[2] It also made her the Italian sportswoman with the highest number of Winter Olympic medals, one more than Stefania Belmondo.

[4] Fontana began dating Italian-American skater Anthony Lobello Jr. in 2012: the couple were engaged the following year[9] and married in May 2014 in Colico.

[11] At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, she was upgraded from a bronze to a silver medal in the 500 m event after colliding with British skater Elise Christie.

[12] The following year Fontana took her first title at the World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, winning the gold in the 1500m and taking the overall silver.

[4] In October 2017, Fontana was named as Italy's flag bearer for the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.