Alicia Fabbri

Alicia Fabbri
Fabbri and Ayer at the 2023 Skate Canada International
Born	(2003-02-16) February 16, 2003 (age 21) Laval, Quebec, Canada
Hometown	Terrebonne, Quebec
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Canada
Discipline	Ice dance
Partner	Paul Ayer
Coach	Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer, Pascal Denis
Skating club	CPA Terrebonne
Began skating	2007

Alicia Fabbri (born February 16, 2003) is a Canadian ice dancer. With her skating partner, Paul Ayer, she is the 2024 Canadian national bronze medalist. At the junior level, she is the 2019 Canadian national junior silver medalist and the 2019 Bavarian Open junior silver medalist. They placed in the top nine at the 2019 World Junior Championships.

Personal life

Fabbri was born on February 16, 2003, in Laval, Quebec. Outside of skating, she enjoys boating and being outdoors. ^[1] Her favorite subject in school is mathematics. ^[1]

Career

Early career

Fabbri began competing with Claudio Pietrantonio in the 2014–15 season. Together, they were the 2016 Canadian national novice silver medalists. They were coached by Julien Lalonde, Mylène Girard, and Lynn McKay in La Prairie, Quebec and Saint-Hubert, Quebec.

2016–2017 season: Junior debut

Fabbri/Pietrantonio opened their season with a fourth-place finish at the 2016 Lake Placid Ice Dance International. They were assigned to their first Junior Grand Prix events. Fabbri/Pietrantonio placed fourth at 2016 JGP Russia in Saransk and sixth at 2016 JGP Germany in Dresden.

They placed seventh at the 2017 Canadian Championships.

2017–2018 season: First JGP medal

Fabbri/Pietrantonio placed fifth at 2017 JGP Latvia for their first international event of the season. They won their first international medal, a bronze, at 2017 JGP Italy.

They placed seventh at the 2018 Canadian Championships for the second consecutive year. Fabbri/Pietrantonio split following the competition. ^[2] Fabbri teamed up with Paul Ayer in April. ^[1]

2018–2019 season: New partnership

Fabbri/Ayer at the 2019 World Junior Championships

Fabbri/Ayer were assigned to two Junior Grand Prix events in their first season together. They placed fourth at 2018 JGP Slovakia and seventh at 2018 JGP Slovenia.

Fabbri/Ayer placed second at the 2019 Canadian Championships behind Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha. Together, they were named to the Canadian team for the 2019 World Junior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia. ^[3] At a tune-up event, the 2019 Bavarian Open, Fabbri/Ayer again won silver behind Lajoie/Lagha. ^[4]

Fabbri/Ayer were thirteenth after the rhythm dance segment at the 2019 World Junior Championships but rallied with an eighth-place showing in the free dance to place ninth overall. Combined with Lajoie/Lagha's placement (first place), their rank qualified three ice dance spots for Canada at the 2020 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.

2019–2020 season: New coaches

In July 2019, Fabbri/Ayer left coach Julien Lalonde to train with Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, and Romain Haguenauer in Montreal. ^[5] They made their senior international debut at the 2019 CS Warsaw Cup, where they placed sixth with personal bests in all segments.

2020–2021 season

Fabbri/Ayer were assigned to make their Grand Prix debut at the 2020 Skate Canada International, but the event was cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. ^[6]

With the pandemic continuing to make it difficult to hold in-person events, Fabbri/Ayer competed at virtual domestic competitions, placing fifth at the 2021 Skate Canada Challenge. This result would have qualified them for the 2021 Canadian Championships, but they were cancelled due to the pandemic. ^{[7] [8]}

2021–2022 season

Fabbri/Ayer returned to international competition after almost two years at the 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy, placing twelfth. ^[9] Given a second Challenger assignment, they were fifth at the 2021 CS Cup of Austria. ^[10]

At the 2022 Canadian Championships, held in a bubble in Ottawa due to Omicron variant restrictions, Fabbri/Ayer finished in seventh place overall after being hampered by a fall in the closing seconds of their rhythm dance. ^[10]

