Rocco Marvaldi,^[1] known professionally asRocky Marval, (born November 11, 1965)^[2] is an American formerpair skater. WithCalla Urbanski, he is the 1991Skate America champion, the 1992NHK Trophy bronze medalist, and a two-timeU.S. national champion (1992–1993). They represented the United States at the1992 Winter Olympics and finished tenth.

Marval worked as a truck driver during his skating career, having established a small trucking company with his brother in the early 1980s.^[3] He married Canadian pair skaterIsabelle Brasseur.^[2] Their daughter, Gabriella Marvaldi, is the 2012 U.S. juvenile pairs champion, with partner Kyle Hogeboom.^[4]

Marval teamed up withCalla Urbanski in 1990. They were coached byRonald Ludington inWilmington, Delaware.^[3] The media dubbed the pair "The Waitress and the Truck Driver" because of their occupations.^[5] In the 1991–92 season, Urbanski/Marval won gold at the1991 Skate America and at the1992 U.S. Championships. They were named in the U.S. team to the1992 Winter Olympics inAlbertville, France and finished tenth. Both developed chest colds at the event and waited a day for medication because the approved type had initially run out.^[6] The pair placed seventh in the final event of the season, the1992 World Championships.

In June 1992, Urbanski and Marval announced the end of their partnership.^[7] Both arranged tryouts with other skaters — Urbanski with Scott Kurttila and Marval withNatasha Kuchiki — but the two decided to reunite in late July.^[8] They competed together for one more season, winning bronze at the1992 NHK Trophy and theirsecond U.S. national title.

Marval teamed up with Kuchiki in late 1993.^[9] They finished fourth at the1994 U.S. Championships, missing the 1994 Olympic team. Marval then reunited with Urbanski and turned professional. In 1998, the pair placed third at theWorld Professional Championships.

Marval is the director of skating at the Igloo Ice Rink inMount Laurel, New Jersey.

• 1994 Challenge of Champions: 4
• 1994 Goodwill Games: 6
• 1994 U.S. Open: 3
• 1995 Challenge of Champions: 2
• 1995 Legends Championships: 4
• 1995 Rider's Skating Championship: 4
• 1996 Canadian Professional Championships: 4
• 1996 Masters Miko: 3
• 1996 The Professional Championships: 5
• 1996 U.S. Professional Championships: 3
• 1997 Challenge of Champions: WD
• 1998 World Professional Championships: 3

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• Figure skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics
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• Sportspeople from Trenton, New Jersey
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