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Giulio Gasparin

Email: 134951@live.smuc.ac.uk

I am a 22 year old Italian from Pordenone, a former international skier with a massive passion for sports, especially the Olympics.
After years spent following the Olympic dream as an athlete, I am now chasing it as a journalist.

I write about tennis, with a focus on the women's tour, Volleyball, Athletics and Winter Sports among the others.
I also blog in English about skiing and tennis.


Twitter: @giuliogasparin

Blog: Ski&Tennis

Stories by Giulio

  • The untold story of how Japan changed volleyball
    The tragic events of Munich 1972 will never be forgotten and for many people it will be hard to look back at these Games and think of something else, but it was the year Japan forever changed volleyball.
  • Dick Fosbury’s revolutionary leap of faith
    The contemporary reader looking at the picture above may see just the action of an Olympic champion from three decades ago, but this picture at the time it was taken was shocking and revolutionary.
  • Everton 2 - 0 Manchester United
    Leighton Baines and Kevin Mirallas scored to give Everton a priceless win that keeps them close to Arsenal in the battle for the Champions League.
  • Italy deny GB first Davis semi-final in 33 years
    Great Britain’s chances for the first Davis Cup semi-final in 33 years fell short as Italy fought back in the last day to win the match 3-2. After finishing 1-1 at the end of the first day and winning a crucial doubles on Saturday, team GB needed only one win to secure the tie.
  • Ligety wins fifth GS title on a thrill
    American Ted Ligety won his fifth career giant slalom crystal globe after winning a last-race thriller in the Ski World Cup finals of Lenzerheide, Switzerland. Rival Marcel Hirscher finished out of the podium, enabling the Sochi gold medallist to capitalise with his victory.
  • Bittersweet symphony for Svindal, triumph for Gut
    Lara Gut won the last superg of the season in Lenzerheide, securing the crystal globe for the race. Aksel Lund Svindal failed to score points, so despite conquering the superg title, is now close to lose the overall.
  • Svindal wins the DH cup, overall still open
    Aksel Lund Svindal far from shone today in the first race of the finals in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, but he still conquered the crystal globe for the discipline.
  • Riesch crushes out and jeopardises overall cup
    Maria Hoefl-Riesch crashed into the safety nets earlier today while competing in the Finals of Lenzerheide, Switzerland.
  • The Friday Interview: Tadeja Majeric
    Tadeja Majeric is a name that often flies under the radar when looking at the WTA rankings, but the Slovenian has showed a steady improvement over the past few seasons, which took her to the very doorstep of the world top 100.
  • Is Great Britain becoming a winter nation?
    Sochi 2014 has been the most successful Winter Olympics in the history of Great Britain, equaling the four medals of the first edition of Chamonix 1924. Exactly like 90 years ago, Team GB has won a gold, a silver and two bronze medals, but the encouraging numbers do not finish here.