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| Born | (2000-08-02)2 August 2000 (age 25) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Bergamo, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Pair skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Niccolò Macii (since 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Barbara Luoni | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | IceLab Bergamo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sara Conti (born 2 August 2000) is an Italianpair skater. With her skating partner,Niccolò Macii, she is a2026 Olympic Games team event bronze medalist, a two-time World bronze medalist (2023,2025), the2023 European champion,2025 European silver medalist, a three-timeISU Grand Prix Final medalist, eight-timeISU Grand Prix medalist, and a three-timeItalian national champion (2023, 2025–26). They are the first (and as of 2025, only) Italian pair to medal at the World Championships and to win gold at the European Championships.
Conti was part of the Italian figure skating team to win a bronze medal at the2026 Winter Olympics.
Conti was born on August 2, 2000, inAlzano Lombardo, Italy.[1] Her father died fromCOVID-19 in 2020 during the pandemic's initial onset.[2]
She began dating her pair partner,Niccolò Macii, in 2018 before amicably splitting in 2023.[3][4][5][6]
Conti began figure skating in 2005.
As a singles skater, she won the bronze medal at the2013 Italian Novice Championships and finished as high as fifth at the senior championships (2018). Additionally, she won the bronze medal at the 2018Denkova-Staviski Cup and the 2019Sofia Trophy.
In 2019, it was announced that Conti had teamed up withNiccolò Macii to pursue pairs skating.[7]
Conti/Macii debuted at the 2019 IceLab International Cup, where they placed fifth. They went on to compete at the2019 CS Warsaw Cup and the2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, finishing fifteenth and thirteenth, respectively.[8]
At the2020 Italian Championships, Conti/Macii won the bronze medal. They then finished the season with a sixth-place finish at the2020 Bavarian Open.[8]
Conti/Macii won their second consecutive bronze medal at the2021 Italian Championships.[8] They went on to compete at the2021 International Challenge Cup but they ultimately withdrew after the short program.[9]
Conti/Macii began their season with a fifth-place finish at the2021 CS Lombardia Trophy. They went on to place tenth at the2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy as well as win silver at the2021 Cup of Nice.[8]
Conti/Macii debutedGrand Prix series at the2021 Gran Premio d'Italia, where they finished seventh. They then competed at the2021 CS Warsaw Cup, where they finished seventh.[8]
At the2022 Italian Championships, Conti/Macii won their third bronze medal.[8] Selected to compete at the2022 European Championships inTallinn,Estonia, Conti/Macii placed tenth in the short program and sixth in the free skate, placing seventh overall.[8]
For the new season, the pair upgraded theirtwist lift to a triple for the first time.[10] Conti/Macii started their season two appearances on theChallenger circuit, winning a gold medal at the2022 CS Lombardia Trophy and placing fourth at the2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. They also won gold at the 2022 Tayside Trophy.[8]
Given two assignments on theGrand Prix, Conti/Macii won the bronze medal at2022 Skate Canada International, their first Grand Prix medal, which he called "like a dream." They finished second in the free skate, and came within 0.30 points of silver medalistsChan/Howe.[11] At their second assignment, the2022 MK John Wilson Trophy, Conti/Macci won the silver medal despite having to abort their final lift in the free skate. He said afterward "the last lift angers us, because we can do it so easily," while adding they were "happy with our result."[12] These placements ultimately earned them a berth at the2022–23 Grand Prix Final, held on home ice inTurin.[13] At the Final, Conti/Macii placed fourth in the short program, 2.24 points back of CanadiansStellato-Dudek/Deschamps in third.[13] With a new personal best of 119.72 in the free skate they rose to third overall, taking the bronze medal over the Canadians by less than three points. Macci remarked afterward that "let's say we're still somehow outsiders who are getting almost too many results. But we're extremely happy about this result that we didn't expect it at all."[10]
Shortly after the Final, the duo won their first national title at the2023 Italian Championships.[8] At the2023 European Championships inEspoo,Finland, Conti/Macii won the short program and placed second in the free skate, ultimately winning the gold medal. They became the first Italian pair team to ever win a European title.[14][15] Conti/Macii then went on to compete at the2023 International Challenge Cup, where they won the gold medal.[8]
At the2023 World Championships inSaitama,Japan, Conti/Macii placed third in both the short program and free skate, ultimately winning the bronze medal. Conti/Macii became the first Italian pair team to ever medal at a World Championships, which she said made them "very proud of what we were able to achieve in a patriotic kind of way."[16] Conti/Macii then joined Team Italy at the2023 World Team Trophy, where they placed fourth in the short program and third in the free skate. Team Italy finished fourth overall.[17][18]
