Giona Terzo Ortenzi (born 11 May 1996) is an Italian ice dancer. With partner Sara Ghislandi, he has competed at two World Junior Championships, qualifying for the free dance in 2016.
| Giona Terzo Ortenzi | |
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| Born | 11 May 1996 Como, Italy |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Italy |
| Partner | Sara Ghislandi |
| Coach | Barbara Fusar-Poli, Stefano Caruso |
| Skating club | Agora Skating Team Milan |
| Began skating | 2000 |
Career
editOrtenzi began learning to skate in 2000.[1] He competed with Francesca Cazzaniga on the advanced novice level in the 2010–11 season. The following season, the duo moved up to the junior level and placed fourth at the Italian Championships.[2] They stopped skating together after that event.[3]
Partnership with Ghislandi
editIn 2012, Ortenzi asked Sara Ghislandi if she would skate with him and she accepted.[4][3] Making their ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut, they placed 7th in Riga, in August 2013, and 11th in Košice the following month. Ortenzi then missed two months of training due to an ankle injury.[5] Ranked 26th in the short dance, they did not reach the final segment at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. The duo was coached by Brunhilde Bianchi and Valter Rizzo in Zanica.[6] After the closure of Zanica's skating rink, the skaters moved to Sesto San Giovanni.[5]
In the 2014–15 season, Ghislandi/Ortenzi listed Barbara Fusar-Poli and Stefano Caruso as their coaches.[1] They placed sixth at their JGP event in Ljubljana and won their first national junior title. They were assigned to the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, but withdrew a couple of weeks before the start of the event.[7]
At the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, Ghislandi/Ortenzi ranked 12th in the first segment and qualified for the free dance, going on to finish tenth overall.[8]
Programs
edit(with Ghislandi)
| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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| 2015–16 [1] |
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| 2014–15 [9] |
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| 2013–14 [6] |
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Competitive highlights
editJGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Ghislandi
edit| International[10] | ||||
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| Event | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 |
| Junior Worlds | 26th | WD | 10th | |
| JGP Croatia | 5th | |||
| JGP Latvia | 7th | |||
| JGP Poland | 7th | |||
| JGP Slovenia | 6th | |||
| JGP Slovakia | 11th | |||
| Bavarian Open | 9th J | 4th J | ||
| Ice Challenge | 2nd J | |||
| Ice Star | 3rd J | |||
| NRW Trophy | 12th J | 2nd J | 1st J | |
| Open d'Andorra | 1st J | |||
| Pavel Roman | 14th J | |||
| Santa Claus Cup | 1st J | |||
| National[10] | ||||
| Italian Champ. | 4th J | 1st J | 1st J | |
| J: Junior level; WD: Withdrew | ||||
With Cazzaniga
edit| International[2] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 2010–11 | 2011–12 |
| Mont Blanc Trophy | 4th N | |
| Pavel Roman Memorial | 3rd N | 15th J |
| National[2] | ||
| Italian Champ. | 4th J | |
| Levels – N: Advanced novice; J: Junior | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c "Sara GHISLANDI / Giona Terzo ORTENZI: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
- ^ a b c "Competition Results: Francesca CAZZANIGA / Giona Terzo ORTENZI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 July 2016.
- ^ a b Castellaro, Barbara (12 April 2016). "Sara Ghislandi e Giona Ortenzi, la loro esperienza ai Mondiali Junior" [Sara Ghislandi and Giona Ortenzi's experience at Junior Worlds]. artonice.it (in Italian).
- ^ Castellaro, Barbara (28 December 2015). "Sara Ghislandi e Giona Ortenzi, giovani entusiasti danzatori con un grande sogno olimpico" [Sara Ghislandi and Giona Ortenzi, young and enthusiastic dancers with a big Olympic dream]. artonice.it (in Italian).
- ^ a b Cimini, Silvia (6 March 2014). "La promessa del pattinaggio costretta all'esilio di ghiaccio" [Skating talent forced into exile]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian).
- ^ a b "Sara GHISLANDI / Giona Terzo ORTENZI: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014.
- ^ "ISU World Junior Championships 2015: Junior Ice Dance". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015.
- ^ "2016 World Junior Figure Skating Championships". International Skating Union.
- ^ "Sara GHISLANDI / Giona Terzo ORTENZI: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Competition Results: Sara GHISLANDI / Giona Terzo ORTENZI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 July 2016.