Aaron March
{{short description|Italian snowboarder}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
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| name = Aaron March
| image = Aaron March FIS World Cup Parallel Slalom Jauerling 2012.jpg
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| nationality = Italian
| residence =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|5|14|df=yes}}
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| height = 1.86 m
| weight = 77 kg
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| sport = Snowboarding
| event = Alpine
| club = Centro Sportivo Esercito
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's snowboarding}}
{{MedalCountry | {{ITA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{Medal|Gold|2023 Bakuriani|Mixed parallel slalom}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2025 Engadin|Parallel slalom}}
{{MedalCompetition|Winter Universiade}}
{{MedalSilver| 2013 Trentino | Giant slalom }}
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Aaron March (born 14 May 1986) is an Italian alpine snowboarder.{{cite web|title=Aaron March|url=http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-aaron-march|publisher=Sochi 2014|accessdate=14 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314174114/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-aaron-march|archive-date=2014-03-14|url-status=live}}{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Aaron March |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/aaron-march-1.html |accessdate=14 March 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227152446/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/aaron-march-1.html |archivedate=2014-02-27 |url-status=dead |df= }} He represented his nation Italy in two editions of the Olympic Games (2010 and 2014), and eventually claimed a silver medal in parallel giant slalom at the 2013 Winter Universiade in the Trentino and top ten finishes at the FIS World Cup series since his sporting debut in 2001.{{cite news|title=Universiade: Trentino 2013, argento azzurro in snowboard |trans-title=Universiade: Italy wins silver in snowboarding at Trentino 2013 |language=Italian |url=http://www.ladige.it/articoli/2013/12/19/universiade-trentino-2013-argento-azzurro-snowboard |publisher=L'Adige |date=19 December 2013 |accessdate=14 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314193553/http://www.ladige.it/articoli/2013/12/19/universiade-trentino-2013-argento-azzurro-snowboard |archivedate=14 March 2014 }}
Career
March nicknamed himself as The Painter because of his love and passion on art and creativity; thus he relates it to his respective sport, "When I ride, I ride with imagination. Life can be rational but in the snow I can create and enjoy a new world. I love the pop art of US artist Andy Warhol, its genius and recklessness. He was an innovative artist who has broken the mould, as we have done with winter sports." Being a military soldier with the rank of a corporal, March also trains at Centro Sportivo Esercito under his personal coach and mentor Erich Pramsohler.{{cite web|title=CONI Profile – Aaron March|language=Italian|url=http://sochi2014.coni.it/en/gli-azzurri-en/search-athletes.html?view=atleta&id_atleta=85|publisher=Italian National Olympic Committee|accessdate=14 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314192041/http://sochi2014.coni.it/en/gli-azzurri-en/search-athletes.html?view=atleta&id_atleta=85|archive-date=2014-03-14|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=Riding to Sochi|url=http://www.fis-ski.com/snowboard/alpine-snowboard/news-multimedia/news/article=riding-sochi.html|publisher=International Ski Federation|date=26 April 2013|accessdate=14 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222023858/http://www.fis-ski.com/snowboard/alpine-snowboard/news-multimedia/news/article=riding-sochi.html|archive-date=22 February 2014|url-status=dead}}
March made his official debut as part of the Italian squad at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, where he finished fifteenth in the men's giant slalom, losing out to Austria's Benjamin Karl in a first knockout round by 2.27 seconds.{{cite web|title=Men's Parallel Giant Slalom Medal Round |url=http://i.nbcolympics.com/snowboarding/resultsandschedules/event=SBM230000/phase=SBM230MMM/index.html |work=Vancouver 2010 |publisher=NBC Olympics |accessdate=14 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228131853/http://i.nbcolympics.com/snowboarding/resultsandschedules/event%3DSBM230000/phase%3DSBM230MMM/index.html |archivedate=28 February 2014 }}
When his nation Italy hosted the 2013 Winter Universiade in the Trentino, March win a silver medal for his team in the same tournament, but he was defeated by Austria's Sebastian Kislinger in their final match.
At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, March qualified for two alpine snowboarding events (including the first ever men's parallel slalom) by finishing third from the FIS World Cup series in Bad Gastein, Austria.{{cite news|last=Gennari|first=Alessandro|title=PSL: Aaron March sul podio a Bad Gastein, Kummer trionfa fra le donne|trans-title=PSL: Aaron March on the podium in Bad Gastein, Kummer triumphs among women|language=Italian|url=http://www.neveitalia.it/snowboard/news/psl-aaron-march-sul-podio-bad-gastein-kummer-trionfa-fra-le-donne|publisher=Neve Italia|date=10 January 2014|accessdate=14 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117223237/http://www.neveitalia.it/snowboard/news/psl-aaron-march-sul-podio-bad-gastein-kummer-trionfa-fra-le-donne|archive-date=2014-01-17|url-status=live}} As part of his preparations for the Olympics, March, together with his coach Erich Pramsohler and fellow snowboarders Roland Fischnaller and Austrian Siegfried Grabner, cycled a 3,100-kilometre stretch from Villnöß, Italy, and passed through eight countries on their sixteen-day voyage to Sochi, Russia.{{cite news|last=Calufetti|first=Pamela|title=Roland Fischnaller, snowboarder in bicicletta verso le olimpiadi di Sochi|trans-title=Roland Fischnaller, snowboarders bike to the Olympic Games in Sochi|language=Italian|url=http://www.montagna.tv/cms/47069/roland-fischnaller-snowboarder-in-bicicletta-verso-le-olimpiadi-di-sochi|publisher=Montagna.tv|date=4 May 2013|accessdate=14 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315030250/http://www.montagna.tv/cms/47069/roland-fischnaller-snowboarder-in-bicicletta-verso-le-olimpiadi-di-sochi|archive-date=2014-03-15|url-status=live}} In the men's giant slalom, March was disqualified from the tournament after missing a gate on his second seeding run.{{cite web|title=Men's Parallel Giant Slalom Qualification|url=http://www.sochi2014.com/en/snowboard-men-s-pgs-qualification|publisher=Sochi 2014|accessdate=12 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140312072802/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/snowboard-men-s-pgs-qualification|archive-date=2014-03-12|url-status=live}} Three days later, in the men's slalom, March redeemed himself with a fourth-place finish in the small final race, but could not beat his former rival Benjamin Karl for the bronze medal by a wide 16-second margin.{{cite news|title=Vic Wild tames parallel slalom to seal gold|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/other-sport/2014/0222/506012-norway-clean-sweep-in-womens-30km/|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|date=22 February 2014|accessdate=14 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314192745/http://www.rte.ie/sport/other-sport/2014/0222/506012-norway-clean-sweep-in-womens-30km/|archive-date=2014-03-14|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Men's Parallel slalom Finals|url=http://www.sochi2014.com/en/snowboard-men-s-psl-finals|publisher=Sochi 2014|accessdate=14 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314070210/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/snowboard-men-s-psl-finals|archive-date=2014-03-14|url-status=live}}
References
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External links
- {{official website}}
- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314200439/http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete%3Dmarch-aaron-2014186/profile.html |date=March 14, 2014 |title=NBC Olympics Profile}}
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{{Footer World Champions SB Team Parallel Slalom Mixed}}
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Category:Italian male snowboarders
Category:Olympic snowboarders for Italy
Category:Snowboarders at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Category:Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Category:Snowboarders at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Category:Germanophone Italian people
Category:Sportspeople from Brixen
Category:Winter World University Games medalists in snowboarding
Category:FISU World University Games silver medalists for Italy