Susanna Driano
Born (1957-05-28) May 28, 1957
Seattle, Washington
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Figure skating career
CountryItaly
Skating clubAssociazione Sportivi Ghiaccio Ambrosiana
Retired1985
Medal record
Figure skating: Ladies' singles
Representing  Italy
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1978 OttawaLadies' singles
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1980 GothenburgLadies' singles
Bronze medal – third place 1977 HelsinkiLadies' singles

Susanna Driano (born May 28, 1957) is an American-Italian former competitive figure skater who competed for Italy. She is the 1978 World bronze medalist, a two-time European bronze medalist (1976, 1980), and a six-time Italian national champion (1975–80).

Personal life

Driano was born on May 28, 1957, in Seattle, Washington,[1] to a Canadian-born mother and Italian father.[2]

Career

Driano competed internationally for Italy. In the 1974–75 season, she won the first of her six consecutive Italian national titles and was sent to her first ISU Championships; she finished sixth at the 1975 Europeans and ninth at the 1975 Worlds.

At the start of the following season, Driano was awarded the gold medal at the 1975 Skate Canada International. She placed fifth at the 1976 Europeans in Geneva, Switzerland; 7th at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria; and tenth at the 1976 Worlds in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Driano won the bronze medal behind Anett Pötzsch and Dagmar Lurz at the 1977 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland. Her next major international medal came the following season. At the 1978 World Championships in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, she ranked fourth in figures, sixth in the short program, and sixth in the free program. She won the bronze medal behind Pötzsch and Linda Fratianne.[3]

Driano was awarded bronze at the 1980 European Championships in Gothenburg, behind Pötzsch and Lurz. She placed 6th in figures, 14th in the short, 10th in the free, and 8th overall at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. She withdrew from the 1980 World Championships and stopped competing but never turned professional. Making a brief return to competition, she placed fourth at the 1985 Winter Universiade in Belluno, Italy.

Driano was coached by Carlo Fassi.[4]

Results

International
Event 74–75 75–76 76–77 77–78 78–79 79–80 84–85
Olympics7th8th
Worlds9th10th6th3rd8thWD
Europeans6th5th3rd5th8th3rd
Skate America2nd
Skate Canada1st
NHK Trophy4th
Schäfer Memorial1st
Richmond Trophy2nd1st
Prague Skate2nd
Universiade4th
National
Italian Champ.1st1st1st1st1st1st
WD: Withdrew

References

  1. ↑ "Susanna Driano". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  2. ↑ "Allen Holds onto Skating Lead". Anchorage Daily News. September 22, 1979.
  3. ↑ "Fratianne Wins Silver, Tickner Cops Gold". The Hour, Norwalk Conn. March 11, 1978.
  4. ↑ "Die Damen-Wahl". Der Spiegel. 10 December 1979.
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