Maurizio Zandron

Maurizio Zandron (born 15 November 1992) is an Italian born figure skater who competes for Austria. He has qualified for the free skate at two ISU Championships — 2012 Junior Worlds and 2017 Europeans. He has won eleven senior international medals, including gold at the 2016 Denkova-Staviski Cup, 2018 Bavarian Open, and 2018 Sofia Trophy.

Maurizio Zandron
Zandron in 2012
Personal information
Country represented Austria
Former country(ies) represented Italy
Born (1992-11-15) 15 November 1992
Bolzano, Italy
Home townBolzano, Italy
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
CoachCristina Mauri
Former coachViktoria Andreeva, Melita Dona, Gabriele Minchio
ChoreographerAndrea Vaturi, Antoaneta Plamenova
Skating clubBolzano SC
Training locationsBolzano
Merano
Began skating2000
ISU personal best scores
Combined total205.03
2017 CS Minsk-Arena Ice Star
Short program74.19
2017 CS Minsk-Arena Ice Star
Free skate135.22
2016 CS Tallinn Trophy

Personal life

Maurizio 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 by July 2018.[2] His brother, Marco, has also competed in figure skating.[3]

Career

Early years

Zandron 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

Cristina 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

Zandron 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

Zandron 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

Zandron 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]

Programs
Season Short program Free skating
2019–2020
[7]
2016–2017
[1]
2011–2012
[5]
2010–2011
[4]
  • Cirque du Soleil

Results

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

For Austria
International
Event 2018–19 2019–20
European Champ.28th
CS Lombardia9th
CS Nebelhorn10th
Bavarian Open6th
Challenge Cup6th
Cup of Tyrol2nd
Printemps3rd
Denkova-Staviski1st
Egna Trophy4th
Halloween Cup4th
Bosphorus Cup3rd
Santa Claus Cup2nd
Sofia Trophy3rd
Skate Victoria1st
Volvo Open Cup7th
National
Austrian Champ.1st1st

For Italy
International[8]
Event 05–06 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
Europeans19th
GP RostelecomWD
CS Golden Spin16th
CS Ice Star8th
CS Lombardia13th
CS Tallinn Trophy9th5th6th
Autumn Classic5th
Bavarian Open8th19th1st
Challenge Cup10th
Crystal Skate10th6th3rd
Cup of Tyrol2nd7th
Denkova-Staviski2nd1st
Gardena4th6th
Lombardia Trophy5th
Merano Cup5th2nd
Printemps6th
S. Claus Cup2nd
Seibt Memorial8th
Sofia Trophy1st
Toruń Cup6th
Triglav Trophy10th4th6th3rd2nd
Universiade26th18th13th
Volvo Open2nd
Warsaw Cup12th
International: Junior[8]
Junior Worlds20th
JGP Austria7th
JGP Croatia22nd
JGP Czech Rep.10th
JGP Italy28th8th
JGP U.K.17th
Cup of Nice4th J
Merano Cup1st N2nd J7th J
Mont Blanc4th J
NRW Trophy8th J11th J3rd J
Dragon Trophy4th N
National[8]
Italian Champ.3rd J2nd J2nd J3rd J6th3rd4th3rd3rd3rd
Levels: N = Advanced novice; J = Junior. WD = Withdrew
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References
  1. "Maurizio ZANDRON: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2017.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  2. "Maurizio Zandron, addio azzurro. Ha preso il passaporto austriaco". altoadige.it (in Italian). 13 July 2018.
  3. "MARCO ZANDRON". altoadige.it (in Italian). 24 December 2011.
  4. "Maurizio ZANDRON: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 February 2011.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  5. "Maurizio ZANDRON: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  6. Marangoni, Marco (4 January 2013). "La Federghiaccio rischia di sciogliersi con il caso Zandron". altoadige.it (in Italian).
  7. "Maurizio ZANDRON: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 September 2019.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  8. "Competition Results: Maurizio ZANDRON". International Skating Union.

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