Matteo Zanni
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Matteo Zanni (born 17 February 1987) is an Italian ice dancing coach and former competitor. With Anna Cappellini, he won four medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series (two gold) and bronze at the 2004 JGP Final.
Competitive career
Zanni competed with partner Anna Cappellini from 2001 through 2005. They won the bronze medal at the 2004 Junior Grand Prix final and then placed fifth at the World Junior Championships. In the 2006-07 season, he competed with Camilla Pistorello. They were the 2007 Italian junior national champions. In the 2007-08 season, he competed with Natalia Mityushina. Their partnership ended following that season.[1]
Zanni joined Holiday On Ice and performed as part of the Mystery Tour in South America. In 2011, he coached Olympic champion swimmer Inge de Bruijn during the 4th edition of the Dutch television series Sterren Dansen Op Het IJs and skated with the singer Shaya in Dancing on Ice Greece. He interviewed the Italian rockstar Patty Pravo (Nicoletta Strambelli) in late 2011. In 2013, he joined Feld Entertainment Group to tour the US East Coast and then retired from performing.
Coaching career
In 2013, Zanni began coaching alongside his former coach, Barbara Fusar-Poli, in Milan.[2][3] Three years later, he became an ISU Technical Specialist.[4][5]
In 2020, Zanni opened his own ice dance skating school in Egna at the Young Goose Academy, where he currently coaches alongside Barbora Řezníčková, Denis Lodola, and Katharina Müller.[6][7][8]
His current students include:
- Template:Flagicon Olexandra Borysova / Aaron Freeman[9]
- Template:Flagicon Angelina Kudryavtseva / Ilia Karankevich[10]
- Template:Flagicon Kateřina Mrázková / Daniel Mrázek[11]
- Template:Flagicon Mariia Pinchuk / Mykyta Pogorielov[12]
- Template:Flagicon Anna Šimová / Kirill Aksenov[13]
- Template:Flagicon Myroslava Tkachenko / Riccardo Pesca[14]
- Template:Flagicon Aneta Václavíková / Ivan Morozov[15]
His former students include:
- Template:Flagicon Yana Bozhilova / Kaloyan Georgiev[16]
- Template:Flagicon Chiara Calderone / Pietro Papetti[17]
- Template:Flagicon Sara Campanini / Francesco Riva[18]
- Template:Flagicon Darya Grimm / Michail Savitskiy[19]
- Template:Flagicon Hanna Jakucs / Alessio Galli[20]
- Template:Flagicon Maria Kazakova / Georgy Reviya[21]
- Template:Flagicon Elisabetta Leccardi / Mattia Dalla Torre[22]
- Template:Flagicon Giada Russo / Jaime Garcia[23]
- Template:Flagicon Natálie Taschlerová / Filip Taschler[24]
Additionally, Zanni has also choreographed competitive figure skating programs since his retirement. His clients have included:
- Template:Flagicon Sara Conti / Niccolò Macii[25]
- Template:Flagicon Layla Karnes / Kenan Slevira[26]
- Template:Flagicon Elisabetta Leccardi[27]
- Template:Flagicon Viktoriia Lopusova / Asaf Kazimov[28]
- Template:Flagicon Katharina Müller / Tim Dieck[29]
Personal life
In his early years, he studied Classical Guitar and Composition. On 18 February 2013, Zanni became a doctor in International Relations at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. He enjoys photography.
Competitive highlights
With Mitiushina
| International[30] | |
|---|---|
| Event | 2007–08 |
| World Junior Championships | 15th |
| National | |
| Italian Championships | 2nd J. |
| J. = Junior level | |
With Pistorello
| International[31] | |
|---|---|
| Event | 2006–07 |
| World Junior Championships | 8th |
| JGP Hungary | 5th |
| JGP Norway | 4th |
| National | |
| Italian Championships | 1st J. |
| JGP = Junior Grand Prix; J. = Junior level | |
With Cappellini
| International[32][33] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 |
| World Junior Champ. | 20th | 5th | WD | |
| JGP Final | 3rd | |||
| JGP Germany | 6th | |||
| JGP Hungary | 1st | |||
| JGP Italy | 11th | |||
| JGP Mexico | 3rd | |||
| JGP Serbia | 1st | |||
| JGP Slovenia | 3rd | |||
| EYOF | 7th | |||
| National | ||||
| Italian Champ. | 2nd J. | 2nd J. | 1st J. | |
| J. = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew | ||||
Skating programs
With Mitiushina
| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
|---|---|---|
| 2007–2008 [34] |
Russian gypsy dance:
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With Pistorello
| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
|---|---|---|
| 2006–2007 [31] |
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With Cappellini
| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
|---|---|---|
| 2004–2005 [32] |
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| 2003–2004 [35] |
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| 2002–2003 [33] |
Waltz and Galop:
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References
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