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Gabriella Frances DURANTE
Ice Hockey Gabriella Frances
DURANTE

Date of birth:  20/01/2001

Place of Birth:Calgary

SpecialityWomen's Tournament

Position: Goalkeeper

Club: Real Torino

Coach: Eric Bouchard

First Club: Calgary Fire Red

Other sports:  Canoe sprint, athletics, basketball

Hobby:  Trekking, reading, badminton, volleyball

Olympic appearances: 

No

Qualified on: 20/01/2026

Biography

She grew up in Edgemont, Canada, and started playing hockey at the age of nine, immediately showing great promise as a goaltender. Her love for skates and stick, however, never stopped her from pursuing a wide range of other interests in parallel—from badminton to volleyball, as well as athletics, basketball and sprint canoeing. At Under-18 level she developed her career with Fire Red (2016/2017) and the Rocky Mountain Raiders (2017/2018). From 2019, she began her academic journey at the University of Calgary, where she continued to play while using her multi-sport background to earn a degree in Biomechanics and a Master’s in Kinesiology. Holding dual citizenship, in 2024/2025 she moved to Italy, joining Real Torino and then the Eagles Bolzano, before returning again to the Piedmont club. Her performances impressed everyone, including coach Eric Bouchard, who had no hesitation in including her in Italy’s squad looking ahead to the Olympic Games on the ice of Milano Cortina.

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