Italian figure skating news & updates

[annie_mg]

Hi guys, any idea if Kostner's 2018 worlds SP performance is anywhere to be found online? If I'm not mistaken, she nailed that programme in Milan, but I only seem to find fan cam videos on youtube. Thanks!

 

[Sylvia]

Results from 2019 Europeans:
Matteo Rizzo - BRONZE
Daniel Grassl - 6th
Lucrezia Gennaro - 19th
Lara Naki Gutmann - 29th
Dance:
Charlene Guignard & Marco Fabbri - BRONZE
Jasmine Tessari & Francesco Fioretti - 14th
Carolina Moscheni & Andrea Fabbri - 21st
Pairs:
Nicole Della Monica & Matteo Guarise - 4th
Rebecca Ghilardi & Filippo Ambrosini - 9th

Results from 2019 Junior Worlds:
Daniel Grassl - BRONZE
Gabriele Frangipani - 23rd
Lucrezia Beccari - 16th
Dance: Francesca Righi & Aleksei Dubrovin - 13th
Pair: Vivienne Contarino & Marco Pauletti (new this season) - 13th

Results from 2019 Worlds:
Matteo Rizzo - 7th (earned 2 spots for next year)
Marina Piredda - 27th
Roberta Rodeghiero - 31st
Dance:
Charlene Guignard & Marco Fabbri - 8th
Jasmine Tessari & Francesco Fioretti - 24th
Pairs:
Nicole Della Monica & Matteo Guarise - 8th
Rebecca Ghilardi & Filippo Ambrosini - 19th

Team Italy for World Team Trophy (April 10-14, 2019):
Team Captain: Marco FABBRI

Daniel GRASSL
Matteo RIZZO
Marina PIREDDA
Roberta RODEGHIERO
Nicole DELLA MONICA / Matteo GUARISE
Charlene GUIGNARD / Marco FABBRI

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

^^^ Roberta withdrew from the Free last week in Italy.. Is she still going back to Japan???

 

[Sylvia]

Rodeghiero withdrew/didn't compete at all at Egna Spring Trophy this past weekend. Marina Piredda won the bronze in Senior Ladies.

 

[levineismine]

New interview with Daniel Grassl from Absolute Skating. Notably, he doesn't know yet whether he'll do jr or sr GPs, but he says he'd like to win jr Worlds. So it sounds like he may compete both jr and sr again.
Link

 

[Marco]

Just realized Italy qualified 3 men for Euros 2020 (and of course 2 men for Worlds 2020)! Well done!

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Just realized Italy qualified 3 men for Euros 2020 (and of course 2 men for Worlds 2020)! Well done!

e medaglia di bronzo in Giappone questa settimana!

 

[Sk8swan]

Few lovely Italian (and a Canadian) girls..
http://sd.uploads.ru/xJwV2.jpg
http://s7.uploads.ru/gfi1b.jpg

Nice ones!

 

[Sk8swan]

Hi guys, any idea if Kostner's 2018 worlds SP performance is anywhere to be found online? If I'm not mistaken, she nailed that programme in Milan, but I only seem to find fan cam videos on youtube. Thanks!

https://www.bilibili.com/video/av27...EwCHoECAEQEw&usg=AOvVaw1IdITBJQ6A688NhOZXryJh
See if this works for you!

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

https://www.bilibili.com/video/av27...EwCHoECAEQEw&usg=AOvVaw1IdITBJQ6A688NhOZXryJh
See if this works for you!

10s across the board!!!

Thank you!!!!!

 

[annie_mg]

https://www.bilibili.com/video/av27...EwCHoECAEQEw&usg=AOvVaw1IdITBJQ6A688NhOZXryJh
See if this works for you!

Thank you so much! This is truly a masterpiece...her best ever performance IMO.

