Micol Cristini

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Micol Cristini
Born (1997-06-03) 3 June 1997 (age 26)
Bergamo, Italy
HometownUrgnano
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Figure skating career
CountryItaly
CoachFranca Bianconi, Rosanna Murante
Skating clubIcelab
Began skating2006

Micol Cristini (born 3 June 1997) was an Italian figure skater. She has won senior international medals, including gold at the 2017 Denkova-Staviski Cup.

Career[edit]

Early career[edit]

Micol began learning to skate in 2006.[2] She trained at the Olympic Dream Ice School in Zanica, Province of Bergamo.[3]

She debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in September 2011, placing 11th in Romania. In January 2012, she competed at the Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Ranked 9th in the short program and 12th in the free skate, she finished 11th overall.

2013–2014 season[edit]

Making her senior international debut, Micol placed fourth at the Golden Spin of Zagreb in December 2013. She placed sixth at the Italian Championships. She trained under Silvia Martina in Zanica.[4]

2014–2015 season[edit]

Cristini decided to be coached by Franca Bianconi and Rosanna Murante in Sesto San Giovanni.[5] In December 2014, she won her first senior international medal, bronze, at the Denkova-Staviski Cup in Bulgaria. Later in the same month, she stepped onto her first senior national podium, taking bronze at the Italian Championships.

In January 2015, Cristini represented Italy at the 2015 European Championships in Stockholm, Sweden. Ranked 34th in the short program, she did not advance to the free skate.

2015–2016 season[edit]

Cristini won the silver medal at the Gardena Spring Trophy in April 2016. She did not compete at the Italian Championships.

2016–2017 season[edit]

Cristini placed fourth at the Italian Championships. She won a bronze medal at the Sofia Trophy in February 2017 and silver the following month at the Cup of Tyrol.

2017–2018 season[edit]

Cristini received the gold medal at the Denkova-Staviski Cup, held in November in Bulgaria, and bronze at the Italian Championships in December. She qualified to the final segment at the 2018 European Championships, held in January in Moscow, Russia. Ranked 19th in the short program and 11th in the free skate, she finished as the second-best of Italy's three ladies' competitors, 15th overall.

Programs[edit]

Season Short program Free skating
2017–2018
[2]
  • Torn
    by Nathan Lanier
2016–2017
[6]
2014–2015
[5]
2013–2014
[4]
  • Tabarly
2011–2012
[7]
  • Punch Drunk
    by Sade

Competitive highlights[edit]

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[8]
Event 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
Europeans 34th 15th
CS Finlandia WD
CS Lombardia 10th 13th 8th
CS Ondrej Nepela 14th
CS Warsaw Cup 6th
Challenge Cup 8th
Cup of Nice 12th 8th
Cup of Tyrol 2nd
Denkova-Staviski 3rd 1st 9th
Gardena Trophy 2nd
Golden Bear 6th
Golden Spin 4th
Jégvirág Cup 3rd
Merano Cup 5th
Santa Claus Cup 3rd
Seibt Memorial 7th
Sofia Trophy 3rd
Sportland Trophy 12th
EduSport Trophy WD
International: Junior[8]
Youth Olympics 11th
JGP France 14th
JGP Italy 23rd
JGP Romania 11th
JGP Slovakia 11th
JGP Slovenia 11th
Challenge Cup 5th
Cup of Nice 5th
Denkova-Staviski 3rd
Dragon Trophy 6th
Lombardia Trophy 3rd
Merano Cup 5th
Mont Blanc 10th
NRW Trophy 4th
International: Novice[8]
Gardena 3rd 3rd
National[8]
Italian Champ. 1st J 5th 6th 6th 3rd 4th 4th
Levels: N = Advanced novice; J = Junior

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ISU World Standings for Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance - Ladies". International Skating Union.
  2. ^ a b "Micol CRISTINI: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Kostner squalificata, posto libero. Micol Cristini pattina fino agli Europei" [Kostner disqualified, leaving a vacant spot. Micol Cristini skates toward Europeans]. L'Eco di Bergamo (in Italian). 28 January 2015. Archived from the original on 31 January 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Micol CRISTINI: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Micol CRISTINI: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Micol CRISTINI: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Micol CRISTINI: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 January 2012.
  8. ^ a b c d "Competition Results: Micol CRISTINI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018.

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