Corey Circelli (born September 11, 2002) is a Canadian figure skater, who represents Italy. He represented Canada at the Four Continents Championships and the Grand Prix series. He is the 2020 Canadian national junior champion and the 2024 Italian national bronze medalist.

Corey Circelli
Circelli at the 2021 Cup of Austria
Born (2002-09-11) September 11, 2002 (age 22)
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
HometownToronto, Ontario, Canada
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Figure skating career
Country Italy (since 2023)
 Canada (2007–23)
DisciplineMen's singles
CoachBrian Orser
Olga Romanova
Skating clubIceLab Bergamo
Began skating2007
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Italian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Pinerolo Singles

Personal life

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Circelli was born in Manchester, England.[1] He is of Italian descent.[2]

Single skating career

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Early years

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Circelli began learning to skate in 2007.[1] He won the novice men's title at the 2017 Canadian Championships.

He made his ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut in September 2017, placing 14th in Riga, Latvia. Competing in the junior men's category, he won silver at the 2018 Canadian Championships and bronze at the 2019 Canadian Championships. At the time, he was coached by Lee Barkell.[3][4]

2019–20 season

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Circelli changed coaches for the 2019–20 season, deciding to train under Brian Orser and Tracy Wilson.[5] He placed tenth at his JGP assignment in September 2019 in Poland.

Circelli sustained a torn meniscus in his right knee in late December 2019.[6] In January, he won the national junior men's title at the 2020 Canadian Championships.[6]

2020–21 season

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The 2020–21 season was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with rink closures and event cancellations. Circelli won bronze in the senior men's event at the Skate Canada Challenge.[2] He qualified to the 2021 Canadian Championships, but the competition was eventually cancelled.

2021–22 season

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In August and September, Circelli competed on the 2021–22 ISU Junior Grand Prix series, placing fourth in France and Slovakia. In November, he made his senior international debut and placed tenth at the 2021 Cup of Austria. In January, he placed fifth in the senior men's event at the 2022 Canadian Championships. Later that month, he competed at the 2022 Four Continents Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, and finished eleventh.

2022–23 season

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Circelli's free skate is a tribute to Canadian champion Toller Cranston.[7] Making his senior Grand Prix debut, Circelli placed tenth at the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy in Sheffield, England.

2023–24 season

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Circelli failed to re-qualify for the Canadian national team after finishing 5th at the Canadian Championships and no participation in spring competitions. In late November, Circelli competed at a regional competition in Italy and then officially announced his switch to Italy in December. Later that month, he competed at the 2024 Italian Championships,[8] where he earned the bronze medal.

2024–25 season

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Making his international debut competing for Italy, Circelli won the silver medal at the 2024 Tayside Trophy. He then went on to compete on the 2024–25 ISU Challenger Series, taking bronze at the 2024 CS Nepela Memorial and finishing fourteenth at the 2024 CS Tallinn Trophy.[9]

Ice dance career

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Competing in novice ice dance with Katerina Kasatkin, Circelli placed 5th at the 2016 Canadian Championships and 4th at the 2017 Canadian Championships. Kasatkin and Circelli then moved up to the junior ranks and placed 13th at the 2018 Canadian Championships.

Circelli skated the next two seasons in partnership with Olivia McIsaac. Competing in juniors, McIsaac and Circelli placed eighth at the 2019 Canadian Championships and won the bronze medal at the 2020 Canadian Championships. The two were coached by Andrew Hallam and Tracy Wilson.[10]

Programs

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Men's singles

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Competition and exhibition programs by season 
Season Short program Free skate program Exhibition program
2017–18
[3]
  • Performed by Leonard Cohen
  • Choreo. by Joey Russell & David Wilson
2018–19
[4]
2019–20
[5]
2020–21
[2]
"Io ci sarò"
2021–22
[11]
Prince Medley
  1. "Purple Rain"
  2. "The Question of U"
The Nutcracker
2022–23
[1]
Prince Medley
Prince Medley
2023–24
[12][13]
  1. The Wheat
  2. The Battle
  3. Elysium
  4. Now We Are Free
2024–25
[14][15]

Ice dance with Olivia McIsaac

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Competition programs by season 
Season Rhythm dance program Free dance program
2018–19
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Tracks used
  1. Foxtrot: "Ouverture"
  2. Foxtrot: "All That Jazz"
  3. Tango: "Cell Block Tango"
2019–20
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Tracks used
  1. "Overture"
  2. Foxtrot: "I'd Rather Be Blue Over You"
  3. Quickstep: "Don't Rain on My Parade"
Medley:
  1. "Nature Boy"
  2. "Danse Macabre"
  3. Danse Macabre
  • Choreo. by Kelly Johnson & Romain Haguenauer

Competitive highlights

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Single skating (for Italy)

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Competition placements at senior level [17]
Season 2023–24 2024–25
Italian Championships 3rd
CS Nepela Memorial 3rd
CS Tallinn Trophy 14th
CS Warsaw Cup TBD
Tayside Trophy 2nd

Single skating (for Canada)

