Francesca Porcellato, champion who gives valuable advice

Francesca Porcellato, champion who gives valuable advice

There is also Francesca Porcellato, the ‘Flying Redhead,’ among the Italian sports icons featured in “Sognando Milano Cortina 2026. On the Shoulders of the Giants”, the project promoted by Allianz, Global Partner of the International Olympic and Paralympic Movements until 2032, which involves 6 athletes and parathletes who will be the Company’s Ambassadors in Italy for the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, and unforgettable blue legends who have made Italian sports history.

“Yes, it is definitely a new role of responsibility, but it is also very interesting and challenging – the champion from Veneto told Sportal.it. It has great appeal, because to have managed to strengthen a bond, in this context, is something significant. It is a task that brings with it responsibility, but also the concrete possibility of making a real contribution, a support to those who are facing an important path, helping them get to the finish line in the best possible way”.

“Being able to have an impact on people is something I feel deeply. This role, perhaps not very visible from the outside, is very engaging for me. I have taken part in 12 Paralympics, and in another capacity I have followed others. And I can say that each time it is always a very strong emotion” he added.

“Being a protagonist, being present and involved, is important. But so is contributing in silence, with commitment, and seeing the joy of the results in people’s faces. Some moments affect you more than others, they stay with you. And even if certain experiences are not part of your official resume, they change you. They mark you. And that is what really counts” Francesca’s conclusion.