Paolo Bacchini

Paolo Bacchini (born 16 August 1985) is an Italian 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
Bacchini in 2005
Personal information
Country represented	Italy
Born	(1985-08-16) 16 August 1985 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
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.[1]

He is coached by Peter Grütter and his choreographers have included Raffaella Cazzaniga, Corrado Giordani, Salomé Brunner, and Stéphane Lambiel.[2]

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2012–2013 [3][4]	Pinocchio (musical) La Strada by Nino Rota	Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini
2011–2012 [5]	Pinocchio (musical)	Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini
2010–2011 [6]	Pinocchio (musical)	Cirque du Soleil
2007–2008 [7]	Nothing Else Matters by Metallica performed by Apocalyptica	Passion of Christ by John Debney
2005–2006 [8]	Nothing Else Matters by Metallica	Romeo and Juliet
2004–2005 [9]	Shine On You Crazy Diamond by Pink Floyd	Pirates of the Caribbean by Klaus Badelt
2001–2002 [10]	Conan the Barbarian by Basil Poledouris	Prince Igor by Alexander Borodin

Results

Results[11]
International
Event	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14
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
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 J.
EYOF		4th J.
National
Italian Champ.	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix

References

1. "An interview with Paolo Bacchini: a new season and a new long program". ArtOnIce.it. 24 September 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
2. Castellaro, Barbara; Torchio, Chiara (20 August 2012). "Paolo Bacchini: a look back to 2011/12 and new goals for 2012/13". ArtOnIce.it. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
3. "Paolo BACCHINI: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 April 2012.
4. "Paolo BACCHINI: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 November 2012.
5. "Paolo BACCHINI: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012.
6. "Paolo BACCHINI: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011.
7. "Paolo BACCHINI: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008.
8. "Paolo BACCHINI: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 May 2006.
9. "Paolo BACCHINI: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 February 2005.
10. "Paolo BACCHINI: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002.
11. "Competition Results: Paolo BACCHINI". International Skating Union.

External links

• Paolo Bacchini at Olympedia
• Paolo Bacchini at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Paolo Bacchini at ISU