2023-2024 Italian Figure Skating

[GoneWithTheWind]

GP assignments have been released, so it's time for a new thread for all our favourite Italian skaters!

	Skate America	Skate Canada	Grand Prix de France	Cup of China	Grand Prix of Espoo	NHK Trophy	Grand Prix Final
Women		Lara Naki Gutmann
Men		Matteo Rizzo	Daniel Grassl Nikolaj Memola	Gabriele Frangipani	Matteo Rizzo Nikolaj Memola	Daniel Grassl Gabriele Frangipani
Pairs	Irma Caldara/ Riccardo Maglio	Lucrezia Beccari / Matteo Guarise	Sara Conti/ Niccolo Macii Anna Valesi / Manuel Piazza	Rebecca Ghilardi/ Filippo Ambrosini	Sara Conti/ Niccolo Macii	Rebecca Ghilardi/Filippo Ambrosini
Ice Dance			Charlene Guignard/Marco Fabbri			Charlene Guignard/Marco Fabbri

Italian skaters who are top-10 on the alternates list: Lara Naki Gutmann (SkCan), Beccari/Guarise (SkCan), Caldara/Maglio (SkAm), Valesi/Piazza (GPdF)

Highlights of Last Season:

Worlds: Guignard/Fabbri won silver, Conti/Macii won bronze
Europeans: Guignard/Fabbri and Conti/Macii became European champions, Matteo Rizzo and Ghilardi/Ambrosini won silver in their respective disciplines
GPF: Guignard/Fabbri and Conti/Macii won bronze in their respective disciplines. Ghilardi/Ambrosini placed 5th in pairs and Daniel Grassl placed 6th in men
JGPF: Nikolaj Memola won gold in junior men.
GP Series: Italian skaters won 4 gold, 1 silver and 4 bronze medals
Challenger Series: Italian skaters won 5 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze medals

Current National Champions:
Sr. Women: Lara Naki Gutmann - Jr. Women: Amanda Ghezzo
Sr. Men: Matteo Rizzo - Jr. Men: Matteo Nalbone
Sr. Pairs: Sara Conti / Niccolo Macii - Jr. Pairs: Irina Napolitano / Edoardo Comi
Sr. Ice Dance: Charlene Guignard / Marco Fabbri - Jr. Ice Dance: Noemi Tali / Stefano Frasca

Previous Italian figure skating thread: https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/threads/2022-2023-italian-figure-skating.92708/

 

[Bluediamonds09]

Is Alessia Tornaghi still competing?

 

[yesterday]

Maybe that's late, but the YGA (all but dance) move seems finished and confirmed

 

[Andrea82]

Maybe that's late, but the YGA (all but dance) move seems finished and confirmed

Also Alisa Mikonsaari and Angelina Turenko have moved to IceLab. Some former YGA athletes followed them there

AM. on Instagram: "Thank you Young Goose Academy for 3 memorable seasons ! Hard work will continue from here in Ice Lab ⛸️"

319 likes, 3 comments - AM. (@alisamikonsaari) on Instagram: "Thank you Young Goose Academy for 3 memorable seasons ! Hard work will continue from here in Ice ..."

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[snowflake]

Congrats Italy on having four great, interesting and entertaining men! How did that happen? I guess figure skating isn’t the most popular sport among boys in Italy. Seems like all four started training in South Tyrol even if that is not where all of them were born?

I don’t remember other Italian guys who had success except for Righini. Why now four stars? Are Matteo, Gabriele, Nikolaj and Daniel somehow appreciated in their country?

I hope Lara Naki Gutmann keeps her Hitchcock free skate. There is room for her to interpret it much better.

 

[ladyjane]

I also liked Samuel Contesti a lot (though he originally came from France). Didn't he get a medal at Euros once?

Here's my favourite programme from him:

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

I also liked Samuel Contesti a lot (though he originally came from France). Didn't he get a medal at Euros once?

Silver in 2009, behind Brian Joubert and in front of Kevin van der Perren.

I got a surprise there when checking. Given his surname, I always assumed that Samuel Contesti's Dad was Italian, and that young Sammy came along when Dad was playing for a French football team. The same kinda situation as tennis player Caroline Wozniacki (born in Denmark when her Polish Dad was playing for a Danish football team).

But, everything I can find says that Yves Contesti was French as well. So, the Italian ancestry must be further back than I thought. Well, on his Dad's side anyway. I don't know anything about his Mum's side of the family.

Hey, @elektra blue - Daddy Contesti had a great porntache back in the day:

CaroLiza_fan

 

[elektra blue]

Congrats Italy on having four great, interesting and entertaining men! How did that happen? I guess figure skating isn’t the most popular sport among boys in Italy. Seems like all four started training in South Tyrol even if that is not where all of them were born?

I don’t remember other Italian guys who had success except for Righini. Why now four stars? Are Matteo, Gabriele, Nikolaj and Daniel somehow appreciated in their country?

I hope Lara Naki Gutmann keeps her Hitchcock free skate. There is room for her to interpret it much better.

and don't forget Gabriele Frangipani, he's a cactus of course, but what a cactus!

 

[yesterday]

and don't forget Gabriele Frangipani, he's a cactus of course, but what a cactus!

Which Gabriele is the one in the post you cited, then?

 

[elektra blue]

Which Gabriele is the one in the post you cited, then?

hot weather makes even more stupid than normal, clearly

 

[CrazyKittenLady]

It's ok to mention Gabriele twice, he deserves it. (Plus, he has a nose for two.)

 

[ladyjane]

Samuel Contesti married an Italian, that's the link I think.

 

[CrazyKittenLady]

Quad lutz from Nik

 

[elektra blue]

Quad lutz from Nik

not very high but it looks good

 

[yesterday]

Anyone still searching for a SP?

 

[Sai Bon]

Anyone still searching for a SP?

I want this for my new Zumba warmup

 

[yesterday]

I want this for my new Zumba warmup

Go for it

 

[Andrea82]

Junior GP assignments

Bangkok
Men: Raffaele Zich originally assigned. He has withdrawn this week and no subs were entered
Women: Amanda Ghezzo
Ice Dance: Giulia Paolino/Andrea Tuba

Linz:
Men: they had 2 spots. Nobody entered!
Women: no spot
Pairs: Polina Polman/Gabriel Renoldi
Ice Dance: no spot

Istanbul:
Men: 2 spots available. Already gave one away when entries by number were confirmed. Then they haven't entered anyone when entries by name were done last week
Women: Elena Agostinelli. No subs. I find it quite bizarre given Italy don't have many spots in Women (4 overall) and so if something happens (I don't want to jinx it), they don't have much room to maneuver.
Pairs: no spot
Ice Dance: Giulia Paolino/Andrea Tuba. Interestingly they got the 2nd spot before anybody else debuting.

 

[4everchan]

I am here to cheer for Gabriele indeed, Italy, in just a short time, has become a powerhouse in men's skating... and it's probably been their weakest discipline in recent years. Compare that to Canada... reversed roles. So, since I only have a couple men to cheer from in Canada, I come here to borrow Gabriele (and Matteo)

 

[elektra blue]

I am here to cheer for Gabriele indeed, Italy, in just a short time, has become a powerhouse in men's skating... and it's probably been their weakest discipline in recent years. Compare that to Canada... reversed roles. So, since I only have a couple men to cheer from in Canada, I come here to borrow Gabriele (and Matteo)

i don't know if i can let you borrow Matteo...knowing your eating habits...