Rank | Event | Year | Location |
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World Championships |
10 | Pairs | 2013 | London, ON, CAN |
10 | Pairs | 2011 | Moscow, RUS |
11 | Pairs | 2012 | Nice, FRA |
11 | Pairs | 2010 | Torino, ITA |
European Championships |
3 | Pairs | 2013 | Zagreb, CRO |
4 | Pairs | 2014 | Budapest, HUN |
4 | Pairs | 2012 | Sheffield, GBR |
5 | Pairs | 2011 | Bern, SUI |
Best performance per season in Grand Prix events from 2010/2011 |
Season | Pairs |
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2013/2014 | 1 x 1st |
2012/2013 | 2 x 3rd |
2011/2012 | 1 x 3rd |
2010/2011 | 1 x 6th |
Rank | Event | Year | Location |
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Grand Prix performances in current season |
1 | Pairs | 2013/2014 | Skate Canada, CAN |
5 | Pairs | 2013/2014 | Skate America, USA |
ISU World Standings (as of 03 Feb 2014) |
3 | Pairs | | |
Additional Information
MusicMusic short program/short dance as of season 2013/2014
The Mask [soundtrack]
Music free skating/free dance as of season 2013/2014
Dracula by Philipp Glass (ISU, 13 Dec 2013)
ChoreographerPasquale Camerlengo, ITA; David Wilson, CAN (ISU, 13 Dec 2013)
Start of sporting careerHe began skating in 1994. (ISU, 16 Sep 2013)
Reason for taking up this sportHis father competed in the sport and encouraged him to take it up. (skatetoday.com, 22 May 2009)
TrainingAlong with skating partner Stefania Berton he trains 44 hours a week in the low season, dividing his time between Bloomfield Hills, MI, United States and Oberstdorf, Germany. During the high season they train 36 hours a week, dividing their time between Bloomfield Hills and Milan, Italy. (ISU, 13 Dec 2013)
HeroFigure skaters Ekaterina Gordeeva, Sergei Grinkov, Elena Berezhnaya, Anton Sikhuralidze, Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy. (ISU, 16 Sep 2013)
GeneralPARTNERSHIP
His regular skating partner is Stefania Berton. They teamed up in 2009. Previously he had skated with Veronika Havlickova and Laura Magitteri. (ISU, 16 Sep 2013)
NATIONAL FIRSTS
He and Berton became the first Italian pair to win a medal at an International Skating Union [ISU] championship when they won bronze at the 2013 European Championships in Zagreb, Croatia. In 2011 they became the first Italian pair to win a grand prix medal, winning a bronze. (ISU, 16 Sep 2013; goldenskate.com, 29 Apr 2012)
FROM CZECH REPUBLIC TO ITALY
Born in the Czech Republic, he relocated to Italy in 2006 to team up with Italian skater Laura Magitteri. (ISU, 22 May 2009)
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