2022–2023 season

Skate Canada named Fabbri and Ayer to the senior national team for the first time in the lead-up to the new season. ^[11] They ventured out internationally for the first time at the 2022 CS Budapest Trophy, where they finished in fourth place, 11.60 points behind bronze medalists Wolfkostin/Chen of the United States. Ayer assessed that they had given a "really strong performance in the rhythm dance and connected with the crowd," though faulting themselves for a free dance error. ^[12] They were then invited to finally make the Grand Prix debut and came eighth at the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy. ^[13] Ayer dislocated his shoulder in the practice sessions at the Wilson Trophy and, while they were able to finish the event by making modifications to their program, it was subsequently determined that he required surgery. As a result, they withdrew from the 2023 Canadian Championships. ^[14]

2023–2024 season

Following Ayer's recovery, Fabbri/Ayer started the season at the 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, coming ninth. ^[15] They were given one Grand Prix assignment, the 2023 Skate Canada International, where they placed seventh. ^[16]

Fabbri/Ayer won the silver medal at the Skate Canada Challenge, the final qualifier to the 2024 Canadian Championships. ^[17] In advance of the championships, defending silver medalists Lajoie/Lagha withdrew due to Lajoie entering concussion protocol, whilst reigning champions Fournier Beaudry/Sørensen withdrew after the latter was revealed to be under investigation for sexual assault. The ice dance podium was thus considered more open than in recent years. ^[18] Fabbri/Ayer won the bronze medal, reaching the senior national podium for the first time. ^[19]

Programs

With Ayer

Season	Rhythm dance	Free dance	Exhibition
2023–2024 [20]	Back in Black Hells Bells You Shook Me All Night Long by AC/DC choreo. by Zachary Donohue	Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi You Who Will Fill My Life by Karl Hugo Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi choreo. by Marie-France Dubreuil	Show Me How You Burlesque (from Burlesque ) performed by Christina Aguilera Welcome to Burlesque (from Burlesque ) performed by Cher choreo. by Romain Haguenauer
2022–2023 [21]	Salsa: Cuba 2012 by Latin Formation Rhumba: Represent, Cuba by Orishas ft. Heather Headley Salsa: Cuba 2012 by Latin Formation choreo. by Romain Haguenauer
2021–2022 [22]	Reggae: Mi Gente by J Balvin, Willy William, & Beyoncé Blues: Partition by Beyoncé choreo. by Marie-France Dubreuil, Romain Haguenauer	Self Portrait The Floating Bed Alcoba Azul Solo Tu (from Frida ) by Elliot Goldenthal choreo. by Romain Haguenauer
2020–2021 [23]	Quickstep: Show Me How You Burlesque (from Burlesque ) performed by Christina Aguilera Welcome to Burlesque (from Burlesque ) performed by Cher choreo. by Romain Haguenauer
2019–2020 [24]	Big Spender If My Friends Could See Me Now from Sweet Charity choreo. by Romain Haguenauer	The Way I Do by Bishop Briggs Never Tear Us Apart by INXS performed by Bishop Briggs choreo. by Romain Haguenauer
2018–2019 [25]	Tango: A Evaristo Carriego by Eduardo Rovira Tango: Obertuna performed by Forever Tango choreo. by Mylène Girard	Quand on n'a que l'amour by Jacques Brel Composition by Karl Hugo Quand on n'a que l'amour by Jacques Brel performed by Pierre Lapointe choreo. by Mylène Girard

With Pietrantonio

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2017–2018 [26]	Rhumba: Historia de un Amor by Carlos Eleta Almarán performed by Nana Mouskouri Cha cha: Sweet Like Cola by Lou Bega choreo. by Mylène Girard	Moulin Rouge! soundtrack by Baz Luhrmann El Tango de Roxanne performed by Ewan McGregor, José Feliciano, and Jacek Koman Come What May performed by Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman El Tango de Roxanne choreo. by Mylène Girard
2016–2017 [27]	Blues: You & Me Hip hop: You & Me Blues: You & Me by Disclosure feat. Eliza Doolittle choreo. by Mylène Girard	Any Other World Over My Shoulder Any Other World by Mika choreo. by Mylène Girard

Competitive highlights

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

With Ayer

International [10]
Event	18–19	19–20	20–21	21–22	22–23	23–24
GP Skate Canada			C			7th
GP Wilson Trophy					8th
CS Cup of Austria				5th
CS Budapest Trophy					4th
CS Lombardia Trophy				12th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy						9th
CS Warsaw Cup		6th
Challenge Cup						3rd
International: Junior [10]
Junior Worlds	9th
JGP Slovakia	4th
JGP Slovenia	7th
Bavarian Open	2nd
National
Canadian Champ.	2nd J	6th	C	7th	WD	3rd
SC Challenge	1st J	2nd	5th	1st		2nd
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Cancelled J = Junior level

With Pietrantonio

International: Junior [28]
Event	16–17	17–18
JGP Italy		3rd
JGP Germany	6th
JGP Latvia		5th
JGP Russia	4th
Lake Placid IDI	4th
National
Event	16–17	17–18
Canadian Champ.	7th J	7th J
J = Junior

Detailed results

ISU personal bests highlighted in bold. Small medals for rhythm and free dances awarded at ISU Championships only.