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Competition placements at senior level [18]
Season 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
Four Continents Championships 11th
Canadian Championships C 5th 5th
GP Wilson Trophy 10th
CS Cup of Austria 10th
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 7th
Cranberry Cup 7th
Skate Canada Challenge 3rd 3rd
Competition placements at junior level [18]
Season 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2021–22
Canadian Championships 2nd 3rd 1st
JGP France 4th
JGP Latvia 14th
JGP Poland 10th
JGP Slovakia 4th
Skate Canada Challenge 2nd 6th 1st

Ice dance with Olivia McIsaac (for Canada)

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Competition placements at junior level [19]
Season 2018–19 2019–20
Canadian Championships 8th 3rd
JGP Czech Republic 7th
JGP France 9th
JGP Italy 12th
Skate Canada Challenge 9th 6th

Detailed results

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ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [17]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 232.36 2024 CS Nepela Memorial
Short program TSS 77.48 2024 CS Nepela Memorial
TES 42.07 2024 CS Nepela Memorial
PCS 35.41 2024 CS Nepela Memorial
Free skating TSS 154.78 2024 CS Nepela Memorial
TES 78.03 2024 CS Nepela Memorial
PCS 76.75 2024 CS Nepela Memorial

Senior level (for Italy)

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Results in the 2023–24 season[17]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Dec 22–23, 2023   2024 Italian Championships 3 72.98 3 141.02 3 214.00
Results in the 2024–25 season[17]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 12–13, 2024   2024 Tayside Trophy 3 63.31 1 140.79 2 204.10
Oct 25–27, 2024   2024 CS Nepela Memorial 3 77.48 3 154.78 3 232.26

Senior level (for Canada)

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Results in the 2020–21 season[18]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Jan 8–17, 2021   2021 Skate Canada Challenge 4 81.11 3 154.39 3 235.50
Results in the 2021–22 season[18]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Nov 11–14, 2021   2021 CS Cup of Austria 14 67.41 9 134.21 10 201.62
Dec 1–5, 2021   2022 Skate Canada Challenge 9 64.09 2 137.24 3 201.33
Jan 6–12, 2022   2022 Canadian Championships 5 76.64 4 152.97 5 229.61
Jan 18–23, 2022   2022 Four Continents Championships 11 69.57 12 143.15 11 213.02
Results in the 2022–23 season[18]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 9–14, 2022   2022 Cranberry Cup International 5 67.84 7 114.82 7 182.66
Nov 11–13, 2022   2022 MK John Wilson Trophy 10 62.97 10 119.84 10 182.81
Dec 7–10, 2022   2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 9 60.03 6 133.62 7 193.65
Jan 9–15, 2023   2023 Canadian Championships 5 75.73 6 136.60 5 212.33

Junior level (for Canada)

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Results in the 2017–18 season[18]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 6–9, 2017   2017 JGP Latvia 7 59.28 14 96.24 14 155.52
Nov 27 – Dec 1, 2017   2018 Skate Canada Challenge 2 61.62 2 116.19 2 177.81
Jan 8–14, 2018   2018 Canadian Championships (Junior) 2 59.64 3 117.02 2 176.66
Results in the 2018–19 season[18]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Nov 27 – Dec 1, 2018   2019 Skate Canada Challenge 10 51.47 4 103.69 6 155.16
Jan 13–19, 2019   2019 Canadian Championships (Junior) 1 68.79 4 113.19 3 181.98
Results in the 2019–20 season[18]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 18–21, 2021   2021 JGP Poland 9 65.24 11 107.48 10 172.72
Nov 27 – Dec 1, 2019   2020 Skate Canada Challenge 1 68.69 3 115.77 1 184.46
Jan 13–19, 2020   2020 Canadian Championships (Junior) 2 72.37 1 130.76 1 203.13
Results in the 2021–22 season[18]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 18–21, 2021   2021 JGP France I 2 76.63 6 105.52 4 182.15
Sep 1–4, 2021   2021 JGP Slovakia 8 62.60 3 128.53 4 191.13

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Corey CIRCELLI: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 11, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Smith, Beverley (January 19, 2021). "Circelli takes the high road". bevsmithwrites.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Corey CIRCELLI: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Corey CIRCELLI: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 17, 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Corey CIRCELLI: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 21, 2020.
  6. ^ a b Smith, Beverley (January 16, 2020). "Corey Circelli, Artist and Meniscus Manager". bevsmithwrites.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2021.
  7. ^ a b Circelli, Corey (October 24, 2022). "Skater in Residence Blog #2 – Corey Circelli". Skate Ontario. Archived from the original on October 25, 2022.
  8. ^ "Campionato Italiano (Elite) - 2a Prova - Men: Entries". FISG. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  9. ^ "Corey CIRCELLI: Competition Results". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Olivia MCISAAC / Corey CIRCELLI: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 21, 2020.
  11. ^ "Corey CIRCELLI: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 22, 2022.
  12. ^ Circelli, Corey (January 18, 2024). "Dying Swan". Instagram.
  13. ^ "Men Free Skate 2024 Italian Championships". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  14. ^ "Corey CIRCELLI: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 26, 2024.
  15. ^ Circelli, Corey. "SP 2024/2025". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Olivia MCISAAC / Corey CIRCELLI: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 18, 2019.
  17. ^ a b c d "ITA–Corey Circelli". SkatingScores.com.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g h i "CAN–Corey Circelli". SkatingScores.com.
  19. ^ "CAN–Olivia McIsaac/Corey Circelli". SkatingScores.com.
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