Daniel Grassl

Daniel Grassl
Personal information
Country represented Italy
Born (2002-04-04) 4 April 2002
Merano, Italy
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Coach Lorenzo Magri
Former coach Ludmila Mladenova
Choreographer Benoît Richaud
Skating club Young Goose Academy
Training locations Egna, Italy
Began skating 2009
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 207.12
2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
Short program 71.86
2018 JGP Slovakia
Free skate 138.87
2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb

Daniel Grassl (born 4 April 2002) is an Italian figure skater. He has won five senior international medals (three gold), bronze at the 2018 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Slovakia, and two Italian national junior titles.

Career

Early years

Grassl began learning to skate in 2009.[1] His first coach was Ludmila Mladenova in Merano.[2] He competed internationally in the advanced novice ranks from the 2012–2013 season through 2014–2015.

Making his junior international debut, Grassl won the bronze medal at the Lombardia Trophy in September 2015.[3] He won his first Italian national junior title in December of the same year.

2016–2017 season

During the season, Grassl trained in Egna, Italy, coached by Lorenzo Magri.[4] In August 2016, he competed at his first ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) assignment, in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains. After finishing 7th in France, he had the same result at his next JGP event, in Yokohama, Japan. In December, he repeated as Italy's national junior champion.

In February 2017, Grassl won silver at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Erzurum, Turkey.

2017–2018 season

Coached by Magri,[5] Grassl began his season on the JGP series, placing 6th in Brisbane, Australia, and then 7th in Egna, Italy. His senior international debut came in late October 2017, at the Golden Bear of Zagreb in Croatia; ranked first in both segments, Grassl outscored British champion Graham Newberry by 13.33 points for the gold medal. During his time in Croatia, he was the youngest skater ever to land a quad lutz. In November, he stepped onto two more senior international podiums, taking gold at the Ice Challenge in Austria (27.33 points ahead of silver medalist Javier Raya from Spain) and then bronze at the Merano Cup in Italy (where he finished behind Newberry and Raya).

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2017–2018
[1]
2016–2017
[4]
  • Smile
    by Charlie Chaplin
    performed by Nat King Cole
  • City Lights
    by Charlie Chaplin

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[6][3]
Event 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
CS Ondrej Nepela WD
CS Golden Spin10th
Int. Challenge Cup2nd
Golden Bear1st
Ice Challenge1st
Merano Cup3rd
Egna Spring Trophy1st
International: Junior [6][3]
JGP Austria5th
JGP Slovakia3rd
JGP Australia6th
JGP France7th
JGP Italy7th
JGP Japan7th
Cup of Tyrol2nd
EYOF2nd
Egna Spring Trophy1st1st
Golden Bear1st1st
Ice Challenge2nd
Lombardia Trophy3rd
Merano Cup1st2nd
MNNT Cup1st1st
Santa Claus Cup1st1st
Hellmut Seibt Memorial3rd
International: Novice[6][3]
Golden Bear1st
Lombardia Trophy3rd
MNNT Cup1st
Hellmut Seibt Memorial1st
Crystal Skate1st
Rooster Cup1st
Egna Spring Trophy1st
Bavarian Open10th
Denkova-Staviski Cup1st
Heiko Fischer3rd2nd
Avas Cup2nd
Dragon Trophy7th
Mladost Trophy5th
National[6][3]
Italian Champ.1st N4th J1st J1st J
Levels: N = Advanced novice; J = Junior
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

References

  1. 1 2 "Daniel GRASSL: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 November 2017.
  2. ↑ Chinappi, Giulio (1 January 2016). "ESCLUSIVA Pattinaggio artistico: intervista al giovane talento Daniel Grassl" [Exclusive, figure skating: interview with young talent Daniel Grassl]. oasport.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 20 November 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Daniel GRASSL". rinkresults.com.
  4. 1 2 "Daniel GRASSL: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Il 15enne meranese Daniel Grassl tra le stelle di domani" [15-year-old Daniel Grassl from Merano among the stars of tomorrow]. altoadige.it (in Italian). 26 August 2017. Archived from the original on 20 November 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Competition Results: Daniel GRASSL". International Skating Union.
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