During the off-season, Conti/Macii selected the song, "Intermezzo sinfonico," which was Macii's grandparents' wedding song and served as a tribute to his late grandfather, who had died in 2022.[3][19][20]
They would begin the season by winning the gold medal at the2023 CS Lombardia Trophy.[8] On theGrand Prix, they entered the2023 Grand Prix de France as the title favourites, but placed narrowly second in the short program after Conti stepped out of their throw landing.[21] In the free skate, Conti had another throw stepout, as well as one on her jump sequence attempt. The team placed second in that segment as well, finishing with the silver medal, 5.21 points behind gold medalistsPereira/Michaud of Canada.[22] Conti said afterward that they were "so happy with our free skating," stating "we are a top couple and we have to stay here. We want to improve our program and will be ready for our next Grand Prix. We know we can do much better."[23] At their second event, the2023 Grand Prix of Espoo, they repeated the short program throw error from France and came second again in the segment. They were third in the free skate after Macii fell on a jump, but remained second overall.[24]
Competing at the2023–24 Grand Prix Final inBeijing, Conti/Macii skated a clean short program to place third in the segment. They won the free skate, but finished second overall, 0.55 points behind gold medalistsHase/Volodin of Germany. Conti declared of the result that they were "so happy. Finally. Our season starts right now! The two months before were preparation, now we have arrived!"[25]
Conti suffered from a bad flu in the days before the Italian championships, and as a result the team withdrew.[26] They next appeared at the2024 European Championships, where struggles in both programs saw them come sixth.[27] Conti/Macii next won gold at theInternational Challenge Cup for the second consecutive year.[8]
Prior to the2024 World Championships, Conti/Macii made the decision to go back to their "Oblivion (Una sombra más)" short program that they had used the previous three seasons.[28] Going on to compete at those championships inMontreal, Conti/Macii came third in the short program with a clean skate and a season's best score of 72.88. They were 0.65 points back of Japan'sMiura/Kihara in second, and 0.78 ahead of Hase/Volodin in fourth. Conti effused that "finally, we had a really good short program!" They struggled with numerous errors in the free skate, coming sixth in that segment and dropping to sixth place overall. Conti called it "disappointing, but it's a competition."[29]
Going into the season, Conti and Macii selected the song "Papa, Can You Hear Me?" for their free program in dedication of Conti's late father.[2]
They began the season by winning gold at both the2024 Lombardia Trophy and the2024 Tayside Trophy. Going on to compete on the2024–25 Grand Prix circuit, they won the silver medal at the2024 Grand Prix de France. They shared that they were happy with their first "big" event. “It is a much different silver medal here compared to last season," said Macii. "Last year, we skated poorly and lost the gold. This year it feels like we won the silver.”[30] The team went on to win the gold medal at the2024 Cup of China. “We’re so excited, this is our first gold medal on the Grand Prix!” said Conti.[31]
Qualifying for the2024–25 Grand Prix Final inGrenoble, France, the pair finished in fourth place.[32] "The tension was so high because we know we can be on the podium or fall back, but it’s ok, it’s another competition," Conti said later.[33]
At the2025 Italian Championships, Conti/Macii won their second national title.[32]
Going on to compete at the2025 European Championships inTallinn, Estonia, Conti/Macii placed second in both the short and free program segments, winning the silver medal overall behindHase/Volodin. In an interview following the event, Macii shared, "This silver means a lot. Last year’s Europeans were the biggest disappointment of our career, and we wanted to redeem ourselves. The podium was the goal. We knew the other teams were very strong. We are very happy we found our connection again. Last year wasn’t the same because our relationship has changed, but today it felt like two years ago again. We really felt the connection."[34]
The following month, Conti/Macii competed at the2025 World Championships inBoston, Massachusetts, United States. The pair placed second in the short program and third in the free skate, winning the bronze medal overall behindMiura/Kihara and Hase/Volodin.[35][36] Delighted with the result, Conti shared in an interview after the event, "We’re so happy to be back on the world’s podium. There were some small mistakes today. It was actually quite hard to go out there today after such an incredible performance like the one from Minerva and Nikita."[37]
Selected to compete for Team Italy at the2025 World Team Trophy, Conti/Macii placed second in all segments of the pair's event, aiding Team Italy in winning the bronze medal overall.[32][38][39] “It's a beautiful start for the next season,” said Conti. She added that they would be using Italian music for the Olympic season.[39]
Conti/Macii opened the season by winning gold at the2025 Lombardia Trophy and the2025 Tayside Trophy.
