Franca Bianconi

Franca Anna Bianconi Manni (born 3 March 1962) is an Italian figure skating coach and former competitor. She competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics.

Personal life
Bianconi was born on 3 March 1962 in Milan, Italy. She is the mother of Italian ice dancer Victoria Manni.

Career
Bianconi began skating at age six in Milan. During her career, she was coached mainly by Franca Invernizzi in Milan and also spent time in Colorado training under Carlo Fassi and in Lake Placid under Tommy Litz.

Bianconi debuted at the European and World Championships in 1977. She was selected to represent Italy at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, and finished 19th. She retired from competition in 1981 and became a coach.

Following her competitive career, Bianconi become a figure skating coach and is based at S.S.D. S.r.l. Icelab in Bergamo.

Her current students include:
 * Matteo Rizzo (since he was six years old)
 * Rebecca Ghilardi / Filippo Ambrosini (the 2023 European silver medalists)
 * Annika Hocke / Robert Kunkel (the 2023 European bronze medalists)

Her former students include:
 * Paola Tosi
 * Antonio Moffa
 * Valentina Marchei (as a singles skater)
 * Roberta Rodeghiero
 * Stefania Berton / Ondřej Hotárek (the 2013 European bronze medalists)
 * Valentina Marchei / Ondřej Hotárek
 * Kristen Spours
 * Victoria Manni