Matteo Zanni (born 17 February 1987) is a former Italian ice dancer. With Anna Cappellini, he won four medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series (two gold) and bronze at the 2004 JGP Final.
| Matteo Zanni | |
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| Personal information | |
| Country represented | Italy |
| Born | (1987-02-17) 17 February 1987 (age 35) Milan, Italy |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Former partner | Anna Cappellini, Camilla Pistorello, Federica Bordieri, Natalia Mitiushina |
| Former coach | Paola Mezzadri, Barbara Fusar-Poli, Alessandro Tormenai, Roberto Pelizzola, Barbara Riboldi |
| Former choreographer | Liudmila Vlasova |
| Skating club | Ice Academy |
Zanni competed with partner Anna Cappellini from 2001 through 2005. They won the bronze medal at the 2004 Junior Grand Prix final and then placed fifth at the World Junior Championships. In the 2006-07 season, he competed with Camilla Pistorello. They were the 2007 Italian junior national champions. In the 2007-08 season, he competed with Natalia Mityushina. Their partnership ended following that season.[1]
Zanni joined Holiday On Ice and performed as part of the Mystery Tour in South America. In 2011, he coached Olympic champion swimmer Inge de Bruijn during the 4th edition of the Dutch television series Sterren Dansen Op Het IJs and skated with the singer Shaya in Dancing on Ice Greece. He interviewed the Italian rockstar Patty Pravo (Nicoletta Strambelli) in late 2011. In 2013, he joined Feld Entertainment Group to tour the US East Coast and then retired from performing.
Matteo have been coaching for several years in Barbara Fusar Poli's team. They split at the end of the season 15/16 and he created his[clarification needed] own ice dance team. In July 2016, he became an International Technical Specialist.
Zanni currently coaches in Milan alongside Barbara Riboldi and Paola Mezzadri.
In his early years, he studied Classical Guitar and Composition. On 18 February 2013, Zanni became a doctor in International Relations at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. He enjoys photography.
| International[2] | |
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| Event | 2007–08 |
| World Junior Championships | 15th |
| National | |
| Italian Championships | 2nd J. |
| J. = Junior level | |
| International[3] | |
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| Event | 2006–07 |
| World Junior Championships | 8th |
| JGP Hungary | 5th |
| JGP Norway | 4th |
| National | |
| Italian Championships | 1st J. |
| JGP = Junior Grand Prix; J. = Junior level | |
| International[4][5] | ||||
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| Event | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 |
| World Junior Champ. | 20th | 5th | WD | |
| JGP Final | 3rd | |||
| JGP Germany | 6th | |||
| JGP Hungary | 1st | |||
| JGP Italy | 11th | |||
| JGP Mexico | 3rd | |||
| JGP Serbia | 1st | |||
| JGP Slovenia | 3rd | |||
| EYOF | 7th | |||
| National | ||||
| Italian Champ. | 2nd J. | 2nd J. | 1st J. | |
| J. = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew | ||||
| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
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| 2007–2008 [6] |
Russian gypsy dance:
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| 2006–2007 [3] |
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| 2004–2005 [4] |
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| 2003–2004 [7] |
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| 2002–2003 [5] |
Waltz and Galop:
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