They subsequently competed on the2025–26 Grand Prix series, winning the silver medal at the2025 Cup of China.[32] “I think we did a pretty good free skate today,” Macii commented. “It really wasn’t easy skating after the Olympic champions."[40]
Two weeks later, Conti/Macii took gold at2025 NHK Trophy. “It was a very big competition, like tension was so high today,” noted Conti after the free skate. “I feel it in all the elements, but I’m happy because every element was a very good fight."[41]
The following month, they competed at the2025–26 Grand Prix Final where they finished second overall for their thirdGrand Prix Final medal. "We are really happy!" said Conti, after the free skate. "We controlled everything, and I'm so happy that we are really all together on the ice. I feel like we are one person on the ice."[42] Conti/Macii followed this up by winning their third national title at the2026 Italian Championships and were subsequently named to the2026 Winter Olympic team.[43]
Following the Italian Championships, Conti sustained a knee injury and as a result, the pair withdrew from the2026 European Championships.[44][45][46] Due to this, Conti had to wear a knee brace upon returning to training and opted to wear one at the2026 Winter Olympics.[46]
On February 6, Conti/Macii competed at the2026 Winter Olympics Figure Skating Team Event where they placed third in the Short Program. “I can’t really explain what we’re feeling right now,” said Conti. “We’re just so happy that we came here and were able to show what we can do. Most of all, we’re happy to show that we are back.”[47] Two days later, after the Men's Free Skate, Team Italy took third place resulting in a bronze medal for Conti and Macii.[48]
Conti/Macii went on to place sixth overall in the individual Pairs event at the2026 Winter Olympics. “We will remember this for a lifetime,” said Macii of their Olympic debut on home ice. “We had the biggest emotions here at this event.”[49]
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| 2025–2026 [50][51][52] |
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| 2020–2021 [56] |
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| 2019–2020 [57][58] |
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| Season | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 | 2025–26 |
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| Winter Olympics | 6th | ||||||
| Winter Olympics (Team event) | 3rd | ||||||
| World Championships | 3rd | 6th | 3rd | ||||
| European Championships | 7th | 1st | 6th | 2nd | |||
| Grand Prix Final | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | |||
| Italian Championships | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
| World Team Trophy | 4th (3rd) | 3rd (2nd) | |||||
| GPCup of China | 1st | 2nd | |||||
| GPFinland | 2nd | ||||||
| GPFrance | 2nd | 2nd | |||||
| GPItaly | 7th | ||||||
| GPNHK Trophy | 1st | ||||||
| GPSkate Canada | 3rd | ||||||
| GPWilson Trophy | 2nd | ||||||
| CSGolden Spin of Zagreb | 13th | ||||||
| CSLombardia Trophy | 5th | 1st | 1st | 1st | |||
| GPNebelhorn Trophy | 10th | 4th | |||||
