Maurizio Zandron (born 15 November 1992) is an Italian-born figure skater who currently competes for Austria; he previously represented Italy until 2018. He is the winner of several medals in international competition, including gold at the 2016 Denkova-Staviski Cup, 2018 Bavarian Open, and 2018 Sofia Trophy. Additionally, Zandron is a five-time Austrian national champion (2019–21, 2023–24).
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| Born | 15 November 1992 Bolzano, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Innsbruck, Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Austria (since 2018) Italy (2005–18) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's singles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Claudia Houdek | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Union Eislaufschule Innsbruck | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal life
editMaurizio Zandron was born on 15 November 1992 in Bolzano, Italy.[1] He has an economics degree from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan.[2] Owing to his maternal great-grandmother's roots, he obtained Austrian citizenship in July 2018.[2] His brother, Marco, competes in pair skating for Spain.[3]
Career
editEarly years
editZandron began learning to skate in 2000.[1] His early coaches included Melita Dona and Gabriele Minchio.[4] His ISU Junior Grand Prix debut came in 2007. He made his first senior international appearance in early April 2010 at the Triglav Trophy. By the 2010–2011 season, he was training under Viktoria Andreeva in Bolzano and Merano.[4]
2011–2012 to 2015–2016
editCristina Mauri became Zandron's coach in the 2011–2012 season.[5] He represented Italy at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Minsk, Belarus; he qualified to the final segment and finished 20th overall.
His first senior international medal, silver, came at the Denkova-Staviski Cup in December 2012. Italy initially selected him to compete at the 2013 European Championships but then decided to name Paolo Bacchini.[6]
Zandron took bronze at the 2013 Crystal Skate of Romania, bronze at the 2015 Triglav Trophy, silver at the 2016 Cup of Tyrol, and silver at the 2016 Triglav Trophy.
2016–2017 season
editZandron trained in Italy with Mauri and also spent time in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, where he was coached by Doug Leigh.[1] He won his first senior international title at the Denkova-Staviski Cup in October 2016 and followed up with silver at the Merano Cup. Italy assigned him to compete at the 2017 European Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Ranked 18th in the short program, he advanced to the free skate and would finish 19th overall.
2017–2018 season
editZandron won silver at the Volvo Open Cup, silver at the Santa Claus Cup, gold at the Bavarian Open, and gold at the Sofia Trophy. He also won his fourth national bronze medal.
2018–2019 season
editZandron received an invitation to his first Grand Prix event, the 2018 Rostelecom Cup, but had to decline due to his decision to change countries. In July 2018, an Italian newspaper reported that he would represent Austria and that, as a result, he was not allowed to compete until 12 February 2019.[2] He planned to continue training in Milan with Cristina Mauri and to also train in Innsbruck under Claudia Houdek.[2]
2019–2020 season
editZandron was assigned to make his World Championship debut in Montreal, but the 2020 World Championships were cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.[7]
2020–2021 season
editWith the initial assignments for the new season limited by pandemic-related travel restrictions, Zandron attended the 2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy with other skaters training in Europe.[8] He placed fourth.[9] He went on to place fifth at the 2020 CS Budapest Trophy, and fourth at the Tallink Hotels Cup. Assigned to the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm, he placed twenty-ninth.[10]
2021–2022 season
editZandron began the season at the 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy, where he placed thirteenth.[11] He placed fourteenth at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, insufficient to earn a place for Austria at the 2022 Winter Olympics. He went on to place sixth at the Cup of Nice and fifth at the 2021 CS Cup of Austria.[12]
After winning silver at the Austrian championships, he was seventeenth at the 2022 European Championships and seventeenth as well at the 2022 World Championships.[12]
2022–2023 season
editZandron won the Crystal Skate and placed ninth at the 2022 CS Ice Challenge before being invited to make his Grand Prix debut at the 2022 NHK Trophy. He finished eleventh of twelve skaters in Sapporo. Austrian champion again, he finished eleventh at the 2023 European Championships and twenty-fourth at the 2023 World Championships.[12]
Programs
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2022–2023 [13] |
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| 2021–2022 [14] |
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| 2020–2021 [15] |
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| 2019–2020 [16] |
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| 2016–2017 [1] |
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| 2011–2012 [5] |
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| 2010–2011 [4] |
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Competitive highlights
editSingle skating (for Austria)
edit- GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
- JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
- CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
- C – Event was cancelled
| Season | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 |
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| World Championships | C | 29th | 17th | 24th | 27th | ||
| European Championships | 28th | 17th | 11th | 17th | |||
| Austrian Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | |
| GP NHK Trophy | 11th | ||||||
| CS Budapest Trophy | 5th | ||||||
| CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 4th | TBD | |||||
| CS Ice Challenge | 5th | 9th | |||||
| CS Lombardia Trophy | 9th | 13th | |||||
| CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 10th | 4th | 14th | ||||
| CS Warsaw Cup | 5th | TBD | |||||
| Bavarian Open | 6th | ||||||
| Bellu Memorial | 3rd | ||||||
| Bosphorus Cup | 3rd | ||||||
| Challenge Cup | 6th | 7th | |||||
| Coupe du Printemps | 3rd | ||||||
| Crystal Skate of Romania | 1st | ||||||
| Cup of Tyrol | 2nd | ||||||
| Denkova-Staviski Cup | 1st | 1st | 2nd | ||||
| Egna Spring Trophy | 4th | ||||||
| Halloween Cup | 4th | ||||||
| Merano Ice Trophy | 4th | ||||||
| Santa Claus Cup | 2nd | ||||||
| Skate Celje | 1st | ||||||
| Skate Victoria | 1st | ||||||
| Sofia Trophy | 3rd | 1st | |||||
| Tallink Hotels Cup | 4th | ||||||
| Tayside Trophy | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |||
| Trophée Métropole Nice | 6th | ||||||
| Volvo Open Cup | 7th |
Single skating (for Italy)
edit| Season | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 |
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| European Championships | 19th | ||||||||
| Italian Championships | 7th | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | ||
| CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 16th | ||||||||
| CS Ice Star | 8th | ||||||||
| CS Lombardia Trophy | 5th | 13th | |||||||
| CS Tallinn Trophy | 9th | 5th | 6th | ||||||
| Autumn Classic | 5th | ||||||||
| Bavarian Open | 8th | 19th | 4th | 1st | |||||
| Challenge Cup | 10th | ||||||||
| Coupe du Printemps | 6th | ||||||||
| Crystal Skate of Romania | 10th | 6th | 3rd | ||||||
| Cup of Tyrol | 2nd | 7th | |||||||
| Denkova-Staviski Cup | 2nd | 1st | |||||||
| Gardena Spring Trophy | 4th | 6th | |||||||
| Hellmut Seibt Memorial | 8th | ||||||||
| Mentor Toruń Cup | 6th | ||||||||
| Merano Cup | 4th | 5th | 2nd | ||||||
| Santa Claus Cup | 2nd | ||||||||
| Sofia Trophy | 1st | ||||||||
| Triglav Trophy | 10th | 4th | 6th | 3rd | 2nd | ||||
| Winter Universiade | 26th | 18th | 13th | ||||||
| Volvo Open Cup | 2nd | ||||||||
| Warsaw Cup | 12th |
| Season | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 |
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| World Junior Championships | 20th | ||||||
| Italian Championships | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | |||
| JGP Austria | 7th | ||||||
| JGP Croatia | 22nd | ||||||
| JGP Czech Republic | 10th | ||||||
| JGP Great Britain | 17th | ||||||
| JGP Italy | 28th | 8th | |||||
| Cup of Nice | 4th | ||||||
| Merano Cup | 2nd | 7th | |||||
| Mont Blanc Trophy | 4th | ||||||
| NRW Trophy | 8th | 11th | 3rd |
Detailed results
edit| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
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| Total | TSS | 228.27 | 2022 World Championships |
| Short program | TSS | 83.10 | 2022 World Championships |
| TES | 44.02 | 2022 World Championships | |
| PCS | 39.08 | 2022 World Championships | |
| Free skating | TSS | 145.17 | 2022 World Championships |
| TES | 72.16 | 2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | |
| PCS | 76.00 | 2022 World Championships |
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
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| Total | TSS | 205.03 | 2017 CS Minsk-Arena Ice Star |
| Short program | TSS | 74.19 | 2017 CS Minsk-Arena Ice Star |
| TES | 40.44 | 2017 CS Minsk-Arena Ice Star | |
| PCS | 33.75 | 2017 CS Minsk-Arena Ice Star | |
| Free skating | TSS | 135.22 | 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy |
| TES | 68.20 | 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy | |
| PCS | 70.00 | 2017 CS Minsk-Arena Ice Star |
Single skating (for Austria)
edit| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Oct 12–13, 2024 |  2024 Tayside Trophy
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1 | 70.54 | 2 | 138.74 | 1 | 209.28 |
| November 5-10, 2024 |  2024 Denkova-Staviski Cup
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3 | 70.61 | 2 | 146.47 | 2 | 217.08 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Maurizio Zandron: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c d "Maurizio Zandron, addio azzurro. Ha preso il passaporto austriaco". altoadige.it (in Italian). 13 July 2018.
- ^ "MARCO Zandron". altoadige.it (in Italian). 24 December 2011.
- ^ a b c "Maurizio Zandron: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 February 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Maurizio Zandron: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Marangoni, Marco (4 January 2013). "La Federghiaccio rischia di sciogliersi con il caso Zandron". altoadige.it (in Italian).
- ^ Ewing, Lori (March 11, 2020). "World figure skating championships cancelled in Montreal". CBC Sports.
- ^ "2020 NEBELHORN TROPHY". International Figure Skating. September 19, 2020.
- ^ Jiwani, Rory (September 25, 2020). "Deniss Vasiljevs claims biggest win at Nebelhorn Trophy". Olympic Channel.
- ^ "ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2021 Results". International Skating Union.
- ^ "Lombardia Trophy 2021". Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio.
- ^ a b c "Competition Results: Maurizio Zandron". International Skating Union.
- ^ "Maurizio Zandron: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Maurizio Zandron: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Maurizio Zandron: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 October 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Maurizio Zandron: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 September 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "AUT–Maurizio Zandron". SkatingScores.com.
- ^ a b "ITA–Maurizio Zandron". SkatingScores.com.
- ^ a b "Personal Bests Maurizio Zandron (AUT)". International Skating Union.
External links
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Media related to Maurizio Zandron at Wikimedia Commons
- Maurizio Zandron at the International Skating Union
- Maurizio Zandron at SkatingScores.com (for Austria)
- Maurizio Zandron at SkatingScores.com (for Italy)