 

[Sk8swan]

New interview with DM&G (Italian only).
https://www.oasport.it/2019/04/patt...f1YzDsV9u6G6tZZ6eMQCfvbm2K8Rtn4ZxKUZl6jeqKem8

They basically talk about the season which was overall a good one for them. Then they talk about Worlds, he saying it was a difficult competition. He got in with an ankle injury and then in the crash with Vanessa he cracked his rib. All this influenced the competition where the lost several points because of technical mistakes from him specially. It was difficult to get back to train for WTT as the rib is still bothering him but they did their best and train as if it was for another World championships
Then they are asked about the judging system and they say it favors clean programs.
If any of you is interested, I might translate more.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

It was difficult to get back to train for WTT as the rib is still bothering him

I can offer him some sponge baths!!!!! Just tell me where!!!!!!

 

[Sk8swan]

I can offer him some sponge baths!!!!! Just tell me where!!!!!!

I think many would offer... Just go to Fukuoka, you might stand a chance!

 

[Sylvia]

@Tinami Amori originally posted this link in the Russian news thread:

Daniel Grassl gave an interview last week, in the Russian "sports-express".
He is training for a week at Alexei Mishin's camp, and planning to train with Tutberidze in August (they talked about it during Europeans), but have not set it up yet. Also talks about 4A and quint-jumps..
(google-translates well)
https://www.sport-express.ru/figure...ogo-figurnogo-kataniya-iz-shveycarii-1548305/

Mishin's camp in Courchevel, France runs from June 4-16, 2019.

 

[Sylvia]

The new senior ice dance team of KATRINE ROY & CLAUDIO PIETRANTONIO are training at LMK International Skating School in St-Hubert, Quebec, Canada with coaches Julien Lalonde, Mylène Girard, and Lynn McKay and they reveal at the end of their GETTING TO KNOW Q&A (published May 24, 2019) that they will represent Italy this season: https://www.ice-dance.com/site/getting-to-know-roy-pietrantonio/

 

[barbarafan]

The new senior ice dance team of KATRINE ROY & CLAUDIO PIETRANTONIO are training at LMK International Skating School in St-Hubert, Quebec, Canada with coaches Julien Lalonde, Mylène Girard, and Lynn McKay and they reveal at the end of their GETTING TO KNOW Q&A (published May 24, 2019) that they will represent Italy this season: https://www.ice-dance.com/site/getting-to-know-roy-pietrantonio/

So glad Claudio found a partner. I love his skating.

 

[Sylvia]

Italy’s Rizzo to train with Orser in the summer by Tatjana Flade (June 11, 2019): https://www.goldenskate.com/2019/06/matteo-rizzo/
Excerpts:

The 2018 World Junior bronze medalist, who has been landing the quad toe in competition this season, has been working on different kinds of quads—except for the Salchow—his least favorite jump. As training progresses, he will determine what other quad, if any, he can add to his repertoire.
“During the summer anything can happen,” Rizzo pointed out.”I will always continue to work on these new jumps. For me, it is quite easy to rotate all three — Lutz, flip and loop — so it depends what will happen this summer. I’ll for sure work hard to get one of these.”

Rizzo has chosen to skate to a Flamenco-style free skate for next season, using “Galicia Flamenca” by Gino D’Auri. He plans to work with Massimo Scali, a former ice dancer, on the choreography. He also wants to change the short program and is still deciding on selections.
For training, ... this summer, based on a decision with his team and the federation, he will likely go to Toronto to work with Brian Orser.
“I think that the new experience in Canada will bring me a lot of energy and motivation for the upcoming season that, in my case, will start with the Challenger series at Lombardia Trophy,” said Rizzo. However, the athlete estimates that he will spend 70 percent of the summer training at his home rink in Bergamo.

Matteo at the Sesto San Giovanni rink with Massimo Scali: https://www.instagram.com/p/Byazch5IH1e/

 

[Sylvia]

Andrea Fabbri (younger brother of Marco) has announced his retirement from skating due to personal reasons, as posted on Carolina Moscheni's IG today: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bypjxa8o462/
Their ISU bio: http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00103089.htm

 

[Dobre]

It's a shame they did not get to go to Worlds last season as Italy had the three spots and didn't use the third. Best wishes to him & Carolina.