| GPWarsaw Cup | 15th | 7th | |||||
| Bavarian Open | 6th | ||||||
| Challenge Cup | WD | 1st | 1st | ||||
| IceLab Cup | 5th | ||||||
| Lombardia Trophy | 1st | ||||||
| Tayside Trophy | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |||
| Trophée Métropole Nice | 2nd |
| Season | 2017–18 | 2018–19 |
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| Italian Championships | 5th | 10th |
| CSAlpen Trophy | 13th | |
| CSLombardia Trophy | 18th | |
| CSTallinn Trophy | 15th | |
| Cup of Tyrol | 12th | |
| Denkova-Staviski Cup | 6th | 3rd |
| Dragon Trophy | 8th | |
| Egna Spring Trophy | 5th | 10th |
| Sofia Trophy | 3rd |
| Season | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 |
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| Italian Championships | 17th | 8th | 6th |
| Bavarian Open | 10th | ||
| Cup of Tyrol | 17th | 6th | |
| Gardena Spring Trophy | 7th | 2nd | |
| Lombardia Trophy | 10th | 9th | |
| Merano Cup | 7th | 4th | |
| Sofia Trophy | 9th | ||
| Triglav Trophy | 8th | 2nd |
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | TSS | 223.28 | 2025–26 Grand Prix Final |
| Short program | TSS | 77.22 | 2025–26 Grand Prix Final |
| TES | 42.03 | 2025–26 Grand Prix Final | |
| PCS | 35.19 | 2025–26 Grand Prix Final | |
| Free skating | TSS | 146.06 | 2025–26 Grand Prix Final |
| TES | 75.86 | 2025–26 Grand Prix Final | |
| PCS | 70.68 | 2025 World Team Trophy |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Nov 1-3, 2019 | 2019 IceLab Internatonal Cup | 5 | 41.40 | 4 | 88.07 | 5 | 129.47 |
| Nov 14–17, 2019 |  2019 CS Warsaw Cup | 16 | 43.32 | 15 | 85.31 | 15 | 128.63 |
| Dec 4–7, 2019 |  2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 17 | 45.43 | 13 | 90.77 | 13 | 136.20 |
| Dec 12–15, 2019 | 2020 Italian Championships | 3 | 46.61 | 3 | 82.99 | 3 | 129.60 |
| Feb 3–9, 2020 |  2020 Bavarian Open | 7 | 49.62 | 5 | 93.29 | 6 | 142.91 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Dec 12–13, 2020 | 2021 Italian Championships | 2 | 55.89 | 3 | 92.01 | 3 | 147.90 |
| Feb 26–28, 2021 |  2021 International Challenge Cup | 7 | 49.28 | N/a | N/a | WD | N/a |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Sep 10–12, 2021 | 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy | 4 | 57.54 | 6 | 92.68 | 5 | 150.22 |
| Sep 22–25, 2021 | 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 9 | 53.96 | 11 | 89.48 | 10 | 143.44 |
| Oct 20–24, 2021 |  2021 Trophée Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur | 2 | 51.53 | 2 | 102.03 | 2 | 153.56 |
| Nov 5–7, 2021 | 2021 Gran Premio d'Italia | 6 | 54.55 | 7 | 98.17 | 7 | 152.72 |
| Nov 17-20, 2021 | 2021 CS Warsaw Cup | 9 | 59.68 | 7 | 108.36 | 7 | 168.04 |
| Dec 4–5, 2021 | 2022 Italian Championships | 3 | 58.95 | 3 | 110.41 | 3 | 169.36 |
| Jan 10–16, 2022 |  2022 European Championships | 10 | 56.28 | 6 | 112.62 | 7 | 168.90 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Sep 8–10, 2023 | 2023 Lombardia Trophy | 1 | 62.81 | 1 | 107.38 | 1 | 170.19 |
| Sep 21–24, 2022 | 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 4 | 64.85 | 4 | 113.02 | 4 | 177.87 |
