# Aaron March > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Aaron_March > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Aaron_March.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_March > Source revision: 1348964840 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Italian snowboarder (born 1986)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = #57caf4 | name = Aaron March | image = Aaron March FIS World Cup Parallel Slalom Jauerling 2012.jpg | imagesize = 200px | caption = March in 2012 | nickname = ''The Painter'' | nationality = Italian | residence = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|5|14|df=yes}} | birth_place = [Brixen](/source/Brixen), [Italy](/source/Italy) | death_date = | death_place = | height = 1.86 m | weight = 77 kg | website = | country = | sport = [Snowboarding](/source/Snowboarding) | event = [Alpine](/source/Alpine_snowboarding) | club = [Centro Sportivo Esercito](/source/Centro_Sportivo_Esercito) | coach = Erich Pramsohler | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport | Men's [snowboarding](/source/snowboarding)}} {{Medal|Country | {{ITA}} }} {{Medal|Competition|[World Championships](/source/FIS_Snowboard_World_Championships)}} {{Medal|Gold|[2023 Bakuriani](/source/FIS_Freestyle_Ski_and_Snowboarding_World_Championships_2023)|[Mixed parallel slalom](/source/FIS_Freestyle_Ski_and_Snowboarding_World_Championships_2023_%E2%80%93_Mixed_snowboard_parallel_slalom)}} {{Medal|Bronze|[2025 Engadin](/source/FIS_Freestyle_Ski_and_Snowboarding_World_Championships_2025)|[Parallel slalom](/source/FIS_Freestyle_Ski_and_Snowboarding_World_Championships_2025_%E2%80%93_Men's_parallel_slalom)}} {{Medal|Competition|[Winter Universiade](/source/Winter_Universiade)}} {{Medal|Silver| [2013 Trentino](/source/2013_Winter_Universiade) | [Giant slalom](/source/Snowboarding_at_the_2013_Winter_Universiade) }} }} '''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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/2013_Winter_Universiade) in the [Trentino](/source/Trentino) and top ten finishes at the [FIS World Cup](/source/FIS_Snowboard_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](/source/L'Adige_(newspaper)) |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 "The Painter" because of his love and passion for 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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/2010_Winter_Olympics) in [Vancouver](/source/Vancouver), where he finished fifteenth in the [men's giant slalom](/source/Snowboarding_at_the_2010_Winter_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_parallel_giant_slalom), losing out to Austria's [Benjamin Karl](/source/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](/source/Vancouver_2010) |publisher=[NBC Olympics](/source/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](/source/2013_Winter_Universiade) in [Trentino](/source/Trentino), March won a silver medal for his team, but he was defeated by Austria's Sebastian Kislinger in the final. At the [2014 Winter Olympics](/source/2014_Winter_Olympics) in [Sochi](/source/Sochi), March qualified for two alpine snowboarding events (including the first ever men's parallel slalom) by finishing third from the [FIS World Cup](/source/FIS_Snowboard_World_Cup) series in [Bad Gastein](/source/Bad_Gastein), [Austria](/source/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](/source/Roland_Fischnaller_(snowboarder)) and Austrian [Siegfried Grabner](/source/Siegfried_Grabner), cycled a 3,100-kilometre stretch from [Villnöß](/source/Villn%C3%B6%C3%9F), [Italy](/source/Italy), and passed through eight countries on their sixteen-day voyage to [Sochi](/source/Sochi), [Russia](/source/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](/source/Snowboarding_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_parallel_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](/source/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](/source/Snowboarding_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_parallel_slalom), March redeemed himself with a fourth-place finish in the small final race, but could not beat his former rival [Benjamin Karl](/source/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](/source/Raidi%C3%B3_Teilif%C3%ADs_%C3%89ireann)|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](/source/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== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{FIS snowboarder}} * [https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/results/athlete-details/22738 Aaron March] at [Milano Cortina 2026](/source/Milano_Cortina_2026) * {{Olympics.com}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{InterSportStats}} * {{Official website}} {{Footer World Champions SB Team Parallel Slalom Mixed}} {{DEFAULTSORT:March, Aaron}} Category:1986 births Category:Living people 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:Snowboarders at the 2026 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 Category:Medalists at the 2013 Winter Universiade Category:21st-century Italian sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Aaron March](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_March) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_March?action=history)). 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