With Ayer

Senior results

2023–2024 season
Date	Event	RD	FD	Total
February 22-25, 2024	2024 Challenge Cup	3 70.98	3 104.90	3 175.88
January 8–14, 2024	2024 Canadian Championships	3 77.75	3 117.86	3 195.61
Nov. 30 – Dec. 3, 2023	2023 Skate Canada Challenge	2 70.99	1 111.65	2 182.64
October 27–29, 2023	2023 Skate Canada International	7 68.31	8 105.03	7 173.34
September 20–23, 2023	2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy	7 63.84	9 103.30	9 167.14
2022–2023 season
Date	Event	RD	FD	Total
November 11–13, 2022	2022 MK John Wilson Trophy	8 67.45	9 98.33	8 165.78
October 13–16, 2022	2022 CS Budapest Trophy	4 70.48	5 98.38	4 168.86
2021–2022 season
Date	Event	RD	FD	Total
January 6–12, 2022	2022 Canadian Championships	8 66.43	6 104.72	7 171.15
November 11–14, 2021	2021 CS Cup of Austria	6 68.24	5 103.39	5 171.63
September 10–12, 2021	2021 CS Lombardia Trophy	9 64.77	14 87.72	12 152.49
2020–2021 season
Date	Event	RD	FD	Total
January 8–17, 2021	2021 Skate Canada Challenge	4 75.00	5 109.29	5 184.29
2019–2020 season
Date	Event	RD	FD	Total
January 13–19, 2020	2020 Canadian Championships	4 68.26	6 97.15	6 165.41
November 14–17, 2019	2019 CS Warsaw Cup	6 62.14	6 93.63	6 155.77

Junior results

2018–2019 season
Date	Event	RD	FD	Total
March 4–10, 2019	2019 World Junior Championships	13 55.58	8 87.46	9 143.04
February 5–10, 2019	2019 Bavarian Open	2 58.54	3 86.10	2 144.64
January 14–20, 2019	2019 Canadian Junior Championships	2 62.20	3 96.37	2 158.57
October 3–6, 2018	2018 JGP Slovenia	6 53.20	8 78.21	7 131.41
August 22–25, 2018	2018 JGP Slovakia	4 58.53	6 77.13	4 135.66

With Pietrantonio

2017–2018 season
Date	Event	SD	FD	Total
January 8–14, 2018	2018 Canadian Junior Championships	5 53.76	7 73.35	7 127.11
October 11–14, 2019	2017 JGP Italy	3 57.28	3 78.73	3 136.01
September 6–9, 2019	2017 JGP Latvia	4 50.73	6 68.94	5 119.67
2016–2017 season
Date	Event	SD	FD	Total
January 16–22, 2017	2017 Canadian Junior Championships	7 48.46	4 77.58	7 126.04
October 5–8, 2016	2016 JGP Germany	5 55.35	7 70.81	6 126.16
September 14–17, 2016	2016 JGP Russia	7 48.98	4 78.91	4 127.89
July 27–30, 2016	2016 Lake Placid Ice Dance International	3 51.05	4 75.12	4 126.17

References

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2. "A New Year's Splits and Retirements". Two for the Ice. January 17, 2018.
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14. Fabbri, Alicia (December 13, 2022). "Hello everyone! As many of you know, the week before Sheffield, Paul dislocated his shoulder in practice. We managed to modify few things in our programs and pushed through the week to compete, and we are really proud of us for doing that! Unfortunately, Paul needs another surgery for his shoulder" (Instagram). Archived from the original on September 30, 2023.
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External links

Media related to Alicia Fabbri at Wikimedia Commons

• Alicia Fabbri / Paul Ayer at the International Skating Union
• Alicia Fabbri / Claudio Pietrantonio at the International Skating Union