Angelica Morrone di Silvestri (born 25 November 1965)[1][2] is a cross-country skier who competed for Dominica at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the cross-country skiing race.[3][4][5]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Angelica Morrone |
| Born | 25 November 1965 (age 58) Cosenza, Italy |
| Spouse | Gary di Silvestri |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Dominica |
| Sport | Cross-country skiing |
She and her husband Gary di Silvestri earned points by competing in qualifying races in lower level tournaments in New Zealand and North America. She finished at or near the bottom in many qualifying races, but earned enough points to qualify for the Olympics. She was injured in a training run and did not compete in the 10K women's classic on 13 February.[6][7][8] The Di Silvestris were accused in 2014 of evading paying taxes on the sale of their Turks and Caicos mansion in 2006,[9][10] but were never indicted.[11]
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edit- ^ "MORRONE DI SILVESTRI Angelica - Athlete Information". www.fis-ski.com.
- ^ "Angelica MORRONE DI SILVESTRI - Olympic | Dominica". International Olympic Committee. 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Bend XC coach named Dominica Nordic Ski Team head coach". KTVZ. 16 January 2014. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ Clarey, Christopher (6 February 2014). "Caribbean Newcomers Dip Their Toes in the Snow (Published 2014)" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Zaccardi, Nick (23 January 2014). "Staten Island man, 46, and wife will ski for Dominica at Sochi Olympics".
- ^ Zeigler, Mark (22 February 2014). "Did Dominica couple game the Games?". U-T San Diego. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "UPDATE: Dominican skier fails to finish race; wife did not start". Dominica News Online. 14 February 2014.
- ^ Bondy, Filip. "Winter Olympics: Olympics far from a fairy tale for cross-country skiers Gary di Silvestri and Angelica Morrone di Silvestri". nydailynews.com.
- ^ McKenna, Dave (13 February 2014). "Do Dominica's Adorable Skiers Deserve A Gold Medal In Tax Dodging?". Deadspin. Univision Communications. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ Zeigler, Mark (16 February 2014). "An Olympic fairy tale gone horribly wrong". San Diego Union-Tribune. Associated Press. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ Levenson, Eric (25 February 2014). "A Guide to Scamming Your Way into the Olympics, À La Dominica's Ski Team". The Atlantic. Retrieved 21 February 2021.