Stefano Spiller

{{Short description|Italian curler (born 2005)}} {{Infobox curler | name = Stefano Spiller | image = | image_size = | other_names = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|7|3|df=y}} | birth_place = | Curling club = Unione Sportiva Bormiese ASD, [[Bormio]]<ref name="FISG"/> | Skip = '''Stefano Spiller''' | Third = [[Amos Mosaner]] | Second = [[Sebastiano Arman]] | Lead = [[Cesare Spiller]] | Alternate = | Mixed doubles partner = | Member Association = {{ITA}} | World Championship appearances = 1 ({{WMCC|2026}}) | World Mixed Championship appearances = | European Championship appearances = | Olympic appearances = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's [[curling]] }} {{MedalCountry | {{ITA}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [[World Junior Curling Championships|World Junior Championships]] }} {{MedalGold | [[2025 World Junior Curling Championships|2025 Cortina d'Ampezzo]] | }} {{MedalSilver | [[2026 World Junior Curling Championships|2026 Tårnby]] | }} {{MedalCompetition | [[World Junior Curling Championships#Mixed doubles|World Junior Mixed Doubles Championships]] }} {{MedalGold | [[2025 World Junior Mixed Doubles Curling Championship|2025 Edmonton]] | }} {{MedalCountry | [[File:Flag of the Province of Sondrio.svg|22px]] [[Province of Sondrio]] }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Italian Men's Curling Championship]] }} {{MedalGold| 2026 Bruneck |}} {{MedalSilver| 2025 Cembra |}} {{MedalBronze| 2024 Trento<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=8378&view=Main#1|title=Retornaz Wins 2024 Italian National Curling Championship|website=CurlingZone|access-date=March 29, 2026}}</ref> |}} }}

'''Stefano Spiller''' (born 3 July, 2005)<ref name="FISG">{{Cite web|url=https://www.fisg.it/player/spiller-stefano/?t=615391|title=Stefano Spiller|website=FISG|access-date=March 29, 2026}}</ref> is an Italian [[curling|curler]] from [[Valdidentro]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sondriotoday.it/attualita/borse-studio-bim-2024-laureati-sportivi-cerimonia-consegna-nomi.html|title=Tesi di laurea e risultati sportivi: borse di studio per 23 giovani valtellinesi|publisher=Sondrio Today|access-date=29 March 2026|language=it}}</ref> He is a former World Junior Men's and Mixed Doubles Champion.

==Career== ===Youth=== Spiller competed at the [[2025 Winter World University Games]] as the alternate for the Italian team<ref name="twins"/> (skipped by [[Giacomo Colli]]). The team finished 5–4.

Spiller, and his team of brothers [[Stefano Gilli|Stefano]] and [[Andrea Gilli]], and lead [[Francesco Vigliani]] represented Italy at the [[2025 World Junior Curling Championships]], played at home in [[Cortina d'Ampezzo]], Italy. With Spiller skipping, the team finished the round robin with an 8–1 record, in first place. The team then beat South Korea's [[Kim Dae-hyun]] rink in the semifinals, before beating Norway's [[Lukas Høstmælingen]] in the final to claim the gold medal,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.oasport.it/2025/04/curling-litalia-vince-i-mondiali-juniores-sconfitta-la-norvegia-nel-test-event-di-cortina/|title=Curling, l’Italia vince i Mondiali juniores! Sconfitta la Norvegia nel test event di Cortina|publisher=OA sport|date=21 April 2025|access-date=29 March 2026|language=it}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://worldcurling.org/2025/04/wjcc-mens-finals/|title=Italy triumph in World Junior title rematch|publisher=World Curling|date=21 April 2025|access-date=29 March 2026}}</ref> the first World Junior men's title for Italy.

The following month, Spiller and partner [[Lucrezia Grande]] represented Italy at the [[2025 World Junior Mixed Doubles Curling Championship]], the first time the event had been held. The pair went undefeated in pool play, with a 6–0 record. They then beat the United States, South Korean and finally Denmark ([[Katrine Schmidt|Katrine]] and [[Jacob Schmidt]]) in the final, to win his second junior gold medal in as many months.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://worldcurling.org/2025/05/wjmdcc-2025-finals/|title=Italy win gold at inaugural Booster Juice World Junior Mixed Doubles|publisher=World Curling|date=12 May 2025|access-date=29 March 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.oasport.it/2025/05/curling-italia-oro-nei-mondiali-junior-nel-doppio-misto-stefano-spiller-e-lucrezia-grande-strepitosi/|title=Curling, Italia oro nei Mondiali junior nel doppio misto! Stefano Spiller e Lucrezia Grande strepitosi|publisher=OA sport|date=12 May 2025|access-date=29 March 2026|language=it}}</ref>

Spiller skipped the Italian team once again at the [[2026 World Junior Curling Championships]], this time with new lead [[Cesare Spiller]], Stefano's twin brother.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.altarezianews.it/index.php/2025/04/mondiali-junior-di-curling-anche-bormio-presente-con-i-due-azzurrini-cesare-e-stefano|title=Mondiali junior di curling: anche Bormio presente con i due azzurrini Cesare e Stefano Spiller|publisher=Alta Rezia News|date=9 April 2025|access-date=29 March 2026|language=it}}</ref> There, the team had a weaker round robin, finishing with a 6–3 record. The team then upset Scotland's [[Orrin Carson]] rink in the semifinal, before losing to the United States' [[Caden Hebert]] in the final.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.oasport.it/2026/03/curling-litalia-conquista-largento-ai-mondiali-juniores-gli-azzurri-perdono-lo-scettro-finale-amara/|title=Curling, l’Italia conquista l’argento ai Mondiali juniores. Gli azzurri perdono lo scettro, finale amara|publisher=OA sport|date=3 March 2026|access-date=29 March 2026|language=it}}</ref>

===Men's=== Spiller's junior rink also competed on the men's tour during the [[2025–26 curling season]], where they won the [[Danish Open (curling)|Danish Open]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=9163&teamid=1001340&profileid=35818&teamid=1001343&profileid=|title=Champion: Spiller Wins Danish Open|website=CurlingZone|access-date=March 29, 2026}}</ref> and the [[Sun City Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=9165&teamid=1003260&profileid=35379|title=Champion: Spiller Wins Sun City Cup|website=CurlingZone|access-date=March 29, 2026}}</ref><ref name="twins">{{Cite news|url=https://www.altarezianews.it/2026/01/i-gemelli-spiller-azzurri-di-curling|title=I GEMELLI SPILLER, AZZURRI DI CURLING|publisher=Altia Rezia News|date=30 January 2026|access-date=29 March 2026|language=it}}</ref>

Only a few weeks after winning the World Junior silver medal, Spiller was chosen to skip the Italian men's team at the [[2026 World Men's Curling Championship]], following the decision of longtime skip [[Joël Retornaz]] to miss the tournament.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/curling/article/takeaways-canadas-attack-mindset-effective-early-at-mens-worlds/|title=Takeaways: Canada’s attack mindset effective early at men’s worlds|publisher=Sportsnet|date=28 March 2026|access-date=29 March 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.oasport.it/2026/03/curling-litalia-guarda-al-futuro-retornaz-non-fara-i-mondiali-lo-skip-sara-una-grande-speranza/|title=Curling, i convocati dell’Italia per i Mondiali 2026. Assente Joel Retornaz, c’è una giovane speranza|publisher=OA sport|date=20 March 2026|access-date=29 March 2026|language=it}}</ref>

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