 

[Tinami Amori]

Carolina Kostner: advert fotos and other

https://scontent-sjc3-1.cdninstagram.com/vp/c7e09bb80752fe0813d55d4634e3e02c/5D8A646E/t51.2885-15/e35/s1080x1080/61659481_132082687989052_5649734417956355353_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-sjc3-1.cdninstagram.com#.jpg

https://pp.userapi.com/c856124/v856124221/721d3/2ZUXql8egOA.jpg

http://s8.uploads.ru/rTwMP.jpg

 

[Sylvia]

Valentina Marchei finished her contract with Holiday on Ice this past April, and earlier this month she participated in the International Olympic Academy's 59th International Session for Young Participants for 2 weeks in Greece ("... And just when I thought that this would be the most challenging year of my career, it has turned out to be one of the best. You just have to keep swimming..."): https://www.instagram.com/p/By3RglRCBpH/

 

[Sylvia]

Big ice show in Rome earlier tonight: https://www.palaghiaccioroma.it/Gran-Gala-2019-1.htm

ETA 3 group photos incl. Hotarek, Lanotte, Cappellini, Guignard, Fabbri, Rizzo (skated his Queen medley), Kostner: https://www.instagram.com/p/By4ir3Yod9e/

 

[Tinami Amori]

Miss Suzuki Italia

https://i3.imageban.ru/out/2019/06/19/f266fa82db9e0ad48a67ebce35afc3b3.jpg

http://sd.uploads.ru/yEexG.jpg

 

[Sylvia]

Team Italy's 2019 Grand Prix assignments as announced yesterday:

Matteo Rizzo: Skate Canada (#2) & Cup of China (#4)
Charlene Guignard/Marco Fabbri: France (#3) & NHK Trophy (#6)
Nicole Della Monica/Matteo Guarise: Cup of China (#4) & NHK Trophy (#6)
Rebecca Ghilardi/Filippo Ambrosini: GP debut at Rostelecom Cup (#5)

Daniel Grassl is returning to the JGP:

Grassl said in a recent interview he's doing the last Jr GP season as he hopes to make the final in Italy and one of the events is at his home rink [#7 in Egna]. He'll compete seniors at Europeans
Interview in russian

There is an ISU "Art of Components" Seminar underway at IceLab in Bergamo with Misha Ge (info here: https://www.instagram.com/p/By6iS_lpmEO/ ), Cappellini/Lanotte and others; here are 2 clips of Valentina Marchei/Ondrej Hotarek together again & demonstrating on ice: https://www.instagram.com/p/By-lpfrHhMR/

 

[Sylvia]

Matteo Rizzo is in Toronto training at the Cricket Club ("Second week done"): https://www.instagram.com/p/B0_YiQvntsa/
First week's group photo: https://www.instagram.com/p/B0tjRQkhj7l/
He also got his new SP ("Start a Fire" performed by John Legend's character in La La Land) from Shae-Lynn Bourne in South Carolina last month: https://www.instagram.com/p/B0Y5YNJoxsx/

Ghiaccio Spettacolo - Summer Tour 2019
Cast: https://www.instagram.com/p/BznwHdVIHeV/
Carolina Kostner
Guignard/Fabbri
Tessari/Fioretti
Michal Brezina
Boikova/Kozlovskii

Dates/Cities:
August 13 in Pontebba
Aug. 14 in Corvara
Aug. 15 in Asiago
Aug. 17 in Bormio
Aug. 18 in Cortina d'Ampezzo

Italy's JGP assignments so far (with his Junior Worlds bronze Grassl qualified 2 men for each event but looks like ITA is not using all of their spots):

Courchevel (no men being sent):
Lara Naki GUTMANN (subs: Lucrezia GENNARO, Elisabetta LECCARDI)
Carolina PORTESI PERONI / Michael CHRASTECKY (subs: Nicole CALDERARI / Marco CILLI, Sara CAMPANINI / Francesco RIVA, Francesca RIGHI / Aleksei DUBROVIN, Giulia TUBA / Andrea TUBA)

