Federica Masolin (born 7 May 1985) is an Italian sports journalist and television presenter for Sky Sport. She is the main presenter of Sky Sport's coverage of Formula One motor racing, having previously covered men and women's volleyball as well as the Serie A and Serie B football leagues, the 2011 Copa América, the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi for the channel.
Federica Masolin | |
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| Born | 7 May 1985 Milan, Italy |
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| Employer | Sky Sport |
Biography
editMasolin was born on 7 May 1985, in Milan, Italy,[1][2] the oldest daughter of parents who are of Friuli origin;[3][4][5] her father Flavio comes from Latisana with her maternal grandfather originating from Codroipo and her mother's name is Franca.[4] Masolin has a younger sister,[4] whom she was jealous of,[6] and she was taken by her father to watch sports events such as motor races and tennis matches in her youth to stop the two siblings from arguing.[7][8] She also did ballet,[3] and graduated from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore with a degree in modern literature.[9][5] Following time making minor contributions to local newspapers,[3] Masolin did an internship with the editorial staff at sports television channel Sky Sport at age 20.[2][4] She received full support from her parents,[7] and the experience she got at Sky Sport allowed her to be made a sideline volleyball correspondent for both the Serie A1 Men's League and the Serie A1 Women's League.[2][3][9][10]
In 2009, Masolin began to cover the Serie A and Serie B football leagues as a sideline reporter for Sky Sport.[3][10] She was frequently sent to cover matches involving the Genoa C.F.C. and U.C. Sampdoria clubs,[9] and subsequently presented the broadcaster's coverage of the 2011 Copa América.[2][9] Masolin also presented the Euro Calcio Show dedicated to the broadcasting of foreign football leagues in Italy.[2] In 2012, she was sent to London by Sky Sport to cover the 2012 Summer Olympics,[5] and began fronting the Sky Sport24 programme at the behest of certain editors the following year.[2][10] Masolin was also sent to cover the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.[5][11]
She was made presenter of Sky Sport's three-day event coverage of Formula One motor racing from the 2014 season onwards after a meeting with a Sky director in Sochi that February,[5][12] and also conducted the pre-season presentations of the Ferrari racing team.[10] Masolin prepared for the role by reviewing the sport's regulations and spoke with colleagues about it.[11] She made her first appearance as presenter at the 2014 Australian Grand Prix,[11] and has built a healthy working and personal relationship with fellow pundits Davide Valsecchi and 1997 world drivers' championship winner Jacques Villeneuve.[6] Masolin presents the pre and post-race Paddock Live portions as well as the pre-race social column of Sky Sport's Formula One coverage.[13] In 2017, she was named TV Reporter of the Year over fellow broadcaster Giorgia Rossi with 52.4 per cent of the vote.[1] She is an ambassador for the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation and has taken part in charitable events for the foundation.[14] Masolin has been part of the Run That Track community raising money for foundations helping children in Bangladesh, Ghana and South Africa.[15]
Personality and approach
editShe dislikes discussing her private life with the media.[7] Masolin is fluent in four languages.[5] She said she rises early,[8] and arrives at a race track four hours before the television broadcast begins as preparation for 30 hours of broadcast over the course of a meeting.[15] Masolin says she feels more relaxed in Formula One than doing football and found there to be less prejudice in the former.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Federica Masolin, la giornalista dell'anno per il 2017" [Federica Masolin, the journalist of the year for 2017] (in Italian). Yahoo! Sports. 22 December 2017. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Federica Masolin" (PDF) (in Italian). M Group Milano. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Federica Masolin, una delle giornaliste sportive più sexy d'Italia" [Federica Masolin, one of the sexiest sports journalists in Italy]. Today (in Italian). 27 October 2016. Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d Meroi, Massimo (24 March 2017). "Arriva dal Friuli la signora della Formula 1" [The lady of Formula 1 comes from Friuli]. Messaggero Veneto (in Italian). Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "La Scheda" [The Board]. Il Piccolo (in Italian). 28 May 2015. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ a b c Taidelli, Luca (2 September 2018). "Federica Masolin: "Io sexy? Ma se sono uno maschiaccio..."" [Federica Masolin: "Me sexy? But if I'm a tomboy ..."]. La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d Traversa, Fabio (19 August 2016). "Federica Masolin a Blogo: "Sono secchiona e lo sport è la mia vita, a Sky soddisfatta della F1, pronta per l'intrattenimento"" [Federica Masolin in Blogo: "I'm nerd and sport is my life, in Sky satisfied with F1, ready for entertainment"] (in Italian). TVBlog.it. Archived from the original on 5 April 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ a b Bambini, Nicola (15 March 2019). "Federica Masolin, passione motori: "Cliché sessisti? L'antidoto è la competenza"" [Federica Masolin, passion for engines: "Sexist clichés? The antidote is competence"]. Vanity Fair (in Italian). Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Federica Masolin, dal volley alla Coppa America" [Federica Masolin, from volleyball to the America's Cup]. Spazio Napoli (in Italian). 24 January 2012. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Federica Masolin". Sport Club (in Italian). Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ a b c Cavalla, Daniele (15 March 2014). "F1, Sky punta su Federica Masolin" [F1, Sky focuses on Federica Masolin]. La Stampa (in Italian). Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ Perna, Luigi (17 July 2022). "Masolin: "Ibra e Hamilton i miei preferiti. Andavo a San Siro con la Barbie..."" [Masolin: "Ibra and Hamilton are my favourites. I went to San Siro with Barbie..."]. La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ Croci, Manuela (1 April 2023). "Federica Masolin: "Vi racconto la mia vita al paddock. Così sta cambiando la Formula 1"" [Federica Masolin: «I'll tell you about my life in the paddock. This is how Formula 1 is changing»]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "Federica Masolin" (in Italian). Laureus. 31 October 2019. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ a b del Giudice, Alberto (31 August 2017). "Federica Masolin, la regina del Paddock e il GP di Monza" [Federica Masolin, the queen of the Paddock and the Monza GP]. GQ. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2020.