Carolina Portesi Peroni (born 11 May 2001) is an Italian ice dancer. With her former skating partner, Michael Chrastecky, she is the 2023 Italian national bronze medalist, a two-time Italian junior national champion (2020–21) and competed in the final segment at the 2020 World Junior Championships.
| Carolina Portesi Peroni | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Carolina Peroni |
| Born | 11 May 2001 Brescia, Italy |
| Hometown | Bedizzole, Italy |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Coach | Barbara Fusar-Poli Roberto Pelizzola Lukáš Csölley |
| Skating club | Icelab Milano |
| Began skating | 2008 |
| Retired | August 28, 2023 |
Personal life
editPortesi Peroni was born on 11 May 2001, in Brescia, Italy, to Michela Peroni and Nicola Portesi.[1] She has an older sister named Camilla.
Career
editEarly career
editPortesi Peroni competed for two seasons with Alessio Galli before forming a partnership with Czech-Slovene dancer Michael Chrastecky to represent her country.[2]
Portesi Peroni/Chrastecky made their Junior Grand Prix debut at the 2017 JGP Italy, where they placed tenth. They did not return to the Junior Grand Prix the following season, competing instead at several minor, junior internationals and winning the bronze medal at the Italian championships.[3]
2019–20 season
editReturning to the Junior Grand Prix, Portesi Peroni/Chrastecky placed seventh at 2019 JGP France and ninth at 2019 JGP Croatia. They won a bronze medal at the junior competition at Golden Spin and then took the gold at the Italian junior nationals for the first time. They concluded the season making their debut at the World Junior Championships, where they finished in seventeenth position.[3]
2020–21 season
editWith the coronavirus pandemic causing the cancellation of the international junior season, Portesi Peroni/Chrastecky won their second consecutive Italian junior title.[3]
2021–22 season
editMaking their international senior debut on the Challenger series, Portesi Peroni/Chrastecky placed eleventh on the 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy. They next competed at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, seeking to qualify a second spot for Italy at the 2022 Winter Olympics. They placed eighth, making Italy the third reserve.[3]
On October 6, Portesi Peroni announced on her Instagram that she had ruptured her patellar tendon, requiring surgery and four months of recovery, ending their season.[4]
They were named to the host spot at the 2021 Gran Premio d'Italia but later withdrew due to their injury.[5]
Programs
edit- With Chrastecky
| Season | Rhythm dance | Free dance |
|---|---|---|
| 2021–2022 [6] |
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| 2019–2020 [7] |
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| 2017–2018 [8] |
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Competitive highlights
editGP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Chrastecky
edit| International[3] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 | 22–23 | ||
| GP Italy | WD | ||||||||
| CS Budapest | 8th | ||||||||
| CS Lombardia | 11th | WD | |||||||
| CS Nebelhorn | 8th | ||||||||
| CS Nepela Memorial | 7th | ||||||||
| Pavel Roman Memorial | 2nd | ||||||||
| International: Junior[3] | |||||||||
| Junior Worlds | 17th | ||||||||
| JGP Croatia | 9th | ||||||||
| JGP France | 7th | ||||||||
| JGP Italy | 10th | ||||||||
| Bosphorus Cup | 2nd | ||||||||
| Egna Trophy | 5th | ||||||||
| Golden Spin | 5th | 3rd | |||||||
| Halloween Cup | WD | 4th | |||||||
| Volvo Open Cup | 17th | ||||||||
| National[3] | |||||||||
| Italian Champ. | 2nd J | 3rd J | 1st J | 1st J | 3rd | ||||
| Levels: J = Junior TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew | |||||||||
With Galli
edit| International: Junior[2] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 14–15 | 15–16 |
| Bavarian Open | 13th | 10th |
| Santa Claus Cup | 11th | |
| Tallinn Trophy | 15th | |
| National[2] | ||
| Italian Champ. | 4th J | 3rd J |
| Levels: J = Junior | ||
Detailed results
editISU Personal best highlighted in bold.
- With Chrastecky
Senior-level results
edit| 2021–22 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | RD | FD | Total |
| 22–25 September 2021 | 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
| 9–12 September 2021 | 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy | 12 60.94 |
10 92.13 |
11 153.07 |
Junior-level results
edit| 2020–21 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | RD | FD | Total |
| 12–13 December 2020 | 2021 Italian Junior Championships | 1 61.42 |
1 90.94 |
1 152.36 |
| 2019–20 season | ||||
| Date | Event | RD | FD | Total |
| 2–8 March 2020 | 2020 World Junior Championships | 16 54.42 |
18 78.63 |
17 133.05 |
| 12–15 December 2019 | 2020 Italian Junior Championships | 2 55.65 |
1 90.85 |
1 146.50 |
| 4–7 December 2019 | 2019 Golden Spin of Zagreb | 3 61.79 |
4 89.88 |
3 151.67 |
| 17–20 October 2019 | 2019 Halloween Cup | 4 53.70 |
8 77.62 |
4 131.32 |
| 25–28 September 2019 | 2019 JGP Croatia | 10 52.87 |
7 85.77 |
9 138.64 |
| 21–24 August 2019 | 2019 JGP France | 8 53.60 |
7 85.21 |
7 138.81 |
| 2018–19 season | ||||
| Date | Event | RD | FD | Total |
| 1–3 February 2019 | 2019 Egna Dance Trophy | 5 52.96 |
6 78.11 |
5 131.07 |
| 13–16 December 2018 | 2019 Italian Junior Championships | 3 53.52 |
3 76.95 |
3 130.47 |
| 5–8 December 2018 | 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb | 5 48.53 |
5 73.04 |
5 121.57 |
| 27 Nov. – 1 Dec. 2018 | 2018 Bosphorus Cup | 2 56.03 |
2 77.27 |
2 133.30 |
| 6–11 November 2018 | 2018 Volvo Open Cup | 18 40.55 |
15 68.77 |
17 109.32 |
| 19–21 October 2018 | 2018 Halloween Cup | 8 44.60 |
WD | WD |
| 2017–18 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SD | FD | Total |
| 11–14 October 2017 | 2017 JGP Italy | 11 45.20 |
11 61.87 |
10 107.07 |
References
edit- ^ Carolina & Michael [@cperoni.mchrastecky] (September 13, 2021). "📸With our lovely parents and biggest supporters.♥️🥰" – via Instagram.
- ^ a b c "Carolina PORTESI PERONI". RinkResults.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Competition Results: Carolina PORTESI PERONI / Michael CHRASTECKY". International Skating Union.
- ^ @carolinaportesi (October 6, 2021). "Purtroppo la vita a volte decide di metterti davanti tanti ostacoli…" [Unfortunately, life sometimes decides to put you in front of so many obstacles ...] (in Italian) – via Instagram.
- ^ "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2021/22 - As of October 11, 2021 - Ice Dance". International Skating Union. October 11, 2021.
- ^ "Carolina PORTESI PERONI / Michael CHRASTECKY: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 September 2021.
- ^ "Carolina PORTESI PERONI / Michael CHRASTECKY: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Carolina PORTESI PERONI / Michael CHRASTECKY: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 June 2018.