Alexia Paganini

Alexia Paganini
Paganini in January 2018
Personal information
Country represented Switzerland
Former country(ies) represented United States
Born (2001-11-15) November 15, 2001
Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
Home town Harrison, United States
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Coach Igor Krokavec
Former coach Craig Maurizi, Gilberto Viadana, Michela Boschetto
Choreographer Nikolai Morozov
Skating club Winterthurer SC
Training locations Hackensack, New Jersey
Began skating 2003
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 161.62
2018 Europeans
Short program 57.86
2018 Worlds
Free skate 106.67
2018 Europeans

Alexia Paganini (born November 15, 2001) is an Swiss-American figure skater. Representing Switzerland, she is the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalist and 2017 Slovenia Open champion. She placed 21st at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Personal life

Alexia Paganini was born on November 15, 2001, in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States.[1] The second of three children, she has two brothers – Kevin and Mario.[2] She holds Swiss and U.S. citizenship.[3] Her father, Celso Paganini, is from Brusio, Switzerland.[4][5] Her mother, originally from the Netherlands,[2] lived for ten years in St. Moritz, Switzerland.[6]

Career

Early career

Paganini began learning to skate in 2003.[2] She skated at Westchester Skating Academy for a few years under her former coach, Gilberto Viadana. She represented the United States at two international events. In April 2016, she won the junior gold medal at the Gardena Spring Trophy in Italy. In August 2016, she finished sixth at an ISU Junior Grand Prix event in France.

In January 2017, Paganini placed fifth on the junior level at the U.S. Championships. Later that year, she became interested in competing for Switzerland after a suggestion by her coach, Igor Krokavec.[7] Swiss Ice Skating became aware of her interest in April 2017 and soon contacted her.[3]

2017–2018 season: PyeongChang Olympics

Paganini made her senior international debut and her first appearance for Switzerland at the Slovenia Open in August 2017; she outscored Australia's Kailani Craine by 2.31 points to win the gold medal. In late September, she competed at the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, the final qualifying opportunity for the 2018 Winter Olympics. Ranked sixth in the short program and third in the free skate, she obtained the bronze medal (by a margin of 0.13 over Germany's Nathalie Weinzierl) in addition to a spot for Switzerland at the Olympics. In December, the Swiss Olympic Association confirmed that Paganini would represent Switzerland at the Olympics.[8]

In January, Paganini finished 7th at the 2018 European Championships in Moscow, Russia. The following month, she competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea.[9] Ranked 19th in the short program, she advanced to the final segment and would finish 21st overall. She also qualified to the free skate at the 2018 World Championships, finishing 20th at the March event in Milan, Italy.

2018–2019 season: Grand Prix debut

Paganini will make her Grand Prix debut at the 2018 Rostelecom Cup.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2017–2018
[10]
2016–2017
[1][11]
2015–2016
[1]

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

For Switzerland

International[12]
Event 17–18 18–19
Olympics21st
Worlds20th
Europeans7th
GP Rostelecom CupTBD
CS Autumn Classic8th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy3rd
Slovenia Open1st
National
Swiss Champ.1st

For the United States

International[12]
Event 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17
JGP France6th
Gardena Spring Trophy1st J
National[1]
U.S. Champs.2nd I8th N2nd N5th J
Eastern Sectionals1st I1st N1st N1st J
North Atlantic Regionals14th V1st I2nd N2nd N
Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice; J = Junior

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Alexia Paganini". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on July 1, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Alexia PAGANINI: 2018/2019". International Skating Union.
  3. 1 2 "Alexia Paganini gagne son billet pour PyeongChang" [Alexia Paganini wins ticket to PyeongChang]. Swiss Telegraphic Agency (in French). Le Matin (Switzerland). September 30, 2017. Archived from the original on November 5, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Alexia Paganini si qualifica per le Olimpiadi invernali del 2018" [Alexia Paganini qualifies for the 2018 Winter Olympics]. Il Bernina (in Italian). October 4, 2017. Archived from the original on November 5, 2017.
  5. ↑ Meier, Sarah (22 February 2018). "Alexia Paganini - die neue Hoffnungsträgerin auf dem Eis". Schweizer Illustrierte (in German). Archived from the original on June 16, 2018.
  6. ↑ Gisi, Emanuel (February 20, 2018). "Alexia Paganini tanzt für die Schweiz". blick.ch (in German). Archived from the original on June 16, 2018.
  7. ↑ Kolb, Albert René (August 18, 2017). "Schweizer Hoffnung aus den USA" [Swiss hope from the United States]. Der Landbote (in German). Archived from the original on November 5, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Eiskunstläuferin Alexia Paganini vertritt die Schweiz in PyeongChang" [Figure skater Alexia Paganini to represent Switzerland in PyeongChang] (in German). Swiss Olympic Association. December 22, 2017. Archived from the original on December 23, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Athlete Profile - Alexia PAGANINI". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on April 20, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Alexia PAGANINI: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018.
  11. ↑ Lewis, Amber (January 14, 2017). "Paganini balances elegance with technical prowess in podium push". icemusings.com.
  12. 1 2 "Competition Results: Alexia PAGANINI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 26, 2018.
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