Paolo Bacchini (born 16 August 1985) is an Italian former competitive figure skater. He is the 2007 and 2012 Merano Cup champion, 2008 Triglav Trophy champion, and a twelve-time Italian national medalist (2002–2013).
| Paolo Bacchini | |
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Bacchini in 2005 | |
| Personal information | |
| Country represented | Italy |
| Born | (1985-08-16) 16 August 1985 (age 37) Milan, Italy |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Coach | Peter Grütter |
| Former coach | Joanna Szczypa, Pierre Trente, Karin Teuser |
| Choreographer | Raffaella Cazzaniga, Corrado Giordani |
| Skating club | Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro[1] |
| Training locations | Geneva |
| Began skating | 1994 |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 183.13 2011 Worlds |
| Short program | 64.42 2010 Winter Olympics |
| Free skate | 124.17 2011 Worlds |
Bacchini represented Italy at the 2010 Winter Olympics where he placed 20th in the men's event. In 2011, Bacchini joined Fiamme Oro, the sports category of the Italian police.[2]
He is coached by Peter Grütter and his choreographers have included Raffaella Cazzaniga, Corrado Giordani, Salomé Brunner, and Stéphane Lambiel.[3]
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2012–2013 [4][5] |
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| 2011–2012 [6] |
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| 2010–2011 [7] |
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| 2007–2008 [8] |
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| 2005–2006 [9] |
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| 2004–2005 [10] |
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| 2001–2002 [11] |
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GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
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| Event | 01–02 | 02–03 | 03–04 | 04–05 | 05–06 | 06–07 | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 |
| Olympics | 20th | ||||||||||||
| Worlds | 21st | 27th | |||||||||||
| Europeans | 25th | 19th | 16th | 12th | 16th | 24th | |||||||
| GP Skate Canada | 12th | ||||||||||||
| Finlandia | 9th | 8th | 9th | ||||||||||
| Nebelhorn | 13th | ||||||||||||
| Ondrej Nepela | 2nd | ||||||||||||
| Challenge Cup | 7th | ||||||||||||
| Crystal Skate | 3rd | ||||||||||||
| Cup of Nice | 7th | 12th | |||||||||||
| Golden Spin | 5th | 4th | |||||||||||
| Merano Cup | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | |||||
| NRW Trophy | 7th | ||||||||||||
| Triglav Trophy | 3rd | 1st | |||||||||||
| Universiade | 10th | 6th | 7th | 18th | |||||||||
| International: Junior[12] | |||||||||||||
| Junior Worlds | 21st | 19th | |||||||||||
| JGP Italy | 11th | ||||||||||||
| JGP Mexico | 6th | ||||||||||||
| JGP Netherlands | 13th | ||||||||||||
| JGP Poland | 11th | ||||||||||||
| JGP Romania | 6th | ||||||||||||
| JGP Serbia | 10th | ||||||||||||
| JGP Ukraine | 8th | ||||||||||||
| Gardena | 2nd | ||||||||||||
| EYOF | 4th | ||||||||||||
| National[12] | |||||||||||||
| Italian Champ. | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd |
| WD = Withdrew | |||||||||||||