Lake Placid (no men or pair team being sent):
Lucrezia GENNARO (subs: Lara Naki GUTMANN, Elisabetta LECCARDI, Ginevra NEGRELLO)
Sara CAMPANINI / Francesco RIVA (subs: Nicole CALDERARI / Marco CILLI, Francesca RIGHI / Aleksei DUBROVIN, Giulia TUBA / Andrea TUBA)

Riga (no ladies or dance team slot here; only 1 man assigned):
Nikolaj MEMOLA (subs: Filippo CLERIC, Daniel GRASSL)

 

[Sylvia]

Ghiaccio Spettacolo - Summer Tour 2019
Cast: https://www.instagram.com/p/BznwHdVIHeV/
Carolina Kostner
Guignard/Fabbri
Tessari/Fioretti
Michal Brezina
Boikova/Kozlovskii

Dates/Cities:
August 13 in Pontebba
Aug. 14 in Corvara
Aug. 15 in Asiago
Aug. 17 in Bormio
Aug. 18 in Cortina d'Ampezzo

Carolina debuted her exhibition program to "Solo per te" by Negromaro (clip of the ending): https://www.instagram.com/p/B1JNWiCB_1o/

Group photo of the cast in Pontebba: https://www.instagram.com/p/B1Jfv8fop_J/

Photos, IG stories, etc.: https://www.instagram.com/ghiacciospettacolo/

ETA listed for JGP #4 in Chelyabinsk, Russia:
Man: Gabriele FRANGIPANI (subs: Filippo CLERICI, Emanuele INDELICATO, Nikolaj MEMOLA, Matteo NALBONE)
Lady: Ginevra NEGRELLO (subs: Lara Naki GUTMANN, Elisabetta LECCARDI)
Dance: Giulia TUBA / Andrea TUBA (Subs: Nicole CALDERARI / Marco CILLI, Carolina PORTESI PERONI / Michael CHRASTECKY, Francesca RIGHI / Aleksei DUBROVIN)

Courchevel (no men being sent):
Lara Naki GUTMANN (subs: Lucrezia GENNARO, Elisabetta LECCARDI)
Carolina PORTESI PERONI / Michael CHRASTECKY (subs: Nicole CALDERARI / Marco CILLI, Sara CAMPANINI / Francesco RIVA, Francesca RIGHI / Aleksei DUBROVIN, Giulia TUBA / Andrea TUBA)

Lake Placid (no men or pair team being sent):
Lucrezia GENNARO (subs: Lara Naki GUTMANN, Elisabetta LECCARDI, Ginevra NEGRELLO)
Sara CAMPANINI / Francesco RIVA (subs: Nicole CALDERARI / Marco CILLI, Francesca RIGHI / Aleksei DUBROVIN, Giulia TUBA / Andrea TUBA)

Riga (no ladies or dance team slot here; only 1 man assigned):
Nikolaj MEMOLA (subs: Filippo CLERIC, Daniel GRASSL)

 

[AxelAnnie]

I just love her skating. Her limbs are beautifully extended and never stiff. I could watch her glide for ever.

 

[Sylvia]

For @Wyliefan who asked about her in the JGP thread... Lucrezia Beccari recently spent 2 weeks training in Moscow (CSKA club/rink): https://www.instagram.com/p/B0-m34YJ2PG/

ETA from the Programs/Choreographers thread:

Della Monica/Guarise

FS: "Pilgrims on a Long Journey" by Coeur de pirate (from Child of Light album) + "Saturn" by Sleeping at Last

Choreo: Massimo Scali

https://twitter.com/dm_nicole89/status/1137340519238033408

Clip from the beginning of the program, shared by Nicole Della Monica today: https://www.instagram.com/p/B1MMMaYIscI/
Good to see she has recovered from her injury (should brace was removed at the end of July).

 

[Wyliefan]

New interview with Matteo Rizzo: https://europeonice.com/2019/09/11/matteo-rizzo-aiming-high/amp/?__twitter_impression=true