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Nina Pinzarrone (born 24 November 2006) is a Belgian figure skater. She placed 11th at the 2022 World Junior Championships, and is a two-time (2020, 2022) Belgian junior national champion.

Nina Pinzarrone
Personal information
Country represented	Belgium
Born	(2006-11-24) 24 November 2006 (age 15) Brussels, Belgium
Home town	Brussels, Belgium
Coach	Ans Bocklandt
Choreographer	Benoît Richaud
Skating club	ASW Antwerp
Training locations	Antwerp, Belgium Mechelen, Belgium Leuven, Belgium
Began skating	2011
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	186.10 2021 JGP Slovenia
Short program	64.58 2021 JGP Slovenia
Free skate	121.52 2021 JGP Slovenia

Personal life

Pinzarrone was born on 24 November 2006 in Brussels, Belgium to parents Mario and Laurence. She has an older sister, Lily, who is also a figure skater.[1]

Career

Early years

Pinzarrone began learning how to skate in 2011 at the age of four. She followed her sister, who became interested after watching figure skating on television, into the sport.[2]

2021–22 season: International junior debut

Pinzarrone made her international junior and ISU Junior Grand Prix debuts in August at the 2022 JGP France II, the second of two JGP events hosted in Courchevel, France. She placed fifth in the short program and sixth in the free skate to place sixth overall. At her second JGP assignment, the 2022 JGP Slovenia, Pinzarrone replicated her short program and free skate placements from Courchevel, but finished fifth in the overall standings.

Pinzarrone did not compete again until November, when she handily won her second Belgian junior national title over compatriots Giulia Castorini Wang and Maite van Mulders. Following her win, between December 2021 and February 2022, she claimed the junior women's titles at the Santa Claus Cup, the Icelab International Cup, and the Dragon Trophy. She finished seventh at the Challenge Cup in March.

In April, Pinzarrone competed at her first World Junior Championship. There, she was seventh in the short program, but fell to 16th in the free skate after a series of falls and other mistakes, ultimately winding up in 11th place overall.[3]

2022–23 season: International senior debut

Pinzarrone was assigned to her first Grand Prix event, the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy in July.[4] In August, she received a second assignment, replacing South Korean skater Lim Eun-soo at the 2022 Skate Canada International. She later withdrew from both events due to injury.[5]

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2022–2023 [6]	Méditation (from Thaïs) by Jules Massenet choreo. by Benoît Richaud	Buon giorno principessa by Nicola Piovani Beautiful That Way (from Life is Beautiful) by Noa and Nicola Piovani La vie est belle by André Rieu choreo. by Benoît Richaud
2021–2022 [7]	I Will Wait for You (from Umbrellas of Cherbourg) by Michel Legrand and Norman Gimbel choreo. by Benoît Richaud	Benediction and Dream The Floating Bed Solo Tú (from Frida) by Elliot Goldenthal choreo. by Benoît Richaud

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix.

International [8]
Event	17–18	18–19	19–20	20–21	21–22	22–23
GP John Wilson Trophy						WD
GP Skate Canada						WD
CS Lombardia Trophy						WD
International: Junior [8]
Junior Worlds					11th
JGP France II					6th
JGP Slovenia					5th
Antwerp Diamond Trophy			1st
Challenge Cup					7th
Coupe du Printemps					2nd
Dragon Trophy					1st
Egna Spring Trophy				1st
Icelab International Cup					1st
Santa Claus Cup					1st
Skate Helena				1st
Sofia Trophy				1st
International: Advanced novice [9]
Antwerp Diamond Trophy	1st	1st
Bavarian Open		8th	3rd
Challenge Cup		2nd	7th
Coupe du Printemps	2nd	5th
Ice Talent Trophy	1st	1st
Kempen Trophy	1st
Prague Ice Cup			1st
Santa Claus Cup		2nd	2nd
Triglav Trophy		2nd
National
Belgian Champ.	1st N	2nd N	1st J	C	1st J
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Canceled Levels: J = Junior, N = Novice

References

External links

• Nina PINZARRONE at the International Skating Union

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