| Oct 15–16, 2022 |  2022 Tayside Trophy | 1 | 60.90 | 1 | 118.23 | 1 | 179.13 |
| Oct 28-30, 2022 |  2022 Skate Canada International | 3 | 66.66 | 2 | 119.52 | 3 | 186.18 |
| Nov 11–13, 2022 | 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy | 2 | 68.69 | 2 | 115.50 | 2 | 184.19 |
| Dec 8–11, 2022 | 2022–23 Grand Prix Final | 4 | 67.30 | 3 | 119.72 | 3 | 187.02 |
| Dec 15–18, 2022 | 2023 Italian Championships | 1 | 70.76 | 1 | 131.99 | 1 | 202.75 |
| Jan 25–29, 2023 |  2023 European Championships | 1 | 70.45 | 2 | 124.68 | 1 | 195.13 |
| Feb 23–26, 2023 | 2023 International Challenge Cup | 1 | 63.69 | 1 | 124.71 | 1 | 188.40 |
| Mar 22–26, 2023 |  2023 World Championships | 3 | 73.24 | 3 | 134.84 | 3 | 208.08 |
| Apr 13–16, 2023 | 2023 World Team Trophy | 4 | 69.84 | 3 | 130.22 | 3 (4) | 200.06 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Sep 8–10, 2023 | 2023 CS Lombardia Trophy | 1 | 70.16 | 1 | 130.19 | 1 | 200.35 |
| Oct 14–15, 2023 | 2023 Tayside Trophy | 1 | 65.40 | 1 | 131.61 | 1 | 197.01 |
| Nov 3-5, 2023 | 2023 Grand Prix de France | 2 | 65.31 | 2 | 124.15 | 2 | 189.46 |
| Nov 17-19, 2023 | 2023 Grand Prix of Espoo | 2 | 65.00 | 2 | 123.60 | 2 | 188.60 |
| Dec 7–10, 2023 |  2022–23 Grand Prix Final | 3 | 70.30 | 1 | 135.58 | 2 | 205.88 |
| Dec 22–23, 2023 | 2024 Italian Championships | 7 | 61.52 | 4 | 125.73 | 6 | 187.25 |
| Feb 22–25, 2024 | 2024 International Challenge Cup | 1 | 64.37 | 1 | 133.45 | 1 | 197.82 |
| Mar 18–24, 2024 | 2024 World Championships | 3 | 72.88 | 6 | 124.46 | 6 | 197.34 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Sep 12–15, 2024 | 2024 CS Lombardia Trophy | 1 | 74.67 | 2 | 128.35 | 1 | 203.02 |
| Oct 12–13, 2024 | 2024 Tayside Trophy | 1 | 64.04 | 1 | 134.55 | 1 | 198.59 |
| Nov 1–3, 2024 | 2024 Grand Prix de France | 2 | 70.79 | 2 | 132.60 | 2 | 203.39 |
| Nov 22–24, 2024 | 2024 Cup of China | 1 | 72.43 | 2 | 138.62 | 1 | 211.05 |
| Dec 5–8, 2024 | 2024–25 Grand Prix Final | 4 | 70.49 | 4 | 129.57 | 4 | 200.06 |
| Dec 19–21, 2024 | 2025 Italian Championships | 1 | 76.11 | 1 | 145.25 | 1 | 221.36 |
| Jan 28 – Feb 2, 2025 | 2025 European Championships | 2 | 68.52 | 2 | 138.37 | 2 | 206.89 |
| Mar 25–30, 2025 |  2025 World Championships | 2 | 74.61 | 3 | 135.86 | 3 | 210.47 |
| Apr 17–20, 2025 | 2025 World Team Trophy | 2 | 74.10 | 2 | 142.26 | 3 (2) | 216.36 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Sep 11–14, 2025 | 2025 Lombardia Trophy | 1 | 78.55 | 1 | 137.08 | 1 | 216.63 |
| Oct 11–12, 2025 | 2025 Tayside Trophy | 1 | 70.85 | 1 | 130.92 | 1 | 201.77 |
| Oct 24–26, 2025 | 2025 Cup of China | 2 | 73.41 | 2 | 136.47 | 2 | 209.88 |
| Nov 7–9, 2025 | 2025 NHK Trophy | 2 | 73.69 | 1 | 134.89 | 1 | 208.58 |
| Dec 4–7, 2025 | 2025-26 Grand Prix Final | 2 | 77.22 | 3 | 146.06 | 2 | 223.28 |
| Dec 17–20, 2025 | 2026 Italian Championships | 1 | 80.89 | 1 | 135.20 | 1 | 216.09 |
| Feb 6–8, 2026 | 2026 Winter Olympics – Team event | 3 | 76.65 | 3 | 136.61 | 3 | N/a |
| Feb 6–19, 2026 | 2026 Winter Olympics | 8 | 71.70 | 6 | 131.49 | 6 | 203.19 |
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