Alberto Pimpini (born January 26, 1997, in Rivoli) is an Italian curler[2] from Giaveno.[3] He currently plays lead on Team Joël Retornaz.
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| Born | January 26, 1997 Rivoli, Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Team | |||||||||||||||
| Curling club | SC Pinerolo, Pinerolo Aeronautica Militare[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Skip | Joël Retornaz | ||||||||||||||
| Third | Stefano Gilli | ||||||||||||||
| Second | Andrea Gilli | ||||||||||||||
| Lead | Alberto Pimpini | ||||||||||||||
| Mixed doubles partner | Rachele Scalesse | ||||||||||||||
Curling career  | |||||||||||||||
| Member Association |  Italy | ||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 2 (2019, 2026) | ||||||||||||||
| World Mixed Championship appearances | 2 (2015, 2023) | ||||||||||||||
| European Championship appearances | 4 (2019, 2022, 2023, 2025) | ||||||||||||||
| Olympic appearances | 1 (2026) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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At the national level, he is a 2019 Italian mixed champion, and a 2025 Italian Mixed Doubles champion. He also won his first men's event on the World Curling Tour at the 2025 Prague Open, winning over Switzerland's Felix Lüthold 8-1 in the final.
Personal life
editHe started curling in 2007 at the age of 10.[3]
Teams
editMen's
edit| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
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| 2015–16 | Amos Mosaner | Alessandro Zoppi | Alberto Pimpini | Eugenio Molinatti | Carlo Gottardi | Massimo Tortia | WJBCC 2016 (5th) |
| 2016–17 | Stefano Perucca | Alberto Pimpini | Simone Sola | Fabio Sola | [4] | ||
| 2018–19 | Joël Retornaz | Amos Mosaner | Sebastiano Arman | Simone Gonin | Alberto Pimpini | Marco Mariani | WCC 2019 (7th) |
| 2019–20 | Joël Retornaz | Amos Mosaner | Sebastiano Arman | Simone Gonin | Alberto Pimpini | Claudio Pescia | ECC 2019 (5th) |
| 2020–21 | Alberto Pimpini (Fourth) | Mattia Giovanella | Luca Rizzolli (Skip) | Daniele Ferrazza | |||
| 2021–22 | Mattia Giovanella (Fourth) | Alberto Pimpini | Daniele Ferrazza | Luca Rizzolli (Skip) | |||
| 2022–23 | Fabio Ribotta | Alberto Pimpini | Fabrizio Gallo | Francesco Vigliani | Stefano Gilli | ||
| 2024–25 | Alberto Pimpini | Simone Gonin | Fabrizio Gallo | Mario Rossi | |||
| 2025–26 | Alberto Pimpini | Francesco Vigliani | Fabio Carlisano | Jacopo Scappin | |||
| 2026–27 | Joël Retornaz | Stefano Gilli | Andrea Gilli | Alberto Pimpini |
Mixed
edit| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
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| 2015–16 | Fabio Sola (fourth) | Denise Pimpini (skip) | Alberto Pimpini | Sara Aliberti | Stefano Perucca | WMxCC 2015 (9th) | |
| 2018–19 | Alberto Pimpini (fourth) | Barbara Gentile | Stefano Perucca (skip) | Amanda Bianchi | Giulia Mingozzi, Eugenio Molinatti | Gianandrea Gallinatto | IMxCC 2019  |
References
edit- ↑ Aeronautica Militare - club - FISG - Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio(in Italian)
- ↑ Alberto Pimpini - Player profile on the Italian Ice Sports Federation (La Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio, FISG) database (in Italian)
- 1 2 Curling Canada (2019). "2019 Hi Bred World Men's Curling Championship Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-25. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
- ↑ Perucca1-2 at 2017 Red Square Classic - Curlingzone
External links
edit- Alberto Pimpini at World Curling
- Alberto Pimpini at Olympics.com
- Alberto Pimpini at Olympedia
- Alberto Pimpini at the Italian Ice Sports Federation (in Italian)
- Alberto Pimpini at InterSportStats
- Alberto Pimpini at Milano Cortina 2026
- Alberto Pimpini on Instagram
- Aviere Scelto Alberto Pimpini - Aeronautica Militare(in Italian)
- "Alberto Pimpini, un ragazzo giavenese ai Mondiali di Curling" (in Italian). La Valsusa. March 21, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
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