Massimo Scali

Massimo Scali (born 11 December 1979) is an Italian former competitive ice dancer. With partner Federica Faiella, he is the 2010 World bronze medalist, a two-time (2009–2010) European silver medalist,, and a six-time (2003–2005, 2007–2009) Italian national champion. They also won eleven Grand Prix medals.

Massimo Scali
Faiella/Scali at the 2010 Worlds
Personal information
Country representedItaly
Born (1979-12-11) 11 December 1979
Monterotondo
Home townMentana, Province of Rome
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
PartnerFederica Faiella
Former partnerFlavia Ottaviani
Former coachPasquale Camerlengo, Anjelika Krylova, Natalia Linichuk, Roberto Pelizzola, Walter Rizzo, Brunhilde Bianchi
Former choreographerPaola Mezzadri, Ludmila Vlasova, Pasquale Camerlengo, Anjelika Krylova, N. Pregnolato
Skating clubAgora Skating Team
Retired2011
ISU personal best scores
Combined total201.91
2008 Worlds
Comp. dance40.85
2010 Worlds
Original dance63.55
2008 Worlds
Free dance101.21
2008 Worlds

Career
Faiella/Scali perform a reverse lift

Early years

Massimo Scali began skating at the age of ten.[1] His early ice dance career was with Flavia Ottaviani, with whom he won six medals on the Junior Grand Prix. They were the 1997/1998 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalists. He and Faiella trained at the same rink under the same coach.[2] After his partner quit skating, he briefly partnered with Jennifer Wester.[2]

Partnership with Faiella

Scali teamed up with Federica Faiella in 2001.[3] Despite skating together for only a brief period of time, they were able to qualify for the 2002 Winter Olympics, where they finished 18th.

In their second season of competition together, Faiella/Scali won Italian nationals for the first time, and placed in the top ten at the European Championships. A year later, they moved into the top ten at Worlds. In the years leading up to the 2006 Winter Olympics, they continued to make steady progress up the ranks. Prior to the 2005-06 Olympic season, Barbara Fusar-Poli / Maurizio Margaglio, who won bronze for Italy at the 2002 Games, returned to the eligible ranks. Faiella/Scali became the second Italian team, and finished outside the top ten at the Olympics after a fall in the original dance.[4]

Following the season, they made a coaching change and relocated to the United States to work with Pasquale Camerlengo and Anjelika Krylova at the Detroit Skating Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.[1] They had an up and down season in 2006-07 but enjoyed good results in 2007-08, including a fourth place at the Europeans and a fifth-place finish at Worlds.

In the 2008-09 season, Faiella/Scali finished second at the Trophee Eric Bompard and won their first Grand Prix event, the 2008 NHK Trophy. This qualified them for their first Grand Prix final, where they finished fourth. They won their first European medal, a silver, behind Russians Jana Khokhlova / Sergei Novitski.[5] At the 2009 World Championships, a fall in the original dance ended their hopes of medal contention, and they finished eighth.

Faiella/Scali perform an Italian folk dance at the 2010 World Championships

In the 2009–10 Olympic season, Faiella/Scali began their season with a bronze medal at the 2009 Cup of China. They withdrew from their next Grand Prix event due to Faiella's illness. At the 2010 Europeans, they won both the original dance and the free dance on their way to their second European silver medal. They finished fifth at the Olympics. Faiella fell ill after the Olympics and returned to the ice only four days before the World Championships.[6] The duo won their first world medal, a bronze, in Turin.[7]

At the 2010 World Championships, Faiella/Scali announced that they would return for another season. Their assigned Grand Prix events in 2010-11 were the Cup of China and the Cup of Russia. Visa problems delayed their training in the U.S. and Faiella had recurring back problems.[8] They again finished third at the 2010 Cup of China after Scali tripped on Faiella's skirts in both programs.[9] They withdrew from the 2010 Cup of Russia prior to the free dance due to Scali's back injury.[10] At the 2011 European Championships, they placed ninth in the short dance but moved up to fifth after the free dance.[11]

On 15 March 2011, Scali announced on the team's website that they were retiring from competitive skating and that he would work with coach and choreographer Pasquale Camerlengo's team at the Detroit Skating Club.[12] However, in May 2011, after Faiella's recovery progressed better than expected, they announced through their official website that they would in fact continue to skate competitively.[13] An injury to Faiella ended this comeback attempt, and in 2012 Scali confirmed that they would not return to competitive skating.[14]

Faiella/Scali often performed reverse lifts in competition, in which she lifted him.[1]

Coaching career

In 2011, Scali began working as a coach and choreographer in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan at the Detroit Skating Club, alongside Camerlengo, Anjelika Krylova, Natalia Annenko-Deller, and Elizabeth Punsalan.[14][15] He has worked with Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue,[16] Danielle O'Brien / Gregory Merriman,[17] and Alexandra Paul / Mitchell Islam.[18] Scali was working as a coach and choreographer at the Arctic Edge in Canton, Michigan with Marina Zueva. He now works with Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani.

