Career
In September 2010, he was elected President of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (FIBT), ending the 16-year presidency of Canada"s Robert H. Storey. Ferriani was on the bobsleigh team from 1984 to 1990. He competed for Italy at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, finishing 19th in the two-man event.
From 1990 to 1994, he served as coach for the Italian bobsleigh team
Then he served as coach of the French national team from 1994 to 1999. Following the 1999 world championships, Ferriani became coach of Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton, serving in that position until 2002.
While in Canada, the team had their best finish of fifth in the two-man event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. After the 2002 Games, Ferriani returned to Italy where he served as technical director for bobsleigh in the Italian Winter Sports Federation (FISI) from 2002 to 2009.
During the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, he served as TOROC competition manager for the bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton events.
In 2009, he announced his candidacy for FIBT President, a position to which he was elected during their annual meeting in Lake Placid, New York, United States.