Victoria Manni

Victoria Manni (born 23 August 1994) is an Italian ice dancer who competes for Switzerland. With her skating partner, Carlo Röthlisberger, she is the 2016 Santa Claus Cup bronze medalist and a four-time Swiss national champion. They competed in the final segment at the 2020 European Championships.

Victoria Manni
Manni/Röthlisberger at the 2018 European Championships
Personal information
Country represented  Switzerland
Former country(ies) represented Italy
Born (1994-08-23) 23 August 1994
Milan, Italy
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
PartnerCarlo Röthlisberger
Former partnerSaverio Giacomelli
Benjamin Naggiar
Andrea Fabbri
CoachAlexander Gazsi
Former coachBarbara Fusar-Poli
Stefano Caruso
Roberto Pelizzola
Paola Mezzadri
Skating clubZürich-Oerlikon
Former skating clubSC Biasca
Training locationsZürich, Switzerland
Former training locationsAssago, Italy
Began skating1998
ISU personal best scores
Combined total138.81
2018 CS Tallinn Trophy
Short dance53.94
2019 World Championships
Free dance85.57
2018 CS Tallinn Trophy

Personal life

Victoria Manni was born on 23 August 1994 in Milan, Italy.[1] She studied at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore.[2] She is the daughter of Italian skating coach Franca Bianconi.[3]

Career

Early years

Manni began learning to skate in 1998.[1] Early in her career, she represented Italy in ladies' singles, coached by Franca Bianconi and Karel Fajfr.[4] From 2010 to 2012, she competed at three ISU Junior Grand Prix events.[5]

Manni's first ice dancing partner was Andrea Fabbri.[4] In 2014, she teamed up with Benjamin Naggiar to compete for Italy in senior ice dancing. The two placed tenth at the 2014 International Cup of Nice in October and seventh at the Italian Championships a couple of months later. They were coached by Valter Rizzo and Brunilde Bianchi in Sesto San Giovanni.[6]

During the 2015–16 season, Manni represented Italy with Saverio Giacomelli. The two appeared at four internationals, including two ISU Challenger Series events.

2016–2017 season: Debut of Manni/Röthlisberger

In 2016, Manni teamed up with Swiss ice dancer Carlo Röthlisberger to compete for Switzerland. They decided to train in Milan, coached by Roberto Pelizzola.[7] Making their international debut, the duo placed 14th at the 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy in November. They placed 25th at the 2017 European Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic.

2017–2018 season

Manni/Röthlisberger finished 23rd at the 2018 European Championships in Moscow, Russia. Barbara Fusar-Poli, Stefano Caruso, and Pelizzola served as their coaches.[8]

2018–2019 season

Manni/Röthlisberger competed for the first time at both Europeans and Worlds but did not reach the free dance at either event. They ranked 24th in the short dance at the 2019 European Championships in Minsk, Belarus; and 23rd at the 2019 World Championships in Saitama, Japan. They finished ninth at the 2019 Winter Universiade in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. It was their final season training in Assago under Fusar-Poli, Caruso, and Pelizzola.[9]

2019–2020 season

Manni/Röthlisberger decided to train in Zürich, Switzerland, coached by Alexander Gazsi.[1] At the 2020 European Championships in Graz (Austria), they qualified to the free dance and finished 20th overall.

Programs

With Röthlisberger
Season Rhythm dance Free dance
2019–2020
[1]
2018–2019
[9]
Short dance
2017–2018
[8]
2016–2017
[7]

Ladies' singles
Season Short program Free skating
2012–2013
[4]
2010–2011
[10]
  • The Postman
  • Tanguera

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Ice dancing with Röthlisberger for Switzerland
International[11]
Event 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20
Worlds23rd
Europeans25th23rd24th20th
CS Alpen Trophy10th
CS Golden Spin13th18th
CS Lombardia10th
CS Tallinn Trophy14th8th
CS Warsaw Cup10th
Bavarian Open14th8th
Bosphorus Cup6th7th
Egna Trophy7th5th
Halloween Cup8th
Santa Claus Cup3rd
Toruń Cup9th7th8th
Volvo Open Cup10th6th
Universiade9th
National[11]
Swiss Champ.1st1st1st1st
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Ice dancing with Giacomelli for Italy
International[12]
Event 2015–16
CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy7th
CS Tallinn Trophy7th
Lombardia Trophy6th
Volvo Open Cup4th

Ice dancing with Naggiar for Italy
International[13]
Event 2014–15
International Cup of Nice10th
National[13]
Italian Championships7th

Ladies' singles for Italy
International[5]
Event 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14
Denkova-Staviski6th13th
Ondrej Nepela22nd
International: Junior[5]
JGP Germany23rd
JGP Italy21st
JGP Slovenia25th
Bavarian Open8th8th
Crystal Skate13th
Coupe Printemps11th
Cup of Nice12th
Ice Star6th
NRW Trophy22nd
Santa Claus Cup10th
Toruń Cup2nd
Triglav Trophy5th9th
International: Advanced novice[14]
Dragon Trophy9th
Warsaw Cup25th3rd
National[5]
Italian Champ.12th J9th J11th9th
J = Junior level

References
  1. "Victoria MANNI / Carlo ROETHLISBERGER: 2019/2020". International Skating Union.
  2. "Winter Universiade 2019: Victoria MANNI / Carlo ROETHLISBERGER". Figure Skating Federation of Russia. Archived from the original on 9 March 2019.
  3. Rhodes, Jerry (1 August 2006). "22 Italian skaters training at UD". University of Delaware. Archived from the original on 13 July 2007.
  4. "Victoria MANNI: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013.
  5. "Competition Results: Victoria MANNI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017.
  6. "Victoria MANNI / Benjamin NAGGIAR: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
  7. "Victoria MANNI / Carlo ROETHLISBERGER: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017.
  8. "Victoria MANNI / Carlo ROETHLISBERGER: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
  9. "Victoria MANNI / Carlo ROETHLISBERGER: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019.
  10. "Victoria MANNI: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011.
  11. "Competition Results: Victoria MANNI / Carlo ROETHLISBERGER". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 January 2020.
  12. "Competition Results: Victoria MANNI / Saverio GIACOMELLI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019.
  13. "Competition Results: Victoria MANNI / Benjamin NAGGIAR". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019.
  14. "Victoria MANNI". rinkresults.com.

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