Giada Russo
Russo in 2014
Born	(1997-05-25)25 May 1997 (age 27) Turin, Italy
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Italy
Coach	Claudia Masoero,Edoardo De Bernardis
Skating club	Ice Club Torino ASD
Began skating	2001
Medal record
Italian Championships 2015 Turin Singles 2016 Turin Singles 2018 Milan Singles 2013 Milan Singles 2017 Egna Singles

Giada Russo (born 25 May 1997) is an Italianfigure skater. A two-timeItalian national champion, she has won nine senior international medals and qualified for the free skate at twoISU Championships.

Giada Russo was born 25 May 1997 inTurin, Italy.^[2] She is studyingpsychopedagogy.^[3]

Russo's parents, having met while skating, introduced her to the activity when she was three and a half years old.^[4] She is coached byEdoardo De Bernardis and Claudia Masoero inTurin.^[5]

In the2011–12 season, she won theItalian national junior title and a pair of junior international medals – bronze at the2012 International Challenge Cup and gold at theCoupe du Printemps.

In2012–13, Russo received her firstISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) assignment and placed 13th at the event, inChemnitz, Germany, before taking the senior bronze medal at theItalian Championships in December 2012. Making her senior international debut, Russo placed fourth at theDragon Trophy in February 2013 and won a bronze medal in April at theGardena Spring Trophy.

Ahead of the2013–14 season, Russo trained in Cerreto Laghi and inLos Angeles, where she received guidance from Christa Fassi.^[6] She placed tenth at her sole JGP assignment, in Mexico, and fifth at the2014 Italian Championships. She was awarded two senior international medals, bronze at the 2014 Hellmut Seibt Memorial and Gardena Spring Trophy.

Russo started the2014–15 season at a JGP event, placing 13th inDresden, but then competed exclusively on the senior level. After earning silver medals at theMerano Cup andSanta Claus Cup, she competed at the Italian Championships, held inTurin in December 2014. Ranked first in both programs, she won the national title by nearly 20.87 points over silver medalistRoberta Rodeghiero.^[7][8][9] She was assigned to her first ISU Championship, theEuropean Championships, held in January 2015 inStockholm, Sweden. Russo placed 28th in the short program, resulting in her elimination. In March 2015, she ranked 24th in the short program at theWorld Championships inShanghai, allowing her to advance to the free skate. She finished 24th overall.

In December 2015, Russo won her second national title by placing first in both segments and outscoring Rodeghiero by 6.26 points. At the2016 European Championships, she qualified for the final segment by placing 12th in the short program.

CS:Challenger Series; JGP:Junior Grand Prix

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