Anthony Lobello Jr.

Anthony J. Lobello Jr. (born August 15, 1984, in Tallahassee, Florida) is a retired short track speed skater, inline speed skater, and coach who competed for the United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics and for Italy at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

[3] He was the highest ranking American (7th) in the 500-meter event for the 2008–2009 World Cup season,[5] ahead of Olympic gold medalist Apolo Anton Ohno.

He began dating Italian skater Arianna Fontana in 2012: the couple were engaged the following year[3] and married in May 2014 in Colico.

[7] The couple split their time between homes in Valtellina, Courmayeur and Lobello's hometown of Tallahassee.

[8][4] After a troubled relationship with US Speedskating, Lobello elected to switch nationality to compete for Italy in 2012, being eligible through his Italian paternal grandfather.