.jpg) Zanni at the2025 World Championships | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | (1987-02-17)17 February 1987 (age 38) Milan, Italy |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Italy |
| Partner | Natalia Mitiushina (2007–08) Camilla Pistorello (2006–07) Anna Cappellini (2001–05) |
| Coach | Paola Mezzadri Barbara Fusar-Poli Alessandro Tormenai |
| Skating club | Ice Academy |
Matteo Zanni (born 17 February 1987) is an Italianice dancing coach and former competitor. WithAnna Cappellini, he won four medals on theISU Junior Grand Prix series (two gold) and bronze at the 2004JGP Final.
Zanni competed with partnerAnna Cappellini from 2001 through 2005. They won the bronze medal at the 2004 Junior Grand Prix final and then placed fifth at theWorld Junior Championships. In the 2006-07 season, he competed withCamilla 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 swimmerInge de Bruijn during the 4th edition of the Dutch television seriesSterren Dansen Op Het IJs and skated with the singerShaya in Dancing on Ice Greece. He interviewed the Italian rockstarPatty Pravo (Nicoletta Strambelli) in late 2011. In 2013, he joined Feld Entertainment Group to tour the US East Coast and then retired from performing.
In 2013, Zanni began coaching alongside his former coach,Barbara Fusar-Poli, inMilan.[2][3] Three years later, he became anISU Technical Specialist.[4][5]
In 2020, Zanni opened his own ice dance skating school inEgna at the Young Goose Academy, where he currently coaches alongsideBarbora Řezníčková, Denis Lodola, andKatharina Müller.[6][7][8]
His current students include:
Olexandra Borysova /Aaron Freeman[9]
Darya Grimm /Grigorii Rodin[10]
Maria Kazakova /Vladislav Kasinskij[11]
Angelina Kudryavtseva /Ilia Karankevich[12]
Kateřina Mrázková /Daniel Mrázek[13]
Mariia Pinchuk /Mykyta Pogorielov[14]
Anna Šimová /Kirill Aksenov[15]Myroslava Tkachenko /Riccardo Pesca[16]Aneta Václavíková /Ivan Morozov[17]His former students include:
Yana Bozhilova /Kaloyan Georgiev[18]
Chiara Calderone /Pietro Papetti[19]Sara Campanini /Francesco Riva[20]Darya Grimm /Michail Savitskiy[21]
Hanna Jakucs /Alessio Galli[22]Maria Kazakova /Georgy Reviya[23]Elisabetta Leccardi /Mattia Dalla Torre[24]Giada Russo / Jaime Garcia[25]Natálie Taschlerová /Filip Taschler[26]Additionally, Zanni has also choreographed competitive figure skating programs since his retirement. His clients have included:
Sara Conti /Niccolò Macii[27]Sarina Joos[28]
Layla Karnes /Kenan Slevira[29]Elisabetta Leccardi[30] Viktoriia Lopusova /Asaf Kazimov[31]Katharina Müller /Tim Dieck[32]In his early years, he studied Classical Guitar and Composition.On 18 February 2013, Zanni became a doctor in International Relations atUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. He enjoys photography.
| International[33] | |
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| Event | 2007–08 |
| World Junior Championships | 15th |
| National | |
| Italian Championships | 2nd J. |
| J. = Junior level | |
| International[34] | |
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| 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 | |
| International[35][36] | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
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| 2007–2008 [37] | Russian gypsy dance:
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| 2003–2004 [38] |
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| 2002–2003 [36] | Waltz and Galop:
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