Programs
Faiella/Scali during their free dance at the 2010 Worlds

(with Faiella)

Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition
2010–2011
[19][20]		 My Fair Lady:
  • On the street where you live (instrumental)
  • I could have danced all night
  • The rain in Spain
 Manolete
by Pepe Romero:
  • Que se ven desde el conquero
  • De mi vera te fuistes
Original dance
2009–2010
[21][22]		 Italian folk:
  • Tammurriata nera
  • Tarantella Pizzicata
2008–2009
[23][24]		 By Missy Elliott:
  • Past that Duch
  • The Rain
  • Lose Control
2007–2008
[25][26]
  • Pizzica Salentina
  • Lu Rusciu de lu Mare
  • Santo Poulo
    by Suono Salento
2006–2007
[27][28]
  • Tanguera
    performed by Sexteto Mayor
  • Elisa
2005–2006
[29][30]
  • Cha Cha "Pata Pata"
  • Rhumba
  • Samba
  • The Mission
  • Elisa
2004–2005
[31][32]
  • How Can I Live to Another Day
    by Frank Sinatra
  • Girls, Girls, Girls
 By Aretha Franklin:
  • Ice Cube
  • Carmina Burana
2003–2004
[33][34]
  • Libertango
    by Ástor Piazzolla
    Orchestra disco soledad
  • Uno
    (from A Passion for Tango)
  • Libertango
    by Ástor Piazzolla
    Orchestra disco soledad
2002–2003
[35][36]
  • Ayer
    by Gloria Estefan
  • Demasiado
    by Willy Deville
  • Volveras
    by Gloria Estefan
  • Demasiado
    by Willy Deville
  • Big Spender
2001–2002
[37][38]
  • Scott & Fran's Paso Doble
    (from Strictly Ballroom OST)
    by David Hirschfelder & Bogo Pogo Orchestra
  • The Fencing Lesson
    by Marc Anthony
  • Scott & Fran's Paso Doble
    (from Strictly Ballroom OST)
    by David Hirschfelder & Bogo Pogo Orchestra

Competitive highlights

With Faiella
Faiella/Scali with their fellow medalists at the 2008 NHK Trophy
Results[39]
International
Event 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11
Olympics18th13th5th
Worlds16th11th9th9th8th9th5th8th3rd
Europeans12th8th6th5th7th6th4th2nd2nd5th
Grand Prix Final4th
GP Bompard5th3rd3rd2nd
GP Cup of China6th3rd3rd3rd
GP Cup of Russia5th5th3rdWD
GP NHK Trophy1st
GP Skate America4th3rd
GP Skate Canada7th5th3rd
Bofrost Cup3rd
Karl Schäfer2nd
Nebelhorn2nd1st
National
Italian Champ.2nd1st1st1st2nd1st1st1st1stWD
GP = Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew

With Ottaviani
Results[37]
International
Event 1996–1997 1997–1998 1998–1999 1999–2000
Junior Worlds22nd7th4th
JGP Final3rd6th5th
JGP Bulgaria1st
JGP China1st
JGP France1st
JGP Japan1st
JGP Slovakia1st
JGP Slovenia3rd
Autumn Trophy10th J.
National
Italian Champ.2nd J.2nd J.1st J.
J. = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix
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References
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  2. Kempf, Susanne (2006). "Passion on the ice". AbsoluteSkating.com. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
  3. Mittan, Barry (19 December 2004). "Hot Young Italian Dancers Wow Skating Fans". Skate Today.
  4. Judd, Ron (20 February 2006). "Two to tangle: Chaos reigns in flub-filled ice dance competition". Seattle Times. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  5. Kondakova, Anna (24 January 2009). "Khokhlova and Novitski capture European ice dance title". Goldenskate.com. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
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