Rene' de Silvestro

Athletics, working out. (comitatoparalimpico.it, 08 Feb 2018)

Winning his first World Cup race, the sitting giant slalom at the 2020 World Cup event in Veysonnaz, Switzerland. (amicodelpopolo.it, 11 Jan 2020)

His father. (comitatoparalimpico.it, 08 Feb 2018)

"Nobody hits you quite as hard as life does, and if life knocks you down you need to have the strength to get up again." (SHRED YouTube Channel, 28 Feb 2018)

In 2021 he received the Medal to Paralympic Athletic Value from the Veneto regional office of the Italian Paralympic Committee. (comitatoparalimpico.it, 29 Sep 2021)

In 2019 he was named Athlete of the Year by Sci Club Druscie in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. (sciaremag.it, 30 Dec 2019)

He was named the 2015 Sportsman of Year by the Polisportiva Caprioli club in San Vito di Cadore, Italy. (corrierealpi.gelocal.it, 16 Nov 2015)

He has represented Italy in Para athletics, competing in the F55 javelin throw at the 2016 European Championships in Grosseto, Italy. (SportsDeskOnline. 25 Jan 2019; paralympic.org, 13 Jun 2016)

To win a medal at the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing. (breakinglatest.news, 03 Jan 2022)

In December 2013 he sustained spinal cord injuries in a skiing accident in Alleghe, Italy. He veered off course, crashing at speed into the trees. (IPC, 10 Feb 2018; corrierealpi.gelocal.it, 08 Apr 2015, 23 Dec 2013; ilgazzettino.it, 22 Jan 2015)

COVID-19 IMPACT
He missed the slalom and giant slalom events at the 2021 World Championships [held in January 2022] in Lillehammer, Norway, after testing positive for COVID-19. He had already won two medals at the event, in super combined [gold] and super G [bronze]. (corrieredelveneto.corriere.it, 19 Jan 2022; SportsDeskOnline, 03 Mar 2022)