second half of the game to beat the Italians 6–5. They then faced Yıldız's Turkish rink in the second qualification game for the final spot in the World Championship, which they won 8–4.[7] Unfortunately, the World Championship was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8][9]

Due to the pandemic, the European Curling Championships were canceled.[10] As a result, the field for the 2021 World Women's Curling Championship was expanded to fourteen teams as many countries did not have the opportunity to qualify for the Championship. Based on their success at the 2020 World Qualification Event, the Italian women's team earned the fourteenth and final spot in the championship.[11] Following the departure of Veronica Zappone, Stefania Constantini moved up to skip the Italian team which also included third Marta Lo Deserto, second Angela Romei, Zardini Lacedelli at lead and alternate Elena Dami.[12] The team finished in thirteenth place at the Championship with a 2–11 record, defeating Estonia's Marie Turmann and Germany's Daniela Jentsch.[13]

At the 2021 European Curling Championships in Lillehammer, Norway, the Italian team posted a 4–5 round robin record. This placed them sixth in the group, which was good enough to earn Italy a spot in the 2022 World Women's Curling Championship.[14] In the sixth round robin draw, the team defeated Scotland's Eve Muirhead 8–7, being the only team to defeat the Scottish side as they went on to win the gold medal in the playoff round. In December 2021, the team travelled to Leeuwarden, Netherlands to compete in the 2021 Olympic Qualification Event, hoping to secure Italy a spot in the women's event at the Beijing Olympics. After eight draws, the Italian team sat in fourth place in the standings with a 4–3 record. They faced Muirhead's British side in their final round robin draw, with the chance to secure the fourth playoff spot. The team, however, would lose 8–1 to Team Muirhead, meaning Latvia earned the last playoff spot instead of them.[15] At the World Women's Championship, the team finished in tenth-place with a 4–8 record, defeating Czech Republic, Norway, Scotland and Turkey.[16]

The 2022–23 season was a breakthrough year for the Italian women's team as they rose to the top ranks in the world. After two quarterfinal finishes in their first three events, the team won their first tour event at the S3 Group Curling Stadium Series, defeating Ha Seung-youn 7–3 in the championship game.[17] They played in Swift Current again the following weekend at the 2022 Western Showdown where they lost in the semifinals to Meghan Walter.[18] At the 2022 European Curling Championships, the team entered the knockout round for the first time since 2017, posting a second place 6–3 record through the round robin.[19] They could not continue their momentum into the playoffs, however, losing both the semifinal and the bronze medal game to Switzerland and Scotland respectively to finish fourth.[20] With their strong results accumulated during the season, Team Constantini qualified for their first Grand Slam of Curling event at the 2023 Canadian Open.[21] After starting the event 0–2, they stayed alive with narrow victories over Casey Scheidegger and Tabitha Peterson. They then lost in the C qualifier game to Anna Hasselborg, eliminating them from contention.[22] At the 2023 World Women's Curling Championship, the Italian team qualified for the playoffs for the first time in world women's championship history, finishing fourth in the round robin with a 7–5 record. They then lost the qualification game to Sweden 4–3, finishing fifth.[23]

Personal life

As of 2020, she is a student.[1]

Teams

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate
2017–18[24] Stefania Constantini Valeria Girardi Giulia Zardini Lacedelli Elisa De Zordo Lorenza Piccin
2018–19 Stefania Constantini Giulia Zardini Lacedelli Valeria Girardi Lorenza Piccin Marta Lo Deserto
2019–20 Veronica Zappone Stefania Constantini Angela Romei Giulia Zardini Lacedelli Elena Dami
Stefania Constantini Giulia Zardini Lacedelli Lorenza Piccin Denise Fundone Katia Sottsass
2020–21 Stefania Constantini Marta Lo Deserto Angela Romei Giulia Zardini Lacedelli Elena Dami
2021–22 Stefania Constantini Marta Lo Deserto Angela Romei Giulia Zardini Lacedelli Elena Dami
2022–23 Stefania Constantini Marta Lo Deserto Angela Romei Giulia Zardini Lacedelli Camilla Gilberti
2023–24 Stefania Constantini Elena Mathis Angela Romei Giulia Zardini Lacedelli Marta Lo Deserto

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